Senior & Lead Enterprise Security Engineer for AI Tooling

salesforce.com, inc.; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce Enterprise Security is seeking Senior and Lead Security Engineers for the Secure AI team to assess and maintain security of AI tooling deployed at scale. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to balance security with agility, and you’ll share insights through internal events and published research.

You’ll lead security assessments of AI tooling, guide teams and suppliers on security requirements, develop mitigation strategies, and drive secure development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a security role (Senior)
• 8+ years of experience in a security role (Lead)
• 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 in-depth security assessments of emerging technology (AI tooling, agentic platforms) including architecture and design reviews, code reviews, and penetration tests
• Provide guidance to team members and suppliers on Salesforce security requirements and remediation
• Threat model attacker methods to develop mitigation techniques balancing security and functionality
• Develop automated processes and improve tooling to identify and solve problems at scale
• Collaborate with engineering and business partners to drive secure development lifecycle processes
• Define and develop technical security standards and guidelines with business partners
• Research new technologies, emerging threats, and vulnerabilities for strategic planning and improvements
• Communicate clearly to stakeholders at all levels, including non-technical audiences
• Convey complex security concepts concisely to partners from diverse backgrounds

Skills

Security engineering

AI security

Threat modeling

Penetration testing

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Development background

Education

Related technical degree

Job description

Salesforce Enterprise Security is seeking Senior and Lead Security Engineers for the Secure AI team to assess and maintain security of AI tooling deployed at scale. You will partner with business and technology stakeholders to balance security with agility, and you’ll share insights through internal events and published research.

You’ll lead security assessments of AI tooling, guide teams and suppliers on security requirements, develop mitigation strategies, and drive secure development