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 the role
As a member of Samsara's 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 and 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 the incident response strategy, leading execution through incident closure, and providing updates to key stakeholders
- Deliver security guidance for incident response and insider threat initiatives
- Coordinate building of services, capabilities, integrations, and implementations of technologies to support security operations, incident response, and insider threat
- Champion Samsara's cultural principles
Minimum requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Security Incident Response
- Ability to communicate investigative findings to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal
- Ability to build scripts or tools with proficiency in Python
- Mentor and train security operation engineers on data collection, analysis, and reporting
- Practical experience acting as a lead during security incident response
- Understanding of analysis and forensics techniques on macOS, Windows, and Linux
- Experience utilizing SIEM tools for log reviews
- Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP) and cloud-based services
- Must reside in the Pacific Time Zone of the United States or Canada
- Participation in an on-call rotation, with potential to work outside standard business hours
Ideal candidate
- 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 security frameworks including 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.
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