Tanium Engineer (DoD Secret)

Take2 Consulting, LLC is seeking a seasoned Tanium Engineer to join a mission-driven defense agency environment. The role involves designing the architecture, optimizing modules, driving compliance and security outcomes, and mentoring the team in a hands-on capacity.

Responsibilities:

• Designing, building, and optimizing Tanium infrastructure and modules (Asset, Deploy, Comply, Patch, Discover, etc.) across large, distributed environments
• Leading continuous compliance monitoring and reporting efforts (STIGs, NIST, FISMA/RMF), including custom queries and automation
• Developing scripts, integrations, and custom modules to streamline compliance, remediation, and reporting workflows
• Mentoring junior engineers through code reviews, knowledge transfer sessions, and hands-on training
• Contributing as a senior member of Agile teams — sprint planning, backlog refinement, and Jira management
• Supporting incident and vulnerability response using Tanium's capabilities
• Partnering with cybersecurity, IT, and compliance stakeholders to shape system strategy and success metrics

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on Tanium experience
• On-prem and cloud environment experience
• Strong problem-solving skills with a detail-oriented, operational excellence mindset
• Solid communicator who works well across IT, cyber, and mission teams
• Self-starter who stays current on Tanium updates and security ops best practices
• Oracle Cloud experience is a strong plus
• Tanium Certified Administrator or Tanium Certified Engineer preferred