Senior Federal IT Auditor

Tanium · Addison, TX (Hybrid); Bellevue, WA (Hybrid); Durham, NC (Hybrid); Emeryville, CA (Hybrid); Remote, US; Reston, VA (Hybrid)

  • Senior
  • Full-time
  • $131,000 – $201,000
  • Posted 2026-08-13
  • Confirmed live on 25 September 2026

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Job description

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 organization's 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 Tanium's cloud offerings meet and maintain federal compliance requirements across civilian and defense environments.

What You'll 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 controls, validating effectiveness 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 to identify compliance 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&M, ConMon deliverables)

• Familiarity with adjacent frameworks: FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST SP 800-53, NIST SP 800-37 (RMF), NIST SP 800-171, GovRAMP, CMMC, NIST CSF

• Experience with cloud/SaaS environments, particularly AWS GovCloud, Azure Government, or other IL-accredited platforms

We're Looking 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. As Al accelerates both innovation and risk, Tanium Atlas, the company's autonomous operating system, puts the full depth of the Tanium Autonomous IT Platform behind every IT and security operator - human and agentic. Tanium provides the real-time intelligence, agentic decision-making, and autonomous execution operators needed to detect, decide, and remediate at machine speed across their endpoint estate.

The company is recognized as a Leader in the inaugural 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Management Tools, as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Client Endpoint Management Software for Windows Device Management 2025-2026 Vendor Assessment, and as a Leader in The Forrester Wave™. Endpoint Management Platforms, Q2 2026.

To learn how Tanium delivers Autonomous IT for unstoppable business, visit www.tanium.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

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At Tanium, we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration, respect, and diversity. In 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, it’s 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.

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