Senior Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer

Tanium

Senior Cloud Cybersecurity Engineer collaborating with teams to defend Tanium Cloud's services. Building and operating detection and response engineering for cloud and container infrastructure.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeAddison • California, North Carolina, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $120,000 - $355,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudKubernetesSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Collaborate with Detection, Security, and Software Engineers to proactively defend Tanium Cloud's services
Build and operate Tanium Cloud's detection and response engineering in Azure, AWS, and Kubernetes
Continuously evaluate and enhance Cloud and Kubernetes security measures
Proactively characterize unauthorized activity and malicious behaviors in our cloud and container infrastructure
Develop tailored detection policies, perform testing, and implement automation to enhance security information
Integrate the latest security threats and industry trends to enhance detection measures
Work with engineering, IT, and other security groups to create expandable solutions
Be on periodic on-call for triage of critical events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Cloud Security, IT Security, or related technical field preferred
5-7 years of experience in cloud security event prevention, detection, response for public cloud systems (e.g. AWS, Azure)
3+ years of hands-on experience in Kubernetes environment, logging, and runtime security for sensitive container workloads
Experience in detection and response engineering methodologies
Experience with security query or analytic tools for security data analysis (SQL, KQL, or SPL)
Build and improve security playbooks and runbooks
Solid understanding of modern attacker tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs)
Experience with security events and incident management in highly regulated hosting environments
U.S. Citizen, national, or resident, or undergo security screening for Canadian candidates

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

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Hard Skills & Tools

cloud securitydetection and response engineeringKubernetessecurity data analysisSQLKQLSPLsecurity playbookssecurity runbooksincident management

Soft Skills

collaborationproblem-solvingcommunicationproactive defensecritical thinkingadaptabilityteamworkanalytical skillsattention to detailon-call support

Certifications

Bachelor's degreeCloud Security certificationIT Security certification