Samsara
Senior Security Operations Engineer
$135K–$228K
Remote - CA +1 · Remote · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 22, 2026
- Location
- Remote - CA
San Francisco - SF9 - Experience
- 5+ years in Security Incident Response; preferred: 3+ years in insider threat initiatives or employee investigations.
- Education
- Preferred: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or relevant industry experience.
About the job
Monitors and responds to security events, leads security incidents and digital forensic investigations, and builds operational processes and tools.
What you'll do
- Monitor security events, analyze alerts, and lead incidents through closure while communicating updates to stakeholders.
- Lead employee investigations and digital forensic work, and provide security guidance for incident response and insider threat initiatives.
- Coordinate security operations capabilities and integrations; create runbooks, automated workflows, and investigation tools.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of experience in Security Incident Response.
- Practical experience leading incident response, including alert monitoring and triage and cross-team coordination.
- Proficiency in Python and ability to build scripts or tools supporting investigations.
- Experience with SIEM log reviews, cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP), and forensic analysis on macOS, Windows, and Linux.
Nice to have
- 3+ years of experience with insider threat initiatives or employee investigations.
- GCIH certification; familiarity with NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, or FedRAMP.
Pay
$135,481 — $227,700 USD (annual base salary)
Tools
Python, SIEM, AWS, GCP, macOS, Windows, Linux, NIST Cybersecurity Framework
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