Senior Security Operations Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Netherlands.

📋 Description

• Oversee security events and conduct technical analysis on alerts.

• Lead information security incidents and investigations involving employees from strategy formulation to incident resolution.

• Provide updates on incidents to key stakeholders throughout the investigation process.

• Offer clear and concise security guidance for incident response and insider threat initiatives.

• Coordinate the development of services, capabilities, integrations, and technology implementations that support security operations, incident response, and insider threat management.

• Collaborate with engineers and stakeholders globally on security initiatives across the company.

• Create and maintain runbooks and automated workflows.

• Support process refinement and implementation efforts.

• Mentor and train security operations engineers.

• Participate in an on-call rotation, including coverage on weekends.

• Advocate for Samsara’s cultural principles as the company expands globally and opens new offices.

⛳️ Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in Security Incident Response.

• Ability to convey investigative findings and strategies to technical personnel, executive leadership, and legal teams.

• Capability to create scripts or tools to enhance investigation processes.

• Proficient in Python programming.

• Experience in mentoring and training security operations engineers on data collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Hands-on experience leading security incident response efforts, including monitoring and triaging alerts and coordinating across teams.

• Knowledge of analysis and forensics techniques applicable to macOS, Windows, and Linux systems.

• Experience using SIEM tools for log analysis.

• Familiarity with cloud architecture and security, particularly with AWS and GCP, as well as cloud-based services.

• Willingness to be part of an on-call rotation and work outside of standard business hours, including late evenings for high-severity incidents.

• Availability for hours aligned with UK time as part of the EMEA team, with some flexibility around those hours.

• A minimum of 2 years of experience with insider threat initiatives or employee investigations.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent industry experience.

• GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH) or a similar certification.

• Familiarity with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and FedRAMP.

• Legal authorization to work at Samsara and at the designated work location.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity for eligible roles.

• Flexible, employee-driven remote work model.

• Professional development stipend provided.

• Comprehensive health insurance plans available.

• Parental leave policies in place.

• Flexible working arrangements supported.

• Remote work assistance where consistent with operational needs.