Lead Security Architect – Secure by Design Engagements

salesforce.com, inc.; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 248,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is building a founding Professional Services Security Assurance team to deliver secure engagements for customers, ensuring secure-by-design deployments. You’ll act as a hands-on security expert, translating risks into actionable security postures and guiding customers through remediation and best practices.

This role focuses on high-impact engagements across web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications, with opportunities to shape methodologies and tooling while collaborating across

Qualifications

• Experience performing application security assessments including architecture reviews and threat modeling.
• Strong understanding of OWASP Top 10, API Security Top 10 and common attack techniques.
• Experience communicating findings to technical and executive stakeholders.
• Experience with modern architectures: web apps, APIs, microservices, containers, cloud-native, AI-enabled.
• Proficiency in Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer engagements by performing in-depth security assessments of web, mobile, API, cloud, and AI-enabled apps.
• Conduct threat modeling to identify attack vectors and recommend balanced security controls.
• Develop security assessment reports with risk ratings and remediation guidance.
• Provide practical remediation guidance and security best practices to customers.
• Collaborate with professional services to integrate security across the SDLC.
• Develop and enhance assessment methodologies, automation, and tooling for scale.
• Define technical security standards, reference architectures, and secure guidelines.
• Research emerging technologies and attack techniques to improve methodologies.
• Build strong customer relationships through clear communication and leadership.

Skills

Application Security

Threat Modeling

Penetration Testing

Secure Code Reviews

Java

Python

JavaScript/TypeScript

Cloud Security

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Information Security, or related field

Job description

Salesforce is building a founding Professional Services Security Assurance team to deliver secure engagements for customers, ensuring secure-by-design deployments. You’ll act as a hands-on security expert, translating risks into actionable security postures and guiding customers through remediation and best practices.

This role focuses on high-impact engagements across web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications, with opportunities to shape methodologies and tooling while collaborating across