Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobSenior Solution Engineer- SLED Southeast
Most Loved Workplace® Certified JobAbout the Role
At Tanium, a Most Loved Workplace® certified employer in the Computer Software space, Autonomous IT powered by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence for unstoppable organizations.
<p><strong>The Basics:</strong></p>
<p>We are changing the way state and local governments and higher education institutions run and secure their most critical operations. Want to help state agencies, cities, counties, K–12 districts, and colleges and universities achieve unprecedented visibility and control over the most complex, mission-essential environments in the public sector?<br><br>Do you have an uncanny ability to understand the unique needs of SLED customers and deliver solutions? Do you have deep technical skills along with the ability to translate them to any audience — from a state CIO or CISO to a district IT director to a campus security operations analyst? At Tanium, our SLED Solution Engineering team works closely with our SLED Sales and Customer Success (CS) teams to engage current and prospective public sector customers. We drive and lead the technology evaluation stage of the sales cycle, demo the platform, and deliver comprehensive Proof of Value (POV) engagements tailored to SLED mission requirements, compliance frameworks, and funding realities.<br><br>You will be engaged in interactive pre-sales discovery meetings, analysis of customers' current technology and architecture, operational and business needs; and the development and presentation of appropriate Tanium solutions. You will lead deep-dive technical discussions with the customer to position Tanium's transformative enterprise operations and security platform to the relevant stakeholders across state, local, and higher education organizations — from elected leadership and cabinet-level CIOs and CISOs to the technology users on the front line.</p>
<p><strong>What You'll Do:</strong></p>
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<li>Work directly with our SLED sales team from initial discovery to deal close to shorten sales cycles and improve closing rates within state, local government, and higher education accounts&l
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Why This Is a Most Loved Workplace® Certified Job
Systemic Collaboration
We know our mission is critical: to empower IT and security leaders to make their organizations unstoppable and to protect the people, data, and systems behind the essential services relied on every day. This sense of purpose drives our teams to do their best work in service of our customers, partners, shareholders, and each other. We take pride in knowing that what we do matters and that our work has a real impact across industries and around the world. We also operate under the team mantra, “one team, one mission,” which ensures that every one of us is working towards the same unstoppable goal. We see that this connection clearly resonates with our team: in our annual engagement survey, 91% say they understand how their work contributes towards Tanium’s success.
Positive Vision for the Future
Our values are the foundation Tanium’s culture and are the basis upon which we hire, engage, develop, and reward our people. Here’s how we practice them: – We do the Right Thing: We put our customers first, always act ethically, and think and act like owners of Tanium. – We Win as a Team: We reject self-serving behavior and succeed through collaboration, diversity, mutual trust, and respect. – We are Unstoppable: We focus on our mission with a relentless pursuit of innovation and excellence.
Alignment of Values
Our leadership team inspires Tanium team members to achieve success by embodying our values of doing the right thing, winning as a team, and being unstoppable. We expect the same from our leaders as we do from every Tanium team member, because we all have a hand in building and maintaining our world-class culture. Dan Streetman, Tanium’s CEO, models those values from the top. Before his software career, Dan served in the U.S. military as an Army Ranger-qualified Infantry Officer and redeployed to active duty a decade ago. These shared values of integrity and mission focus made him an excellent fit to step in and lead Tanium on our mission to make the world a safer, more secure place.
Respect
Committing to making Tanium a great workplace for ALL. Here’s how we do that: - Inclusive Hiring Standardized interviewing, diverse recruiting partnerships, diversity training, the creation of our internship program to welcome future leaders from all backgrounds to Tanium, and more! - Empowering Every Team Member: Robust Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging learning path for all team members with several trainings, including Inclusion@Tanium, a training that helps team members understand their own unconscious biases and actions that drive a culture where people of all backgrounds can thrive. - Hearing Every Voice: Listening to our employees through surveys, focus groups, Q&As at All Hands, and informal feedback channels to welcome and action on diverse points of view. - Building Our Future, Together: The Tanium Referral Program reinforces this by encouraging team members to bring in trusted, values‑aligned talent, fostering pride and ownership while also offering meaningful financial incentives that recognize their contribution to our shared success. - Recognizing What Matters: In addition to an equitable compensation and rewards program, we have a comprehensive, fully paid parental leave policy globally. -Honoring Who We Are: We prioritize celebrating the vibrant culture of our diverse team through observances like Pride, MLK Jr Day, International Women’s Day, Veterans Day, and more!
Killer Outcomes
Tanium is a great place to work – not just in accolades, but in the lived experiences of our team members every day. We believe that when people come together with purpose, humility, and collaboration, extraordinary things can happen. Our people agree – 97% of Tanium team members say they trust and respect their colleagues in our annual engagement survey.
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