Senior Security Operations Engineer
Samsara- Base salary
- $135k–$228k Published base salary range
- Location
- Remote - Pacific Time Zone (US or Canada) Remote eligibility
- Employment
- Full-time Senior
About the job
About Samsara
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness IoT data for actionable insights. Samsara helps improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations across industries such as agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing.
About the Role
As a member of the Security Operations Team, you will collaborate with a global team of engineers to monitor and respond to security events, lead security incidents as Incident Commander, and lead digital forensic investigations in support of Employee Relations, Legal, Compliance, or Information Security cases. You will also create and maintain runbooks, automated workflows, and assist in process refinement and implementation.
In This Role, You Will
- Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts
- Lead information security incidents and employee investigations by developing incident response strategy and executing through closure
- Deliver security guidance clearly for incident response and insider threat initiatives
- Coordinate building of services, capabilities, integrations, and technologies to support security operations
- Champion Samsara's cultural principles
Minimum Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Security Incident Response
- Ability to communicate findings to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal
- Proficiency in Python for building scripts or tools
- Mentor and train security operation engineers
- Practical experience leading security incident response
- Understanding of analysis and forensics on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Experience with SIEM tools for log reviews
- Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP)
- Must reside in the Pacific Time Zone of the US or Canada
- Participation in on-call rotation, including late evenings
Ideal Candidate Also Has
- 3+ years of experience on insider threat initiatives or employee investigations
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field
- GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) Certification
- Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, FedRAMP
Compensation & Benefits
Annual base salary range: $135,481—$227,700 USD. Eligible for initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities. Samsara offers a flexible working model, professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.
Application Instructions
Apply via the Samsara careers page. For accommodations, email accessibleinterviewing@samsara.com.
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