Tanium Tech SME

Job Title:Tanium Tech SME
Location: Knutsford
Day Rate- £483 INSIDE IR35
Start Date: 16/03/2026- 18/12/2026

Hybrid- 3 days per week on-site
Job Type: Contract

We have an exciting new contract opportunity with one of our main financial services clients. We are looking for a Tanium Tech SME on a 9-month contract.

Job Responsibilities/Objectives

• Lead remediation of an agreed list of known Tanium EDR gaps across the estate.
• Activate, configure, and deploy Tanium Reactions aligned to containment and detection requirements.
• Support Tanium device discovery, improving asset visibility across hardware, software and telemetry.
• Integrate device data, software data, and extended telemetry into SIEM and wider detection tooling.
• Develop and implement CI/CD pipelines for Detection Engineering content deployed through Tanium.
• Conduct Tanium testing and validation cycles, including rollback procedures to support CI/CD and containment operations.
• Collaborate with Detection Engineering, Endpoint, and C2E workstreams to ensure readiness for platform go-live.
• Provide expert input into Tanium architecture, enhancements, integrations, and operational uplift.
• Produce documentation, operational runbooks, and configuration standards for long-term sustainability.

Required Skills/Experience
The ideal candidate will have the following:

• Proven expertise configuring, deploying, and operating the Tanium platform at enterprise scale.
• Strong experience in Tanium modules including:
• Tanium Threat Response
• Tanium Discover / Asset
• Tanium Deploy
• Tanium Signals & Reactions
• Deep knowledge of endpoint telemetry, EDR technologies, and cyber threat detection.
• Hands-on CI/CD experience, including automated content build, testing, and rollback.
• Experience integrating Tanium data into SIEM platforms and detection pipelines.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex endpoint, sensor, and configuration issues.
• Strong communication and documentation skills, with ability to influence multiple workstreams.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply now with your updated CV in Microsoft Word/PDF format.

Disclaimer
Notwithstanding any guidelines given to level of experience sought, we will consider candidates from outside this range if they can demonstrate the necessary competencies.
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