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Senior Federal IT Auditor

Tanium


Job Location:

Durham, NC - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 100000 - 155000
Posted: 21 August 2026 (18 days ago)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Federal IT Auditor

The Basics

The ideal candidate has solid hands-on experience with FedRAMP compliance processes and federal risk management frameworks including exposure to FedRAMP High and DoD Impact Level (IL4/IL5) environments. This role supports the organizations cloud authorization activities by contributing to authorization package development continuous monitoring and control implementation efforts. Working under the direction of Senior GRC members it partners closely with engineering security and product teams to ensure Taniums cloud offerings meet andmaintainfederal compliance requirements across civilian and defense environments.

This is a hybrid position which will require in person attendance several days each week in one of the following locations: Addison TX; Bellevue WA; Durham NC; Emeryville CA; or Reston VA.

What Youll Do

  • Contribute to authorization package documentation (SSPs POA&Ms SAPs) with attention to FedRAMP High baseline requirements
  • Coordinate with 3PAOs and federal agency sponsors on scheduling evidence collection and artifact prep for FedRAMP and DoD IL4/IL5 assessments; respond to assessor inquiries
  • Implement and document NIST SP 800-53 controlsvalidatingeffectiveness and gathering evidence across FedRAMP Moderate High and DoD IL4/IL5 boundaries
  • Execute continuous monitoring: monthly vulnerability scanning reviews POA&M tracking and deliverables for sponsoring agencies and DoD stakeholders including annual assessment support
  • Assess system architectures with cloud/infrastructure teams toidentifycompliance gaps and conduct gap analyses/readiness assessments ahead of 3PAO assessments
  • Develop and improve FedRAMP policies procedures control implementation descriptions and internal documentation standards aligned with PMO and DoD SRG guidance
  • Review and respond to federal customer security questionnaires and due diligence requests
  • Prepare compliance status summaries POA&M updates and control assessment findings for senior leadership
  • Monitor FedRAMP PMO NIST and DoD SRG updates and federal cybersecurity directives flagging relevant changes to the GRC team
  • Participate in cross-functional projects integrating FedRAMP High and DoD IL4/IL5 requirements into product development
  • Working knowledge of NIST SP 800-53 (Rev 4/5) High baseline controls and their practical application in cloud environments

You Should be Knowledgeable In:

  • Familiarity with the DoD Cloud Computing SRG and IL2/IL4/IL5 requirements and how they relate to FedRAMP
  • Experience contributing to authorization artifacts (SSP SAP SAR POA&MConMondeliverables)
  • Familiarity with adjacent frameworks: FedRAMP FISMA NIST SP 800-53 NIST SP 800-37 (RMF) NIST SP 800-171GovRAMP CMMC NIST CSF
  • Experience with cloud/SaaS environments particularly AWS GovCloud Azure Government or other IL-accredited platforms

WereLooking for Someone With

Experience

  • 5 years in information security compliance or risk management with federal program exposure
  • 5 years of hands-on FedRAMP experience (CSP compliance 3PAO assessment support or federal agency ISSO activities); FedRAMP and DoD IL2 (IL4/IL5 preferred)
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences; experience producing audit findings policies and compliance reports
  • Certifications preferred: CISSP CISA CAP Security or equivalent

About Tanium

Tanium is the Autonomous IT company. Driven by AI and real-time endpoint intelligence Tanium Autonomous IT empowers IT and security teams to make their organizations unstoppable.
Many of the worlds leading organizations trust Taniums single unified platform for endpoint management and security toinnovate faster stay resilient and move business forward with confidence at scale. To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business visitandfollow us onLinkedInandX.

On a mission. Together.

At Tanium we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration respect and our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.

As a global organization with stakeholders around the world its imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.

Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work.

Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.

What youll get

The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $100000 to $155000. 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.

In addition to an annual base salary team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of 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 and other well-being benefits.

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. For more information refer to the Know Your Rights poster which is available here - be aware of job offers coming from people claiming to be Tanium employees. Tanium employees will only use @ email addresses to communicate with you will have video interviews with you and will never ask you for money.

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