Senior Security Operations Engineer

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Responsibilities

• ▹Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts
• ▹Lead information security incidents and employee investigations: develop the response strategy, lead execution through closure and keep stakeholders updated
• ▹Deliver clear and concise security guidance for incident response and insider threat initiatives
• ▹Coordinate the building of services, capabilities, integrations and technologies that support security operations, incident response and insider threat
• ▹Create and maintain runbooks and automated workflows, and help refine processes
• ▹Champion and embed Samsara's cultural principles as the company scales

Requirements

• ▹5+ years of experience in Security Incident Response
• ▹Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership and legal
• ▹Ability to build scripts or tools to support investigation processes, with proficiency in Python
• ▹Mentor and train security operations engineers on data collection, analysis and reporting technical analysis
• ▹Practical experience leading security incident response, including monitoring and triaging alerts and coordinating across teams
• ▹Understanding of analysis and forensics techniques on macOS, Windows and Linux
• ▹Experience using SIEM tools to perform log reviews
• ▹Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP) and cloud-based services
• ▹Must reside in the Pacific, Mountain or Central time zone of the United States or Canada (Pacific Time Zone shift)

Nice to have

• ▹3+ years of experience on insider threat initiatives or employee investigations
• ▹Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Security or a related field, or relevant industry experience
• ▹GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) certification
• ▹Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001 and FedRAMP

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹Initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance
• ▹Performance-based bonus/variable pay
• ▹Flexible, employee-led remote model
• ▹Professional development stipend
• ▹Comprehensive health and parental leave plans

About the company

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) pioneered the Connected Operations Cloud, an IoT platform that gives physical-operations industries such as agriculture, construction, transportation and manufacturing actionable insights.