Tanium · 2 weeks ago
Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer - IAM
Tanium is a leading provider of real-time cloud-based endpoint management and security solutions. The Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer (IAM) will collaborate with various teams to build and operate Tanium Cloud's Identity and Access Management, ensuring strong identity and access controls are in place for Tanium personnel.
AnalyticsCyber SecurityData Collection and LabelingEnterprise SoftwareInformation TechnologySaaSSecurity
Responsibilities
Operate Identity and Access Management (IAM) in Azure, AWS, and Kubernetes using Tanium Cloud’s infrastructure-as-code and policy-as-code
Contribute to the implementation of Tanium Cloud’s IAM strategy and controls in collaboration with Security and Software Engineering teams to enable just-in-time and just-enough access
Assess the effectiveness and appropriateness of existing policies and permissions and make recommendations to continuously improve Tanium Cloud’s IAM controls
Author, test, deploy, and audit the efficacy of AWS IAM policies and Azure Conditional Access Policies tailored to Tanium Cloud to implement strong security controls
Support Tanium employees needing assistance with access to Tanium Cloud’s environment
Stay up to date with the latest IAM security threats, vulnerabilities, and industry trends to proactively enhance security prevention and detection measures
Build, cultivate, and maintain positive relationships with internal customers to identify and facilitate solutions to increase the impact of the team's work
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
3+ years of experience working in security focused roles
1+ year of experience with AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes
Knowledge of cloud-based Identity and Access Management concepts, including AWS Organizations, AWS IAM, AWS Service Control Policies, Azure Entra ID (Entra and Subscription Level RBAC), Azure MyApps, and Azure Policies
Hands-on experience using infrastructure-as-code (e.g. Terraform, CloudFormation)
Familiarity with SAML2, OAuth2, and OIDC for Single Sign On (SSO) with federated identity access brokers (i.e. MyApps, Cognito, KeyCloak)
Excellent collaboration and communication skills to support the design and implementation of new IAM constructs
Experience with modern software development and automation tools like Git and Github Actions
Experience in at least one modern programming language (e.g., Python, Go, JS, etc.)
Robust analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Deliver high quality PRs daily using modern software engineering development and automation tools like Git and CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitHub Actions)
Relentless desire to automate the mundane to focus on solving the harder problems
Ability to put out fires under pressure when things go wrong in production environments and identify and address the root causes of those fires for the future
Versatility to learn new tools and languages
Preferred
Cloud Security, IT Security, or related technical field preferred
Benefits
Equity awards
Medical, dental and vision plan
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
Other well-being benefits
Company
Tanium
Tanium is an IT security firm that provides risk management, incident response, EDR, and patch management services.
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.02BKey Investors
Salesforce VenturesWellington ManagementTPG Growth
2021-06-30Secondary Market
2020-10-06Series Unknown· $150M
2020-06-25Series Unknown· $117.2M
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