Lead Security Engineer for AI Tooling & Secure Deployments

Salesforce; New York (NY); On-site; USD 174,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce Enterprise Security is hiring a Senior and Lead Security Engineer for our Secure AI team to help assess and maintain the security of using AI tooling securely. 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

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a security role.
• 8+ years of experience in a security role for Lead level.
• Experience with large language models (LLMs) and agentic systems — building, evaluating, or securing them
• Familiarity with AI security attack surfaces including prompt injection, data exfiltration, privilege escalation in agents, and model supply chain risks
• Excellent interpersonal, collaboration, critical-thinking, and communication skills
• A related technical degree required

Responsibilities

• Lead security assessments of emerging technology (AI tooling, agentic platforms) including architecture/design reviews, code reviews, and penetration tests.
• Provide guidance to team members and suppliers on Salesforce security requirements including remediation advice and potential feature enhancements.
• Threat model attacker methods to develop mitigation techniques balancing security with functional needs.
• Develop automated processes and tooling improvements to identify and solve problems at scale.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to drive solutions through a secure SDLC; development background is a plus.
• Define/develop technical security standards with business partners.
• Research new technologies, threats, and vulnerabilities for strategic planning.
• Communicate effectively at all levels in the organization.
• Convey security concepts concisely to non-technical partners.

Skills

LLMs

Agentic systems

Security assessments

Architecture reviews

Education

Related technical degree

Job description

Salesforce Enterprise Security is hiring a Senior and Lead Security Engineer for our Secure AI team to help assess and maintain the security of using AI tooling securely. 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