Autonomous IT & Cybersecurity
Mitchell Buehler
Director, Solution Engineering at Tanium
Oak Park, IL
Bridging the gap between complex technology and business outcomes.
Oak Park, IL
About
Technical depth,
human translation.
I'm a technical leader with 10+ years across cybersecurity, endpoint operations, and enterprise IT, currently leading Solution Engineering at Tanium. My role sits between the deeply technical and the strategically commercial: running proof-of-value engagements, building executive business cases, and translating C-level conversations into scalable technical architectures.
I started in hands-on IT and support engineering, moved into post-sales as a Technical Account Manager for Fortune 500 customers, and now lead pre-sales for enterprise deals across the Americas. I care about solving hard problems through technology and mentoring engineers along the way.
Outside of work, I'm a builder. I develop apps, tinker with hardware projects, explore how AI is reshaping the way we build and work, and renovate a 1920s home in the Chicago area. I believe the best technical minds are the ones who never stop being curious.
What I work on
- Endpoint Security & Management
- Proof-of-Value Engagements
- Technical Sales & Solution Architecture
- Executive Business Reviews
- Enterprise IT Operations
- Vulnerability & Risk Management
- Automation & Integration (Python, PowerShell, Bash)
- AI & LLM-Powered Workflows
- Mentoring & Enablement
Experience
Where I've built
and shipped.
A decade across IT, support engineering, and pre/post-sales — each role building on the last.
- 2025 – Present
Director, Solution Engineering
Tanium
Leading pre-sales technical strategy for enterprise accounts across the Americas, turning C-level business problems into technical solutions that close.
- 2021 – 2025
Director, Technical Account Management
Tanium
Owned the technical relationship for a portfolio of Fortune 500 customers, from onboarding through expansion and ongoing platform strategy.
- 2018 – 2021
Senior Technical Support Engineer
McAfee
Worked with enterprise customers on the McAfee endpoint security suite, handling escalations, live webinars, and internal enablement.
- 2012 – 2018
Earlier Career
IT, Systems Admin & Entrepreneurship
Hands-on IT support, systems administration, and a co-founded server hosting company. The foundation everything else is built on.
Projects
Things I'm building.
A mix of shipped apps, hardware experiments, and internal programs. Some are live, some are evolving, all of them taught me something.
Which Hood
An iOS app that identifies which Chicago neighborhood you're currently in using GPS and GeoJSON boundary data. Built with Swift, integrating AdMob for monetization.
- Swift
- iOS
- GeoJSON
- MapKit
Hackintosh Build
Converted a Dell Optiplex 5080 Micro (Comet Lake) into a fully functional macOS workstation using OpenCore. Custom USB mapping, kext configuration, and iterative boot debugging. EFI published for other 5080 Micro owners.
- OpenCore
- macOS
- Hardware
- Networking
Contact
Get in Touch
Have a question, want to collaborate, or just want to connect? Drop me a note.