IT Infrastructure Engineer

About the role

The IT Infrastructure Engineer will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing Tanium's hybrid systems infrastructure. This position follows Tanium's hybrid schedule requiring a minimum of three days per week in one of the following locations: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; Emeryville, CA; or Reston, VA.

Responsibilities

• Embrace Tanium’s mission and core values.
• Act as a member of the IT Infrastructure Engineering team focusing on systems management and project delivery.
• Perform infrastructure deployment, management, planning, scaling, scheduling, etc.
• Drive and enhance automation wherever possible in the name of efficiency, scalability, and consistency.
• Work with a variety of key business groups to architect and implement technology and solutions.
• Ensure all technology is documented, deployed, and configured securely and in alignment with best practices.
• Leverage AI and automation tools extensively for daily tasks, integrations, and operation and management of IT and business services.
• Follow the change management process for system configuration, installations, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with other technical teams to resolve operational challenges and streamline workflows.
• Participate in projects related to iInfrastructure, business execution, security, etc.
• Solve incidents and administrative tasks related to infrastructure services and other escalations from end-user support.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of system configurations, processes, and procedures.
• Effectively communicate technical concepts and solutions to non-technical stakeholders, fostering a collaborative and productive working environment.
• Participate in on-call rotations.

Requirements

• 4+ Years of relevant experience as a Systems Administrator, Operations Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or similar.
• Strong background with Linux, Windows, and VMware (or similar) systems administration and deployment.
• Direct administration experience with Cloud Computing & Networking Environments, with preference for Azure.
• Experience with Bash, Python, and PowerShell scripting.
• Experience with TCP/IP networking and troubleshooting.
• Experience with backups, high availability, and overall infrastructure resiliency for cloud and on-premises technology.
• Familiarity with monitoring and management of enterprise systems running on physical and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code toolsets, such as Terraform, Vault.
• Experience with Configuration Management toolsets, such as Ansible (preferred).
• Experience with SAN storage arrays and troubleshooting.
• Ability to estimate and manage cloud usage costs and identify and operationalize cost control mechanisms.
• Familiarity with CI tools, such as GitHub Actions (preferred).
• Familiarity with Docker and other container technologies (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS/EKS).
• Demonstrated ability to work with Enterprise Architecture, Information Security, GRC, Product Engineering, and other teams to drive architectural decisions for cloud and on-premises technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience with cloud computing environments, including Azure, AWS, and GCP.
• Experience with cloud-native technologies and tools.
• Experience with DevOps practices and tools.
• Experience with cloud cost optimization and management.
• Experience with cloud security and compliance.
• Experience with cloud migration and modernization.
• Experience with cloud disaster recovery and business continuity.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Experience with cloud-native development and operations.
• Experience with cloud-native security and compliance.
• Experience with cloud-native disaster recovery and business continuity.

Benefits

• Annual base salary range: $113,000 to $173,000.
• Equity awards.
• A generous benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans, family planning benefits, health savings account, flexible spending account, transportation savings account, 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match, life, accident, and disability coverage, business travel accident insurance, employee assistance programs, disability insurance, and other well-being benefits.