Associate Security Consultant- PSSA, Early Talent

Momentum; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadout Capital is seeking an Associate Security Consultant to join our Professional Services Security Assurance (PSSA) team in the Seattle/Bellevue area. You will support customer-facing security engagements, learn to run standardized assessments, and translate risks into actionable guidance under mentorship.

Responsibilities include executing assessments for web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled apps; reviewing IAM posture; producing reports and checklists; and contributing to threat modeling and

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of experience in AppSec, Product Security, or security consulting.
• Foundational understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Interest in consulting and hands-on customer delivery.
• Analytical, problem-solving mindset with eagerness to learn.
• Bachelor's in Information Systems/MIS or CS with security focus.

Responsibilities

• Execute standardized security assessment methodologies for customer implementations across web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications.
• Assist with post-sale security configuration reviews, including IAM posture and integration risks.
• Produce customer-facing deliverables: assessment reports, gap analyses, and configuration checklists with clear findings, risk ratings and remediation recommendations.
• Support threat modeling, architecture reviews, and secure code reviews as part of engagements.
• Join customer and Professional Services delivery conversations to build consulting and communication skills.
• Refine assessment methodologies, automation, and security tooling.

Skills

AppSec basics

Security consulting interest

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Learning mindset

Customer delivery experience

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's in Information Systems/MIS

CS coursework or security certifications

Job description

TITLE: Associate Security Consultant – PSSA

Location Options:

Seattle, Bellevue, Chicago

About the Team

We're growing a Professional Services Security Assurance (PSSA) team within the Security Practice, created to give customers hands‑on help securing their Salesforce implementations. Our mission is to help Professional Services deliver secure implementations and protect customer data at scale, from initial configuration through post-sale deployment.

Role Overview

You’ll support customer-facing security engagements, learning to run standardized assessments and turn technical risks into clear, actionable guidance. Senior consultants will mentor you.

What You'll Do

• Help execute standardized security assessment methodologies for customer implementations, covering web, API, cloud, and AI‑enabled applications.
• Assist with post‑sale and deployment security configuration reviews, including identity and access management (IAM) posture and integration risks.
• Help produce customer-facing deliverables, such as assessment reports, gap analyses, and configuration checklists, with clear findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations.
• Support threat modeling, architecture reviews, and secure code reviews as part of engagements.
• Join customer and Professional Services delivery conversations to build consulting and communication skills.
• Help refine assessment methodologies, automation, and security tooling.

Required

• 0‑2 years of experience, or internship/coursework, in AppSec, Product Security, Security Consulting, or a related field.
• Foundational understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and build trusted relationships with customers.
• Strong interest in consulting and hands‑on customer delivery.
• Analytical, problem‑solving mindset with eagerness to learn.
• Bachelor's in Information Systems/MIS with a technical lean (e.g., CS coursework or security certifications), or Computer Science with a strong interest in consulting and hands‑on customer delivery, or equivalent self‑study.

Even Better If You Have

• Knowledge of common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
• Basic familiarity with web, API, and cloud architectures.
• Proficiency in one or more languages (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#).
• Basic familiarity with IAM concepts.
• Exposure to AI/agentic system security.Security tooling or automation projects.
• A cybersecurity internship, or consulting or client‑facing experience.

Why Join Us

Join a growing practice within an established, high‑scale Professional Services org. You'll get direct mentorship, exposure to a wide variety of customer environments, hands‑on delivery experience, and a chance to help shape the PSSA practice.