Security Operations Center Engineer (Remote)

Samsara; California City (CA); Remote; USD 150.000 - 210.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Professional development stipend

Health and parental leave

Zusammenfassung

Samsara seeks a Security Operations lead to monitor, respond to, and manage security incidents. You will drive incident response strategy, coordinate cross‑functional teams, and develop automated workflows and runbooks to streamline investigations.

The role emphasizes collaboration with engineers, Legal, and Compliance across multiple time zones, including on‑call rotations. A degree in CS/Info Security or equivalent experience is required, with familiarity in NIST, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field.
• Familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, FedRAMP.
• Experience in security incident response and investigations.
• Ability to create runbooks and automated workflows to support investigations.

Aufgaben

• Monitor security events and analyze alerts.
• Lead information security incidents from strategy to closure and provide updates to stakeholders.
• Coordinate services and tools to support security operations, incident response, and insider threat.
• Communicate investigative findings to technical staff, executives, and legal.
• Develop scripts or tools to support investigation processes (Python).
• Mentor security operation engineers on data collection and reporting.

Kenntnisse

Incident response

Python scripting

Security operations

Communication with leadership

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/Info Security

Tools

NIST CSF

ISO 27001

FedRAMP

Jobbeschreibung

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which is a platform that enables organizations that depend on physical operations to harness Internet of Things (IoT) data to develop actionable insights and improve their operations. At Samsara, we are helping improve the safety, efficiency and sustainability of the physical operations that power our global economy. Representing more than 40% of global GDP, these industries are the infrastructure of our planet, including agriculture, construction, field services, transportation, and manufacturing — and we are excited to help digitally transform their operations at scale.

Working at Samsara means you’ll help define the future of physical operations and be on a team that’s shaping an exciting array of product solutions, including Video-Based Safety, Vehicle Telematics, Apps and Driver Workflows, and Equipment Monitoring. As a member of our 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.

Although you will be focused on security incident response, you will also have the opportunity to create and maintain runbooks, and automated workflows, and assist in process refinement and implementation. You will collaborate with a diverse team of analysts, engineers, and key stakeholders on security initiatives across the company. 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.

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.

• Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts
• Lead information security incidents and employee investigations by developing the incident response strategy, lead the execution through incident closure, while providing incident updates to key stakeholders throughout the incident
• Coordinate the building of services, capabilities, integrations, and implementations of technologies to support security operations, incident response, and insider threat
• 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
• Ability to communicate investigative findings and strategies to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal
• Ability to build scripts or tools to support Samsara’s investigation processes, with proficiency in Python
• Mentor and train security operation engineers on data collection, analysis, and reporting technical analysis
• Practical experience acting as a lead during security incident response, including monitoring and triaging alerts, and coordinating across teams
• Understanding of analysis and forensics techniques on macOS, Windows, and Linux
• Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP) and cloud-based services

This role will be part of our Pacific Time Zone shift and therefore must reside in the Pacific Time Zone, Mountain Time Zone or Central Time Zone of the United States or Canada

This role requires participation in an on-call rotation, with the potential to work outside standard business hours, including late evenings, when responding to high‑severity incidents as part of our global incident response team

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field - or relevant industry experience

Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, FedRAMP

The range of annual base salary for full‑time employees for this position is below. This role is also eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions. Our compensation program delivers above‑market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance‑based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high‑growth public company. Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long‑term success: a flexible, employee‑led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.

Flexible Working

At Samsara, we embrace a flexible working model that caters to the diverse needs of our teams. Our offices are open for those who prefer to work in-person and we also support remote work where it aligns with our operational requirements. Our goal is to ensure that all members of our team can contribute effectively, whether they are working on‑site, in a hybrid model, or fully remotely. All offers of employment are contingent upon an individual’s ability to secure and maintain the legal right to work at the company and in the specified work location, if applicable.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, and other characteristics protected by law. We depend on the unique approaches of our team members to help us solve complex problems and want to ensure that Samsara is a place where people from all backgrounds can make an impact.

Samsara is an inclusive work environment, and we are committed to ensuring equal opportunity in employment for qualified persons with disabilities.