Lead Security Architect for AI & Cloud Apps

Salesforce; Springfield (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 227,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is building a brand new Professional Services Security Assurance team, a hands-on security expert focused on delivering high‑impact engagements to customers and translating complex risks into actionable security postures. You will help shape the practice and security standards across the program.

This founding role drives security assessments for web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled apps, mentoring colleagues and evolving methodologies that scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Application Security, Product Security, or Security Consulting.
• Hands-on security assessments including architecture reviews, threat modeling, code reviews, penetration testing, and cloud security reviews.
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, API Security Top 10, and common attack techniques.
• Experience with web apps, APIs, microservices, containers, cloud-native environments, and AI-enabled apps.
• Ability to communicate findings to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Strong customer-facing consulting and relationship-building skills.
• Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C#).
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related field — or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer engagements by performing in-depth, high-quality security assessments of web, mobile, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications — including architecture and design reviews, threat modeling, secure code reviews, and penetration testing.
• Conduct threat modeling exercises to identify potential attack vectors, evaluate business risk, and recommend security controls.
• Develop comprehensive security assessment reports that clearly communicate findings, risk ratings, and actionable remediation recommendations to both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Serve as a trusted security advisor to customers by providing practical remediation guidance, security best practices, and recommendations that improve the overall security posture of their applications and services.
• Collaborate closely with the professional services org to integrate security throughout the software development lifecycle, from design through deployment.
• Develop and enhance assessment methodologies, automation, and security tooling to improve assessment quality and scalability.
• Define and contribute to technical security standards, reference architectures, and secure development guidelines in partnership with internal teams and customers.
• Research emerging technologies, evolving attack techniques, and security vulnerabilities to continuously improve assessment methodologies and provide proactive security recommendations.
• Build strong customer relationships through effective communication, technical leadership, and consultative engagement throughout the assessment lifecycle.

Skills

Application Security

Security Assessments

Threat Modeling

Penetration Testing

Cloud Security

Architectures

Executive Communication

Programming (Java/Python/JS/Go/C#)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent practical experience

Job description

Salesforce is building a brand new Professional Services Security Assurance team, a hands-on security expert focused on delivering high‑impact engagements to customers and translating complex risks into actionable security postures. You will help shape the practice and security standards across the program.

This founding role drives security assessments for web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled apps, mentoring colleagues and evolving methodologies that scale.