Tanium Tool Administrator

Responsibilities

• Administer and support the Tanium platform for endpoint visibility, asset discovery, patching, software deployment, compliance checks, and operational reporting.
• Manage Tanium modules such as Interact, Discover, Asset, Deploy, Patch, Comply, Trends, Client Management, and Reporting based on customer environment and scope.
• Monitor Tanium client health, endpoint coverage, sensor execution, module performance, action status, and platform availability.
• Create, test, schedule, and monitor Tanium actions for software deployment, patching, configuration changes, inventory collection, and remediation activities.
• Support patch management activities including patch assessment, deployment planning, maintenance windows, phased rollout, failure analysis, and compliance reporting.
• Assist with vulnerability remediation by identifying impacted endpoints, coordinating remediation actions, validating fixes, and sharing compliance evidence with security teams.
• Develop and maintain Tanium sensors, packages, saved questions, dashboards, reports, action groups, targeting rules, and operational playbooks.
• Troubleshoot Tanium client communication issues, deployment failures, patch installation errors, missing inventory data, endpoint grouping issues, and reporting discrepancies.
• Coordinate with SCCM, Intune, Jamf, ServiceNow, security tools, and infrastructure teams for integrated endpoint management and incident resolution.
• Maintain access controls, RBAC, platform hygiene, change records, audit evidence, operational logs, and documentation in line with enterprise governance standards.
• Prepare regular reports on endpoint inventory, patch compliance, software deployment status, client health, vulnerability remediation progress, and operational risks.
• Participate in change management, incident management, problem management, root cause analysis, and continual service improvement initiatives.

Required Skills and Experience

• Strong hands-on experience in Tanium administration, endpoint inventory, patch deployment, software distribution, compliance reporting, and client troubleshooting.

Additional Responsibilities

• Tanium Certified Operator, Tanium Certified Administrator, or relevant Tanium training/certification.
• Microsoft Certified: Endpoint Administrator Associate – MD-102.
• ITIL Foundation certification.
• Security, vulnerability management, endpoint management, or automation-related certifications will be an advantage.

Preferred Skills

• patching
• Symantec End Point Protection
• Anti Virus
• HIPS
• IDS
• Vulnerability Management
• Patch Management

Educational Requirements

Master Of Comp. Applications,Master Of Technology,Bachelor Of Comp. Applications,Bachelor Of Science,Bachelor of Engineering,Bachelor Of Technology