Penetration Tester: AI & Cloud Security

salesforce.com, inc.; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 117,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Penetration Testing Engineer (MTS) in Herndon, VA to perform deep penetration testing across applications, platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered systems. You will apply a hacker mindset to real exploitation and work with senior team members on complex engagements.

You will partner with engineering and AppSec to turn findings into concrete remediation, while expanding skills in cloud, identity, and AI/ML attack surfaces.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of hands-on experience in pen testing or offensive security.
• Experience performing pen tests in production or production-like environments.
• Understanding of cloud security fundamentals and AI/LLM security risks.

Responsibilities

• Execute pen tests across web apps, APIs, cloud/hybrid infrastructure, and AI-enabled systems.
• Perform manual exploitation beyond automated tooling, including business logic abuse and privilege escalation.
• Produce detailed reports with exploitation paths, missing controls, and remediation guidance.

Skills

Penetration testing

Offensive security

Application security testing

Cloud security

AI/LLM security

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Penetration Testing Engineer (MTS) in Herndon, VA to perform deep penetration testing across applications, platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered systems. You will apply a hacker mindset to real exploitation and work with senior team members on complex engagements.

You will partner with engineering and AppSec to turn findings into concrete remediation, while expanding skills in cloud, identity, and AI/ML attack surfaces.