Enterprise Application Engineer, Senior (Enterprise Security - Security AI)

100 Salesforce, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time off programs

Medical

Dental

Vision

Mental health support

Paid parental leave

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Employee stock purchasing program

Job summary

Salesforce Enterprise Security seeks an Enterprise Application Security Engineer to secure AI tooling and scale deployments. Partner with stakeholders to assess risks, design secure processes, and present findings at internal events.

You’ll implement secure development practices and build automation to protect AI systems across the organization. Candidates bring 5+ years in security engineering (senior) or 8+ years (lead), with experience in application security, pen testing, and AI security,

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a security engineering role including App Security and pen testing.
• 8+ years for lead roles and building automated tooling.
• Experience with large language models (LLMs) and agentic systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct security assessments of AI tech, reviews, code reviews and pen tests.
• Threat model attacker methods and balance security with functionality.
• Collaborate to drive secure development lifecycle and define standards.
• Research threats and build tools for secure AI at scale.

Skills

Security engineering

Application Security

Penetration Testing

AI security

LLMs security

Threat modeling

Education

Related technical degree

Tools

Penetration testing tools

Threat modeling

Secure SDLC

Job description

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Product Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. Note: Your are applying to an Enterprise Application Engineer posting. Geo locations and levels may vary.

The Experience Salesforce Enterprise Security is hiring a Enterprise Application Security Engineer, for our Secure AI team. In this role, you will partner with business stakeholders and technology partners to assess and maintain the security of AI tooling, ensuring they meet or exceed Salesforce security requirements when deploying AI at scale. You will have the opportunity to identify emerging threats, design new processes that balance security and business agility, and share your knowledge through internal events, conferences, and research.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Conduct in-depth security assessments of emerging AI technologies — including architecture and design reviews, code reviews, and penetration tests — while providing guidance on remediation and feature enhancements
• Threat model common attacker methods to develop mitigation techniques that balance security requirements with functional needs
• Collaborate with engineering teams and business partners to drive solutions through a secure development lifecycle, and define technical security standards and guidelines
• Research new technologies, emerging threats, and vulnerabilities to support strategic planning and process improvements
• Build tools to enable secure use of AI at scale

You're Our Person If...

• 5+ years of experience in a security engineering role including Application Security and Pen testing experience (Senior/SMTS)
• 8+ years of experience in a security engineering role including Application Security and Pen testing experience (Lead/LMTS)
• Develop automated processes and support improvement of tooling to identify and solve problems at scale
• Experience with large language models (LLMs) and agentic systems — building, evaluating, or securing them
• Experience with AI security attack surfaces including prompt injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation in agents, and model supply chain risks
• Understanding of RAG architectures, classifier models, and how retrieval and generation pipelines work
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, and critical-thinking skills
• A related technical degree required

Even Better If...

• Familiarity with standard security frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, OWASP Top 10, CWE Top 25, and MITRE ATT&CK
• Relevant BA/BS degree and/or certifications such as CRISC, CISSP, CCIE, CISM, CISA, or CCSK
• Experience defining and communicating security remediation tasks to project and data owners

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.

• time off programs
• medical
• dental
• vision
• mental health support
• paid parental leave
• life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• an employee stock purchasing program

Accommodations

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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits.

The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $260,100 annually.

In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $178,900 - $285,800 annually.

The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.

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