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Senior Security Operations Engineer

Samsara· IT Security
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Hybrid (Pacific Time Zone (US/Canada))$135.5k - $227.7kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Senior Security Operations Engineer focused on security incident response, investigation leadership, and security operations program support. Remote role open to Pacific Time Zone in US/Canada, with on-call duties and opportunity to build runbooks, automation, and incident response processes.

Responsibilities

  • 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
  • Deliver security guidance clearly and concisely for incident response and insider threat initiatives
  • 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

Qualifications

  • 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 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 utilizing SIEM tools to perform log reviews
  • 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 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

Skills

Required:Security Incident ResponsePython scriptingCommunication with stakeholders

Benefits

  • The compensation range shown spans approved pay zones for this role. Your primary work location determines the range applicable to you, which may be narrower than the full range displayed.
  • The role is eligible for an initial RSU grant with no vesting cliff, and ongoing refresh opportunities tied to performance, subject to plan terms and conditions.
  • Flexible working: remote model, potential in-person offices, with location-based considerations and service-region alignment.
  • Professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more.
Last updated Oct 17, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Samsara

Samsara | The Connected Operations Platform

Samsara's connected operations platform helps 20,000+ operations improve safety, cut costs, and run smarter — built with operators.

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