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When I first began working for Tenable, it was a small support operation, with specific Subject Matter Experts for each platform.  We were a tightly knit team, and our work/home balance was incredible with a wonderful 10a-6p shift, and generous PTO.  As the company's needs began to grow, I was asked to support the Asia-Pacific, and European region, and to work overnights from 7PM to 4:30am, often times being expanded into the 9a-11a area when Customer Success Manager's needs dictated that I stay for extra meetings.  I gladly complied with this, and won some crucial opportunities in these regions, expanding our business further.

My time on this specific assignment ended roughly a year later, and I went back to morning shifts, but now 11a-7:30P.  The adjustment was difficult, but manageable.  The APAC and EMEA assignments forced me to work rather exclusively with CISCO IOS Compliance Auditing, and older mainframe implementations, and to stray from the more typical environments.  When I came back to the morning team in the US, the entire company had changed, along with the products, and employees around me.  None of those that I worked with were still there, and I had to assimilate into a brand new culture, with a brand new CEO.  As the SLA's changed, and the pace of business was accelerated, it took incredible focus and diligence to keep pace.  

Over the course of my time at Tenable, in two years, I held one position, however I saw the turnover of one CEO, one Support director, and I changed hands between 4 different managers, all of whom demanded different things from me. Before my latest, and final manager, and as a slight anecdote to the daily workings of the company...they strictly and plainly said "I will deny any PTO you put in"... and when I would arrive in the morning, and go make a cup of coffee, I would come back to my desk to find a note saying "You are late, go home..enter PTO for the day"  I wasn't late.  I was 15 minutes early, of which one of my colleagues confirmed this, and the manager ceased.  

The company is not what it used to be, and it now churns employees, and tosses tenured employees out.  I am an experienced, knowledgeable and skilled individual, and Tenable most certainly is not a place I would want to work, or that I would recommend anyone I know to work.

A typical day starts with an Initial shift meeting for approximately 30 minutes, then your team will jump into the incoming queue and you'll receive incoming chats, emails, and phone calls dealing with scan failures, setup issues, and bug/feature requests based on which deployments you support. I learned a lot about security scans and how they function. Management was good, but I would say the training is a bit over the top due to some personality issues with their training team. The work culture is overtly liberal, bordering on woke. The hardest part of the job was dealing with the onslaught of large numbers of incoming cases that never slow down at had to be taken each shift even if you were already overloaded. Expect a full queue of cases that you have to catch up with every day and then expect constant incoming cases with little to no breathing room to solve them unless you're a machine. The most enjoyable part of the job was learning and being challenged, but they definitely need higher staffing ratios to cases. If you thrive in that type of environment, kudos to you.

Tenable used to be an amazing place to work before the three founders left and  before becoming a publicly traded company. Upper management back then truly valued their employees and knew everyone by name and face. Now it's just a typical company where most are just a number and expendable with the exception of certain roles. They will tell you day in and day out that the people are the most important asset and then turn around and lay off those same most important assets. They do however provide a generous tuition and professional development benefit. Most people are top notch professionals and a pleasure to work with. Remote workers used to be a primary focus of hiring, but they are moving away from that practice now.

Working at Tenable is an enriching and rewarding experience. The company's culture fosters innovation, teamwork, and growth, making it an ideal place for both personal and professional development. Management is supportive and approachable, setting clear goals and always open to new ideas. The focus on cybersecurity means we're always on the cutting edge of technology, making the work exciting and meaningful. The company's commitment to work-life balance, along with its comprehensive benefits package, further enhances job satisfaction. What's more, Tenable values diversity and inclusion, making everyone feel welcome and respected. It's truly a privilege to be part of a company that is shaping the future of cybersecurity!

When my favorite C-level executive was asked to resign, I knew it was the end. The team I worked with directly were hands down AWESOME, and they hire smart people, but the C suite has slowly been overtaken by Silicon Valley bro types who are more concerned with profit and crushing the competition than doing the actual right thing. Unrealistic deadlines, lack of communication across departments, and an increased focus on growth without a realistic understanding that explosive growth does not last forever.

The cloud solution gets all the focus, but has yet to deliver and the rebranded cloud solution is a joke (let me hold your vuln's in the cloud for safe keeping).

Customers are buying the on premise solutions yet development has shifted to cloud, very short window that's closing.  

Here, let me sell you our obsoleted product and discount the product that's not ready for prime time in the future.


Don't turn down other opportunities waiting on something good coming from HQ, huge turnover and layoffs abound here.

Great benefits and beautiful HQ office but not ideal for the seasoned/experience employee as Tenable prides themselves on having the median age of their employees at 27 years old.  If you are 40 or older, and unless you are an executive, I would steer clear.  They have laid off more than a handful of seasoned, experienced and dedicated employees over the age of 40 in the last year.

Started at Tenable in 2015 when it was still a relatively small company. Great culture, management, and benefits. Especially the beenefits. However, as the company grew and some upper level management changed, the company culture felt remarkably different. Where there was always company pride, it looked as though we were trying to manufacture it in ways we didn't need to. It just felt very forced and corny by the time I left. But overall, a great experience.

Tenable has an amazing product. It is a software-creation company, however, which is now trying to be more than that. There has recently been something of a buyout, as well. Thsis has caused considerable growing pains and middle-management is in a constant state of flux. The culture of the company is in decline and it will most-likley be a rocky couple of years at this growing company.

Tenable is an great company with good benefits. The company has many excellent and cutting edged computer security products. The Nessus team that I worked with consisted of some of the most intelligent and dedicated people I have ever known, who are very serious about providing value to the customers. They take computer security very seriously.

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