Penetration Testing Engineer, MTS

Salesforce; California (MO); On-site; USD 117,000 - 177,000; Full time

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Salesforce is seeking a Penetration Testing Engineer to perform deep, hands-on security assessments across apps, cloud, and AI-enabled systems. You will work with engineering and AppSec to translate findings into concrete remediations and strengthen identity and trust boundaries.

Ideal candidates have 2–4 years in penetration testing or offensive security, with experience in production-like environments and familiarity with AI-driven vulnerability discovery.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or application security testing.
• Experience performing engagements in production or prod-like environments using manual techniques and automation/AI tools.
• Understanding of app security vulnerabilities, attack chains, cloud security fundamentals, and AI/LLM risks.

Responsibilities

• Execute penetration tests across web apps, APIs, cloud/hybrid infra, identity boundaries, and AI-enabled systems.
• Perform manual exploitation beyond automated tools, including business logic abuse and privilege escalation.
• Support engagements with scoping, execution, risk assessment, and remediation reporting.

Skills

Penetration testing

Offensive security

Application security testing

Cloud security basics

AI/LLM security

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Cloud platforms

Custom scripts

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Penetration Testing Engineer, MTS

The Experience

We are looking for a Penetration Testing Engineer to execute deep, hands-on penetration tests across our applications, platforms, cloud infrastructure, and AI-powered systems. You'll bring a hacker mindset to real exploitation and attack chaining rather than checklist-driven testing, working under the guidance of senior team members on complex engagements.
You'll partner with engineering and AppSec teams to turn findings into concrete remediation, while building your skills across cloud, identity, and AI/ML attack surfaces.

What You'll Actually Be Doing

• Execute penetration tests across web applications, APIs, cloud/hybrid infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker), identity and trust boundaries, and AI/ML-enabled systems, including prompt injection and abuse of AI integrations.
• Perform manual exploitation beyond automated tooling, including business logic abuse, privilege escalation, and identity/access trust relationship abuse.
• Support engagements through scoping, execution, risk assessment, and clear reporting with remediation guidance.
• Produce technically detailed reports covering exploitation paths, missing security controls, and mitigation recommendations, and collaborate with engineering, AppSec, and Detection & Response teams on findings.

You're Our Person If...

• You have 2-4 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or application security testing.
• You have experience performing penetration testing engagements in production or production-like environments, using manual techniques and automation/AI tools.
• You understand application security vulnerabilities and attack chains, identity and access control failures, cloud security fundamentals, and security risks specific to AI and LLM-based systems.
• You can clearly articulate exploitation mechanics, impact, and practical remediation steps to engineers and security teams.

Even Better If...

• You have experience with custom scripts, payloads, or proof-of-concept development.
• You've participated in Bug Bounty programs.
• You're familiar with cloud architectures and identity-centric security models.
• You have experience using AI/LLMs for offensive security work or vulnerability discovery.

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.

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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. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions.The typical base salary range for this position is $117,200 - $176,700 annually.The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.