Senior Security Operations Engineer (Fully Remote)

Samsara; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Samsara is seeking an experienced security incident response engineer to monitor security events, lead incidents as Incident Commander, and conduct digital forensic investigations. You will collaborate with a global team of engineers, support Employee Relations, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security cases while building runbooks and automated workflows.

The role requires 5+ years in incident response, Python proficiency, and experience with cloud security (AWS, GCP) and cross‑platform

Qualifications

• 5+ years in security incident response.
• Proficient in Python and cloud forensic investigations.
• Experience collaborating with security, legal, and compliance teams.

Responsibilities

• Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts.
• Lead security incidents from strategy through closure, providing updates to stakeholders.
• Support cross-functional teams and build runbooks and automated workflows.

Skills

Security incident response

Python

Cloud security

Forensics

Tools

SIEM tools

AWS

GCP

Job description

• Collaborate with a global team of engineers to monitor and respond to security events, lead incidents as Incident Commander, and conduct digital forensic investigations.
• Support Employee Relations, Legal, Compliance, and Information Security cases while building runbooks and automated workflows.

What You'll Do:

• Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts.
• Lead security incidents from strategy through closure, providing updates to key stakeholders.
• Champion Samsara's cultural principles as we scale globally.

Who You Are:

• Experienced in security incident response with 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Proficient in Python and familiar with SIEM tools, cloud security (AWS, GCP), and forensics on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
• A collaborative, humble, and practical security expert ready to join a global on-call rotation.

Samsara

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations Cloud, helping organizations reliant on physical operations harness IoT data for actionable insights. As a recently public company, it offers autonomy and support to make an impact, with a culture focused on building for the long term.