IT Infrastructure Engineer
Join Tanium as an IT Infrastructure Engineer to design and manage hybrid systems infrastructure in a collaborative environment.
Posted by employer 3 days ago
First seen on Joblaze 1 day ago
Last verified on the company career page 1 day ago
Skills & Technologies
What you'll build
- Perform infrastructure deployment
- Drive and enhance automation
- Collaborate with technical teams
- Maintain documentation of system configurations
- Participate in on-call rotations
Must have
- 4+ years as a Systems Administrator or similar
- Strong background with Linux, Windows and VMware
- Direct administration experience with Cloud Computing
- Experience with Bash, Python and PowerShell scripting
- Experience with backups and infrastructure resiliency
Nice to have
- Experience with Azure
- Familiarity with GitHub Actions
- Experience with Ansible
- Familiarity with Docker
- Ability to estimate and manage cloud usage costs
Practical constraints
- Work in the office a minimum of three days per week
AI in the day-to-day
Leverage AI and automation tools extensively for daily tasks, integrations and operation and management of IT and business services.
Requirements
- Experience
- 4+ years
Not disclosed in this posting: visa sponsorship.
Benefits
Joblaze summary
The IT Infrastructure Engineer at Tanium is responsible for the design, implementation, and management of the company's hybrid systems infrastructure, focusing on ensuring system availability and security. Key skills include expertise in Linux, Windows, and VMware systems, along with proficiency in cloud environments like Azure and AWS, and scripting languages such as Bash and Python. This role is suited for candidates with over four years of relevant experience in systems administration or operations engineering. Tanium emphasizes collaboration and diversity within its teams, fostering an inclusive work environment.
Joblaze insights
- Listed yesterday — first seen on Joblaze September 17, 2026. Last confirmed on Tanium's careers page September 17, 2026.
- Salary band is below the typical range for DevOps/SRE roles (median ~$165,000).
- Starts above 10% of 39 comparable mid devops/sre roles in United States that list Terraform we track (median $125,000 across 21 companies). See Terraform salary trends
- Terraform appears in 60% of 105 comparable mid devops/sre roles in United States; Vault appears in 1% of 105 comparable mid devops/sre roles in United States.
Quick facts
- Is the IT Infrastructure Engineer role remote?
- It's hybrid — Tanium expects some on-site time in Addison, TX, United States.
- What's the salary range?
- Tanium lists $113,000–$173,000 for this role.
- How much experience is required?
- At least 4 years of relevant experience for this IT Infrastructure Engineer role.
- Where is the role based?
- Tanium is hiring for this position in Addison, TX, United States.
- What's the tech stack?
- Joblaze extracted these technologies from the posting: AWS, Ansible, Azure, Docker, GCP, GitHub Actions.
- What seniority level is this role?
- Tanium targets mid-level candidates for this position.
- Is this full-time or contract?
- Full-time for this IT Infrastructure Engineer role at Tanium.
From the original posting
The Basics
We are seeking a highly skilled IT Infrastructure Engineer with expertise in Systems Administration to join the IT Engineering team at Tanium. The ideal candidate will play a pivotal role in designing, implementing, and managing our hybrid systems infrastructure to ensure the availability, security, and maintenance of our systems.
This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison, TX; Bellevue, WA; Durham, NC; or Emeryville, CA.
What you'll do
- Embrace Tanium’s mission and core values.
- Act as member of IT Infrastructure Engineering team with a focus 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
- Be accountable for ensuring 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
- Be a team player who is adaptive, self-motivated, and solution-oriented
We’re looking for someone with
4+ years as a Systems Administrator, Operations Engineer, Site Reliability Engineer, Cloud Engineer or similar, with relevant enterprise experience in the following areas:
- Strong background with Linux, Windows and VMware(or similar) systems administration and deployment.
- Direct administration experience with Cloud Computing & Networking Environments. Azure (preferred), AWS, and GCP.
- 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 required
- Familiarity with monitoring and management of enterprise systems running on physical and cloud infrastructure required
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code toolsets – e.g. Terraform, Vault.
- Experience with Configuration Management toolsets - Ansible (Preferred).
- Experience with SAN storage arrays and troubleshooting.
- Ability to estimate and manage cloud usage costs and identify and operationalize cost control mechanisms preferred
- Familiarity with CI tools - 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
What you’ll get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $113,000 to $173,000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, location, education, skills, training, and experience.
Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening, completing an application, interviewing, or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements, please contact accommodations@tanium.com. For more information refer to the “Know Your Rights” poster which is available here - https://www.eeoc.gov/poster.
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