Senior Software Security Engineer - GCP & Automation

Salesforce, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 149,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Software Security Engineer to advance the security posture of our distributed micro-services on GCP. You will build automated security tools, integrate them into CI/CD, and lead vulnerability management across cloud and network layers.

You will collaborate with DevOps and product teams to model threats, design secure architectures, and drive compliance with SOC2 and ISO 27001. This role emphasizes tooling over manual remediation and requires strong coding in

Qualifications

• 5+ years for SMTS, 7+ years for LMTS; 9+ years for PMTS in Security Engineering with a focus on building tools, not just managing them.
• Coding Proficiency: Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python with a solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming and automation.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise: Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for managing cloud security posture (CSPM) and infrastructure.
• Security Domain Knowledge: Practical experience with network protocols, OS hardening (Linux), and modern attack vectors.
• Collaborative Spirit: A desire to work cross-functionally with DevOps to embed security into the SDLC.

Responsibilities

• Security Engineering & Automation: Build and integrate high-performance security tools and custom scripts into our CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST, SCA, SIEM) to automate manual toil.
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Develop and secure Terraform/IaC templates to ensure our cloud infrastructure is hardened by design before it ever reaches production.
• Vulnerability Leadership: Lead the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, using a risk-based approach to prioritize remediation across network, cloud, and application layers.
• Architecture & Threat Modeling: Partner with DevOps and Product teams to conduct threat modeling and architectural reviews, ensuring new features are resilient and scalable.
• Compliance & Governance: Act as the technical lead for audits (SOC2, ISO 27001), leveraging automation to provide evidence of consistent monitoring and timely closure of risks.
• Production Resilience: Troubleshooting and resolving complex security issues in production using distributed tracing and modern monitoring tools.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Automation

CI/CD

Tools

Terraform

GCP

Docker

Kubernetes

SAST/DAST

SCA

SIEM

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Software Security Engineer to advance the security posture of our distributed micro-services on GCP. You will build automated security tools, integrate them into CI/CD, and lead vulnerability management across cloud and network layers.

You will collaborate with DevOps and product teams to model threats, design secure architectures, and drive compliance with SOC2 and ISO 27001. This role emphasizes tooling over manual remediation and requires strong coding in