Security Operations Lead - Incident Response (Remote)

Samsara Inc.; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 228,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking a Security Incident Response professional to monitor events, lead incidents, and drive forensic investigations across the company. You’ll develop runbooks and automation while collaborating with engineers, legal, and compliance to protect employee and organizational security.

The role emphasizes practical security expertise, cross‑team collaboration, and a growth‑minded culture. Open to candidates in US time zones with a flexible, remote-friendly model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Security Incident Response.
• Proficient in Python for scripting and automation.
• Experience leading incidents and coordinating across teams.
• Ability to communicate investigative findings to technical staff, executive leadership, and legal.
• Experience with macOS, Windows, and Linux for analysis and forensics.
• Experience using SIEM tools for log reviews.
• Cloud security experience (AWS, GCP).
• Role aligned to Pacific/Mountain/Central US time zones.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts.
• Lead security incidents and employee investigations, directing incident response.
• Deliver clear security guidance for incident response and insider threats.
• Coordinate building services, integrations, and implementations to support security operations.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles as we scale globally.

Skills

Security incident response

Python scripting

Incident leadership

Forensics

SIEM tools

Cloud security

Technical communication

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

Samsara is seeking a Security Incident Response professional to monitor events, lead incidents, and drive forensic investigations across the company. You’ll develop runbooks and automation while collaborating with engineers, legal, and compliance to protect employee and organizational security.

The role emphasizes practical security expertise, cross‑team collaboration, and a growth‑minded culture. Open to candidates in US time zones with a flexible, remote-friendly model.