Senior Red Team Offensive Security Engineer

Salesforce; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 148,500 - 223,900; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) in Richmond, Virginia. This role emphasizes hands-on execution of offensive security operations across products and platforms. Responsibilities include simulating real-world threats, identifying vulnerabilities, and collaborating closely with other teams to improve security.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in offensive security, strong communication skills, and the ability to articulate the dynamics of threats and mitigations. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience in offensive security, red teaming, or high-impact penetration testing.
• Proven experience executing complex offensive engagements in production-like environments.
• Strong understanding of adversary tactics, identity and access abuse, application and infrastructure attack chains.

Responsibilities

• Execute hands-on red team operations simulating real-world threat actors across applications, platforms, and enterprise environments.
• Identify, exploit, and chain high-impact vulnerabilities and weaknesses.
• Collaborate with detection, incident response, engineering teams to assess and mitigate risks.

Skills

Offensive security

Red teaming

Penetration testing

Manual exploitation

Writing custom scripts

Communication skills

Job description

Salesforce is seeking a Senior Offensive Security Engineer (Red Team) in Richmond, Virginia. This role emphasizes hands-on execution of offensive security operations across products and platforms. Responsibilities include simulating real-world threats, identifying vulnerabilities, and collaborating closely with other teams to improve security.

The ideal candidate will have deep experience in offensive security, strong communication skills, and the ability to articulate the dynamics of threats and mitigations. The typical base salary range for this position is $148,500 - $223,900 annually.