Senior Manager, Security Operations

About the role:

Samsara is looking for a Senior Manager, Security Operations to manage and grow our global Security Operations team with a focus on enabling secure enterprise and cloud infrastructure.

Working within the Information Security organization, you will be responsible for driving process refinement and implementation, guiding a diverse team of analysts and engineers, and collaborating closely with key stakeholders on security initiatives across the company.

You take security seriously and strive to build low-friction solutions developed in close partnership with others.  Above all, your focus is on bringing Security expertise to the table in a collaborative, humble, and practical manner.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impact—helping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role won’t be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You’re energized by our opportunity: The vision we have to digitize large sectors of the global economy requires your full focus and best efforts to bring forth creative, ambitious ideas for our customers.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best. 

Click here to learn about what we value at Samsara.

• Manage the Security Operations organization, including Samsara’s Cyber Incident Response Team
• Stay abreast of the latest security risks and disclosures and ensure Samsara infrastructure is sufficiently protected
• Develop common incident response procedures and advise leadership on critical capabilities needed in order to maintain a best-in-class security incident response organization
• Drive incident response preparedness efforts, including disaster recovery planning, tabletop exercises, and coordination with the various leaders across the organization
• Drive automation and self-service capabilities that enable the organization with secure frameworks, blueprints, and patterns
• Partner across the organization to drive remediation of security deficiencies and ensure ongoing alignment with our compliance objectives
• Deliver security guidance clearly and concisely for cloud and enterprise infrastructure initiatives
• Collaborate with security leadership to define strategy, roadmap, OKRs, priorities, and key metrics for the global Security Operations team
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
• Hire, develop and lead an inclusive, engaged, and high performing team

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Significant experience working in security operations and incident response within the technology sector
• Proven track record of managing security engineers and analysts
• Motivation and ability to grow talent by providing a proper mentorship and performance management environment while prioritizing empathy
• Practical experience acting as a lead during security incident response, including triage, coordinating across several teams, and providing stakeholder communication

An ideal candidate also has:

• Specific experience with deploying SIEM toolsets and building infrastructure to support large-scale threat detection efforts
• Experience working with both physical devices and cloud infrastructure