Salesforce Security Engineer: Incident Response & Vuln Mgmt

Compunnel, Inc. (old); Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an experienced Salesforce Security Engineer to bolster the security posture of the Salesforce Service Cloud environment.

You will lead incident response, vulnerability triage, and remediation planning while coordinating with internal teams and external vendors to ensure secure platform changes. The role requires strong skills in application security, vulnerability management, and security assessments, with the ability to operate independently within an enterprise

Qualifications

• Proven experience in application security, vulnerability management, incident response, and security assessments.
• Experience supporting security operations within enterprise application environments.
• Experience identifying, triaging, and prioritizing security vulnerabilities from security scans or assessments.
• Experience developing and coordinating vulnerability remediation and security patching activities.
• Experience supporting penetration testing engagements and working with external security vendors.
• Strong understanding of application security principles, vulnerability management, and security risk assessment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including documenting security incidents and communicating risks to stakeholders.
• Ability to independently manage multiple security initiatives and priorities in a complex enterprise environment.

Responsibilities

• Own and drive security incident response activities for the Salesforce Service Cloud platform.
• Triage, assess, and prioritize findings from internal security scans and vulnerability assessments.
• Analyze identified vulnerabilities and determine potential business, application, and security impacts.
• Develop and coordinate remediation plans for security vulnerabilities and identified risks.
• Plan and coordinate security patches, hotfixes, and other security-related remediation activities.
• Support penetration testing activities by coordinating with external security vendors and internal cybersecurity teams.
• Assist with security assessments of Salesforce Service Cloud and its custom application components.
• Provide security architecture guidance for Salesforce platform changes and enhancements.
• Review proposed platform changes to ensure security, compliance and risk standards.
• Collaborate with internal security teams on vulnerability scanning, exploit assessment, remediation planning, and incident response.
• Maintain clear documentation of security incidents, vulnerabilities, remediation activities, and post-incident findings.
• Participate in post-incident reviews and identify opportunities to improve Salesforce security posture.
• Work with Salesforce development, platform, and engineering teams to address security risks.
• Identify security gaps and recommend improvements.
• Support security governance activities and sustainable security practices for Salesforce Service Cloud.
• Operate independently within an established Salesforce delivery team, escalating issues appropriately while driving security outcomes.

Skills

Application Security

Vulnerability Management

Incident Response

Security Assessments

Penetration Testing Coordination

Security Architecture

Vulnerability Triage and Remediation

Salesforce Service Cloud Security

Job description

Compunnel, Inc. is seeking an experienced Salesforce Security Engineer to bolster the security posture of the Salesforce Service Cloud environment.

You will lead incident response, vulnerability triage, and remediation planning while coordinating with internal teams and external vendors to ensure secure platform changes. The role requires strong skills in application security, vulnerability management, and security assessments, with the ability to operate independently within an enterprise