Manager II - IT Automation Engineer

In Samsara’s Business Technology Core IT team, we work to deliver awesome systems, support, and experiences that enable our teams to be as impactful as possible. As a member of the team, you’ll be in charge of owning the technology and processes that enable our people to do their best work. We are responsible for identifying, designing, implementing, and supporting the applications to create a streamlined experience for Samsarians. As a Manager, IT Engineering on the team, you will be leading the small, but growing, India IT Engineering team. This role will understand technical architecture and technical delivery of a wide variety of solutions along with process engineering & automation. You will be executing on strategic & mission-critical initiatives, technology assessments, and end-to-end solution delivery by partnering with your US IT leadership team. • Supervise a small, but growing IT engineering team in India, overseeing critical IT automation, AI and DevOps projects • Supervise the evaluation, innovation, development & implementation, of any variety of internal SaaS Engineering automation systems/AI projects geared to produce efficiency at scale • Provide formal performance management support and review to all direct India reports, but share dotted line day-to-day supervisory capacity with US leadership • Serve as the domain expert on implementation, management, and support of Business technology products and IT applications • Develop metrics and dashboards to provide business leadership with meaningful operational/performance metrics and status reports • Stay up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies, evaluating their potential impact on the organization's application landscape • Manage technical requirements gathering, technical gap analysis, and contribute to backlog grooming • Integrate and implement best practices and DevOps methodologies in every step of the IT engineering process • 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

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, engineering or related field • 10+ years of experience in an IT Engineering role, with at least 3+ years of managing small teams • 6+ years experience in software development and infrastructure • Related experience in architecture, design, development, and implementation of highly scalable, high-volume software systems, applications and major SaaS solutions • Strong experience working with API’s in Javascript (Node.js), Python or Go • Strong expertise in AWS and GCP cloud platforms • Exposure to scale in a SaaS-first IT environment (Google Workspace, Okta, Slack, Zoom, Github, Zendesk, etc) • Strong experience with Terraform • Experience with containerization tools, including Docker • Solid understanding of source code versioning and exposure to Git, GitHub • Must be detail oriented, self-organized, be committed to quality and capable of tracking multiple work streams simultaneously • Ability to work in a fast-changing, dynamic, and agile environment, including the ability to manage time and maintain an excellent work ethic • Strong verbal and written communications skills are a must, as well as the ability to work effectively across internal and external organizations • Developed and managed applications in a team environment • Experience with Atlassian suite (Jira, Confluence) • Expertise with SIEM Splunk service • Expertise in corporate networking and email infrastructure, CCNP+ knowledge • Experience with Terraform #LI-hybrid

At Samsara, we build for the people who keep the global economy moving. We want owners, not passengers, which is why our rewards are designed to fuel high-impact builders. Our compensation program delivers above-market total compensation through a combination of base salary, performance-based bonus/variable pay, and equity (for eligible roles) in a high-growth public company. We meaningfully differentiate pay for our top performers, who have the opportunity to earn above-market compensation that can outpace the broader market over time. Beyond compensation, we provide the foundations that enable long-term success: a flexible, employee-led remote model, a professional development stipend, comprehensive health and parental leave plans, and more. If you’re ready to build for the long term and own the outcome, your journey starts here.