Sr. Security Engineer - Enterprise Security

Samsara is a company providing a Connected Operations Cloud platform that uses IoT data to improve the safety, efficiency, and sustainability of physical operations. The Senior Security Engineer will operate and evolve the enterprise zero trust environment, respond to security escalations, improve security policies and workflows, and collaborate with engineering, IT, and security teams. The role also includes vulnerability remediation support, documentation, automation, and mentoring.

Responsibilities:

• Co-own the day-to-day operation, triage, and tuning of the Samsara zero trust environment by responding to escalations, investigating anomalies, and resolving issues
• Continuously improve existing zero trust policies and workflows based on real usage patterns and incident learnings
• Write clear, concise documentation and runbooks for enterprise security workflows
• Collaborate with partners across Engineering, IT, and Security to ensure proper implementation of security tools and policies
• Assist the Security Operations team during security investigations, acting as a technical subject matter expert within your domain
• Partner with engineering teams to triage and support remediation of vulnerabilities and misconfigurations
• Mentor engineers on the Security team to grow their domain knowledge, tool-specific skills, and communication abilities
• Champion, role model, and embed Samsara cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team)

Requirements:

• 5+ years of relevant experience in an Enterprise Security role with demonstrated impact
• Hands-on experience operating and maintaining a zero trust / Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) platform at enterprise scale (e.g., Zscaler, Cloudflare, Netskope, Chrome Enterprise Premium, or similar)
• Exposure to at least one additional enterprise security tool stack beyond Zero Trust, such as Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), email security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), or Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• An automation mindset with experience scripting and debugging code with Python (with or without AIassistance) and using SOAR platforms
• Strong familiarity with common security challenges and the ability to independently evaluate their severity and business impact
• Track record of delivering impactful work across multiple quarters and collaborating effectively across teams
• Residency in the Pacific or Hawaii time zone
• This is a remote position open to candidates residing in California, Hawaii, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington. Relocation assistance will not be provided for this role
• Significant breadth across the zero trust ecosystem, including least privilege, just-in-time access, identity lifecycle management, and network security
• History of building out security programs using modern SaaS security platforms such as Crowdstrike, Mimecast Incydr, and Splunk
• Experience with infrastructure as code deployments using Terraform