Tanium Tool Administrator

Tanium Tool Administrator

• 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. • 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.