Senior Helpdesk Engineer

This position follows the Company’s hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the Krakow Office (Fabryczna Street) a minimum of three days per week.

The Basics

This Senior Helpdesk Engineer will work directly with a talented team of IT and security professionals. This role will also have the opportunity to learn new technologies, including Tanium’s product. 

The Senior Helpdesk Engineer is crucial to ensuring that IT and Tanium’s employees have the access and resources to complete their mission. The right candidate will enjoy working closely with our end-users, which includes developers, engineers, sales, and support staff. A successful candidate will also enjoy working for a company that is focused on quality and ensuring the long-term success of Tanium. 

What you'll do

• Serve as the escalation point for hardware, software, network, and system issues 
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve high-impact or ambiguous problems across endpoints, operating systems, identity and access, SaaS tools, and basic networking 
• Own tickets end-to-end, including root cause analysis, resolution, documentation, and follow-up communication against SLA 
• Lead incident response efforts, coordinating internal IT teams, security, and vendors as needed 
• Identify trends, recurring issues, and systemic gaps; proactively drive long-term fixes rather than short-term workarounds 
• Provide guidance to junior level Helpdesk Engineers through knowledge sharing, shadowing, and informal coaching 
• Review and contribute to helpdesk workflows, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides with a focus on improving tooling, processes and end user experience.  
• Support user provisioning, access management, and identity systems with a focus on security and compliance 
• Provide advanced troubleshooting and user support for conferencing platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, as well as other essential collaboration technologies supporting remote and hybrid work environments. 
• Administer the full lifecycle of IT hardware and software assets, including setup, deployment, inventory tracking, and recovery, ensuring all devices are configured, assigned, and documented for compliance and audit purposes. 
• Maintain the operational readiness of conference rooms and manage the setup and troubleshooting of equipment for meetings, webinars, and organizational events. 
• Actively contribute to assigned IT projects, supporting initiatives that enhance technological innovation, optimize service delivery, and advance organization's overall IT strategy. 

We’re looking for someone with

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 
• Minimum 3-5 years of relevant technical support experience 
• Proven problem-solving capabilities with expertise in supporting and troubleshooting both Windows and macOS environments, including common productivity and collaboration software. 
• Hands-on experience with user and group management in Microsoft 365 and Active Directory environments. 
• Familiarity with basic networking concepts such as DNS, DHCP, VPNs, and TCP/IP, with the ability to diagnose and resolve common connectivity and access issues. 
• Experience using ticketing systems (ServiceNow preferred) to document, track, and close support requests. 
• Exposure to cybersecurity fundamentals, including secure endpoint management, vulnerability management, and compliance standards. 
• Practical knowledge of endpoint protection and MDM solutions 
• Experience supporting remote users, SaaS-based productivity suites, and cloud identity management platforms. 
• Experience providing executive and VIP support.  

About Tanium 

On a mission. Together. 

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.  

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. 

Taking care of our team members 

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.   

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