The Basics:
At Tanium, our Trainer fulfils a necessary role in our organisation by enabling our customers and partners on the Tanium Platform.
What You’ll Do:
We’re looking for someone with:
Education
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Associates degree or equivalent experience required
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BS degree in Computer Science, MIS, or similar experience a plus
Experience and Skills
Must Have:
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8+ years in the industry with solid technical skills in multiple areas such as networking, security, operations, scripting, and/or programming.
- Tanium Certified Operator (TCO) & Tanium Certified Instructor (TCI)
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Experience in one or more of the following technical domains: Endpoint Security, Endpoint Support/Troubleshooting, Incident Response, Systems Management, Utility Scripting (bash, PowerShell, VBScript, Python).
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Experience managing enterprise customers and leading strategic pre-sales opportunities.
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Prior experience and breadth of knowledge needed to lead customers and internal teams.
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Has mastered many new concepts and technologies; continually striving to master the Tanium platform and modules.
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Critical thinking and problem solving; can break problems down into manageable, ordered piece parts and masterfully convey the problem statement and plan to others. Trainers think critically, spanning the customer lifecycle, and develop new capabilities on the Tanium platform with a high level of autonomy.
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Troubleshooting; has mastered enterprise-level troubleshooting.
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Good Judgement; takes self-governed, consistent, action to prioritize and weigh cost and value in order to determine the action most appropriately aligned with the Tanium and our mission.
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Independent; can work on the most complex problems; should be able to complete tasks that are not well documented; participate in projects specific to their current skills and follow established technical support procedures only requiring help on more complex initiatives or issues.
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Communication; have mastered executive communication and demonstrate emotional intelligence, and patience, in all forms of communication. Anticipate blockers and delays for their work and the work of others, and communicate appropriately before requiring escalation. Trainers also analyze whether tasks are the highest and best use of time and practices the redirecting of erroneous requests to re-focus on tasks that will accomplish the key business objectives.
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Influencing; demonstrate strong and consistent influence skills, working effectively with their team and strategic customers, to present logical and compelling arguments to enhance innovation and efficiencies.
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Leadership; constructively lead in recognizing when conditions have changed and the team needs to adapt. This requires an attitude and drive that also leads the team in spotting emerging trends and patterns quickly, solving hard problems, and generating creative solutions. Trainers have a deep sense of ownership in the work that they do, no matter how small the task. They are willing to jump into any effort to help the team succeed. Trainers actively seek out leadership opportunities, including leading other members of the team, without prompting from leadership. Trainers have a reputation within, and outside of, their team for being highly collaborative. They use this thinking to actively mentor and coach others to aid in their professional achievement and help avoid problems/high-risk behavior.
Good to Have:
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Hands-on Tanium experience
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Tanium certifications (Tanium Certified Operator (TCO), Tanium Certified Administrator (TCA), Tanium Certified Instructor (TCI), Tanium Certified Specialist Cloud Deployment (TCSCD), Tanium Certified Professional Endpoint Management (TCPEM), Tanium Certified Professional Endpoint Risk and Security (TCPRS))
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Relevant industry technical certifications (Google IT Support Professional Certificate, CISSP, MCSE, A+/Security+/Network+ combined, etc.)
About Tanium
Tanium, the industry’s only provider of converged endpoint management (XEM), leads the paradigm shift in legacy approaches to managing complex security and technology environments. Only Tanium protects every team, endpoint, and workflow from cyber threats by integrating IT, Operations, Security, and Risk into a single platform that delivers comprehensive visibility across devices, a unified set of controls, and a common taxonomy for a single shared purpose: to protect critical information and infrastructure at scale. Tanium has been named to the Forbes Cloud 100 list for six consecutive years and ranks on Fortune’s list of the Best Large Workplaces in Technology. In fact, more than half of the Fortune 100 and the U.S. armed forces trust Tanium to protect people; defend data; secure systems; and see and control every endpoint, team, and workflow everywhere. That’s the power of certainty. Visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges, we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
We are an organization with stakeholders around the world and it’s imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
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