Senior Tanium & Endpoint Security Engineer

AV; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 91,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

401K with company match

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV Cybersecurity Engineer role focuses on vulnerability management and Tanium-based endpoint security within a large enterprise environment in the United States. The engineer will administer and optimize Tanium, perform risk-based prioritization, and drive remediation in collaboration with Cybersecurity Operations and IT teams.

The role emphasizes scripting, automation, and data-driven reporting to reduce exposure, with strong troubleshooting skills and experience in Windows environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
• 3+ years in cybersecurity, endpoint engineering, vulnerability management, or related technical experience.
• Hands-on experience administering Tanium in an enterprise environment.
• Experience with vulnerability management and remediation processes.
• Working knowledge of Windows enterprise environments.
• Understanding of CVSS, exploitability, and risk-based vulnerability prioritization.
• Experience with enterprise patch-management processes.
• Strong documentation and organizational skills.
• Ability to analyze large amounts of endpoint and vulnerability data.

Responsibilities

• Support Vulnerability Management across workstations, servers, cloud workloads, and other infrastructure.
• Identify, analyze, validate, prioritize, and track vulnerabilities across the enterprise.
• Develop dashboards, metrics, KPIs, and executive reporting.
• Configure, maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize Tanium modules and services.
• Assist with platform upgrades, configuration changes, testing, and lifecycle management.
• Support security operations during vulnerability incidents and emerging threats.

Skills

Tanium Administration

Vulnerability Management

Endpoint Security

PowerShell

Python

REST APIs

SIEM/XDR platforms

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Tanium Client

Intune

Defender Vulnerability Management

Job description

AV Cybersecurity Engineer role focuses on vulnerability management and Tanium-based endpoint security within a large enterprise environment in the United States. The engineer will administer and optimize Tanium, perform risk-based prioritization, and drive remediation in collaboration with Cybersecurity Operations and IT teams.

The role emphasizes scripting, automation, and data-driven reporting to reduce exposure, with strong troubleshooting skills and experience in Windows environments.