Senior Security Operations Engineer

About the role:

As a member of our Security Operations Team, you will collaborate with a global team of engineers to proactively identify and mitigate risks, monitor and respond to security events, respond to and lead security incidents as Incident Commander, and protect Samsara’s corporate infrastructure and operations.

You will also be responsible for creating and maintaining runbooks, creating automated workflows, and assisting in process refinement and implementation. You will collaborate with a diverse team of analysts, engineers and key stakeholders on security initiatives across the company. Above all, your focus is bringing Security expertise to the table in a collaborative, humble, and practical manner.

This role requires availability during the Eastern Time Zone business hours, including being on call.

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. 

In this role, you will: 

Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts

• Lead cyber security incidents by developing the incident response strategy, lead the execution through incident closure, while providing incident updates to key stakeholders throughout the incident
• Protect Samsara while partnering across the organization to drive remediation and ensure Samsara infrastructure is sufficiently protected
• Lead post-incident activity such as POMO and Corrective Action assignments
• Mentor and grow staff on security event analysis, incident response, and technologies
• Assist with developing and maintaining security policies, processes and incident response procedures
• Deliver security guidance clearly and concisely for cloud and enterprise infrastructure initiatives
• Coordinate the building of services, capabilities, integrations, and implementations of technologies to support security operations and incident response
• 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

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in security operations and/or incident management 
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to accurately document procedures and findings during analysis
• Practical experience acting as a lead during security incident response, including triage, and coordinating across teams to drive incidents to closure
• Excellent and concise verbal and written communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership
• Understanding of analysis and forensics techniques on macOS, Windows, and Linux
• Ability to work flexible hours and be on call for potential security incidents

An ideal candidate also has:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Risk Management or a related field
• Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework and ISO 27001
• Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP) and cloud-based services
• Experience conducting security investigations across clouds, user endpoints, and servers
• Programming experience in Python; scripting is also desirable
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and compliance
• Experience utilizing SIEM tools and building infrastructure to support large-scale threat detection efforts
• Technical knowledge of network fundamentals and common Internet protocols
• Relevant information security certifications