Technical Support Engineer; TSE) Intern

The Basics

As a Tanium Technical Support Engineer (TSE) Intern, you will support Tanium’s world-class customer organization, responsible for the satisfaction & retention of our enterprise customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense and over half the Fortune 100. With a primary focus on customer satisfaction, TSE work both reactively and proactively to improve the overall experience of Tanium customers. This includes serving our customers by resolving technical issues & answering technical questions in a timely manner.

TSE interns experience this foundational role in our organization through 1:1 mentorship, team triaging efforts, & shadowing opportunities.

As a Tanium Technical Support Engineer (TSE) Intern, you will support Tanium’s world-class customer organization, responsible for the satisfaction & retention of our enterprise customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense and over half the Fortune 100. With a primary focus on customer satisfaction, TSE work both reactively and proactively to improve the overall experience of Tanium customers. This includes serving our customers by resolving technical issues & answering technical questions in a timely manner.

TSE interns experience this foundational role in our organization through 1:1 mentorship, team triaging efforts, & shadowing opportunities.

This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week:
Addison, TX.

The hourly rate for this internship is $27.00. This hourly rate is an estimate for what Tanium will pay an intern. The actual rate offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, education, skills, training, and experience. In addition to an hourly rate, interns will be eligible for 401k matching and a monthly allowance for communications reimbursement.

• Work with a 1:1 mentor TSE as they take on real-world customer problems in security, operations, asset management, & risk management.
• Contribute to triaging technical issues, engaging with customers, and conducting root cause analysis on live production implementations of Tanium.
• Support efforts will encompass security (Forensics, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Incident Response), operations (Compliance, Vulnerability Scanning, Patching, Integrity Monitoring), & general automation.
• Assist customers with Tanium platform/module upgrades.
• Partner with other TSEs to assist with their assigned cases.
• Shape, execute & deliver special projects with your peer interns that directly impacts Tanium.
• Acquire a deep understanding of how the technology of our product works and how to support, operate & integrate it.
• Learn how to document best practices as well as track activity, document root causes, & complete accurate reports.
• Rigorously test our product in a home lab environment.

• Authorization to work in the U.S. now & in the future
• Availability to work full-time from June 7, 2027 – August 13, 2027
• Undergraduate student currently enrolled in a college or university
• Eligible graduation dates:
  December 2027 or Spring 2028
• GPA of 3.5 or above
• Some experience with endpoints, networking or operating systems/servers
• Love for creating an amazing customer experience
• Can work independently with good judgement and attention to detail
• IT Helpdesk experience preferred
• Other experience working with customers is a plus

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