Senior Security Engineer - Threat Modeling

Samsara

6d • Remote

About The Position

We’re seeking a talented Senior Security Engineer with hands-on experience deploying, managing, leading and performing Threat Models In this role, you’ll work alongside technical product managers and engineers across the company to maintain Samsara’s security and de-risk software security concerns to better protect our customers.
We seek someone who is passionate about leveraging automation to enhance efficiency, is enthusiastic about working with infrastructure-as-code, and has a wealth of experience collaborating with teams to reduce software vulnerabilities. Your contributions will be critical to shaping our overall security and compliance strategy. At Samsara, we value working backwards from winning as an operating principle. Your ability to define success and work with cross-functional stakeholders by working backwards to reach that success is pivotal.
This is a remote position open to candidates residing in the US except the San Francisco Bay Metro Area, NYC Metro Area, and Washington, D.C. Metro Area. You will be regularly working with UK and India team employees who are also on your team via Zoom during United States standard working hours.

Requirements

• 6+ years of relevant experience with demonstrated impact for application or product security and threat modeling in an enterprise environment.
• Deep familiarity with OWASP Top Ten, the STRIDE threat modeling framework (or equal such as PASTA or DREAD), MITRE ATT&CK.
• Defining and driving SDLC adoption with business focused engineers.
• Experience managing Bug Bounty programs such as Bug Crowd.
• Strong familiarity with common security vulnerabilities and the ability to judge their severity and impact on the business.
• Experience coding with Python or GoLang.

Nice To Haves

• Security certifications such as CISSP, AWS Certified Security Specialty, or equal.
• Experience and knowledge of FedRAMP and other regulatory security requirements.
• Experience with Semgrep or Wiz.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own ongoing operation and maintenance of Samsara’s threat modeling program, ensuring consistent execution of processes.
• Assist in detecting, raising risks found within the Samsara ecosystem, and recommending best next steps while balancing business needs.
• Work closely with the Vulnerability Technical Program Manager to generate and distribute monthly and quarterly compliance reports.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to track and support the remediation of identified vulnerabilities, providing guidance on best practices.
• Participate in security incident investigations related to high-profile vulnerabilities, helping gather data and assess potential impact on Samsara infrastructure.
• Contribute to documentation and process improvements to streamline risk management workflows.
• Champion Samsara’s cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) in daily work.
• Be regularly on call to support.

Benefits

• Full time employees receive a competitive total compensation package along with employee-led remote and flexible working, health benefits, and much, much more.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees