Principal, Vulnerability Operations & AI Security

Salesforce, Inc.; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Vulnerability Operations and Response Principal to lead the strategy and scaling of the enterprise vulnerability management program across on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments, including AI deployments. This role partners with engineering, product security, and architecture to neutralize vulnerabilities and drive secure software delivery at cloud scale.

You will guide governance for AI/ML workloads, oversee critical response operations, and report trends to executive

Qualifications

• 8+ years of deep technical experience in enterprise vulnerability management, product security, infrastructure security, or security architecture at cloud scale.
• Experience running vulnerability response across diverse stakeholders and maintaining momentum without a playbook.
• Threat-informed vulnerability prioritization using CVSS, EPSS, KEV and modern vulnerability lifecycles.

Responsibilities

• Own the internal Vulnerability Operations roadmap end to end, driving strategy and execution for traditional infrastructure, container and microservice ecosystems, and secure development.
• Build governance and vulnerability assessment frameworks for AI/ML workloads, including model supply chain risks and prompt injection pathways.
• Support critical vulnerability response operations, including leading high-profile incidents and improving processes during those events.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, and Architecture leaders to minimize exposure across the vulnerability lifecycle.
• Design automated scanning, intelligent triage, and ticketing pipelines to reduce manual overhead and streamline remediation.
• Report posture trends, AI threat vectors, and SLA performance to executive leadership.

Skills

Enterprise vulnerability management

Threat-informed prioritization

Executive communications

AI/ML security knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Cybersecurity/IS/Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

CVSS/EPSS/KEV knowledge

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Vulnerability Operations and Response Principal to lead the strategy and scaling of the enterprise vulnerability management program across on‑prem and multi‑cloud environments, including AI deployments. This role partners with engineering, product security, and architecture to neutralize vulnerabilities and drive secure software delivery at cloud scale.

You will guide governance for AI/ML workloads, oversee critical response operations, and report trends to executive