Associate Security Consultant- PSSA, Early Talent

Salesforce, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking an Associate Security Consultant – PSSA to join its Professional Services Security Assurance team. The role focuses on executing standardized security assessments across web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications, with mentorship from senior consultants.

You will assist in post-sale security reviews, deliver customer-facing reports, and participate in threat modeling and architecture reviews to strengthen client implementations and data protection.

Qualifications

• 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 ability to explain complex concepts clearly.
• Basic familiarity with web, API, and cloud architectures.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.

Skills

Application Security

Security Consulting

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Programming Languages

IAM Concepts

AI Security

Security Tooling

Education

Bachelor's in Information Systems/MIS

Job description

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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.

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.

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love.

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