Security Operations Engineer

About the role:

Samsara is looking for a Security Operations Engineer. As a member of our Security Operations Team, you will collaborate with a global team of engineers to proactively identify and mitigate risks, monitor and respond to security events, respond to and assist in security incidents as a security incident responder, and protect Samsara Technologies India Private Limiteds corporate infrastructure and operations.

You will also be responsible for creating and maintaining runbooks, assisting in creating automated workflows, and assisting in process refinement and implementation. You will collaborate with a diverse team of analysts, engineers and key stakeholders on security initiatives across the company. Above all, your focus is bringing Security expertise to the table in a collaborative, humble, and practical manner.

This would be a remote job based out of Bangalore. This role requires availability during 5 AM 1 PM IST. Relocation assistance will not be provided.

You should apply if:

• You want to impact the industries that run our world: Your efforts will result in real-world impacthelping to keep the lights on, get food into grocery stores, reduce emissions, and most importantly, ensure workers return home safely.
• You are the architect of your own career: If you put in the work, this role wont be your last at Samsara. We set up our employees for success and have built a culture that encourages rapid career development, countless opportunities to experiment and master your craft in a hyper growth environment.
• You're energized by our opportunity: 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.
• You want to be with the best: At Samsara, we win together, celebrate together and support each other. You will be surrounded by a high-caliber team that will encourage you to do your best.

In this role, you will:

• Monitor security events and provide technical analysis on alerts
• Respond to cyber security incidents by executing the incident response strategy through incident closure, while providing incident updates as the incident commander throughout the incident
• Protect Samsara while partnering across the organization to drive remediation and ensure Samsara infrastructure is sufficiently protected
• Manage post-incident activity such as post mortems and Corrective Action assignments
• Manage security event analysis
• Assist with developing and maintaining security policies, processes and incident response procedures
• Deliver security guidance clearly and concisely for cloud and enterprise infrastructure initiatives
• Coordinate the building of services, capabilities, integrations, and implementations of technologies to support security operations and incident response
• 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)

Minimum requirements for the role:

• 3+ years of relevant experience in security incident response
• Programming experience in Python
• Strong reasoning skills and the ability to accurately document procedures and findings during analysis
• Practical experience assisting in security incident response, including triage, and coordinating across teams to drive incidents to closure
• Concise verbal and written communication skills in english
• Strong problem-solving skills, adaptable, proactive, and willing to take ownership
• Understanding of analysis and forensics techniques on macOS, Windows, and Linux
• Ability to work flexible hours and be on call for potential security incidents
• Experience utilizing SIEM tools to perform log reviews

An ideal candidate also has:

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Risk Management, a related field or equivalent experience required.
• Familiarity with common security frameworks and standards, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, FedRAMP
• Experience in cloud architecture and security (AWS, GCP) and cloud-based services
• Experience conducting security investigations across clouds, user endpoints, and servers
• Familiarity with data privacy regulations and compliance
• Technical knowledge of network fundamentals and common Internet protocols
• Relevant information security certifications