Vulnerability Operations Lead: AI & Cloud Security Strategy

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

Job summary

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Vulnerability Operations and Response Principal to own the strategy and scaling of the enterprise vulnerability management framework across internal business units, multi-cloud environments, and emerging AI deployments.

You will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to identify, prioritize, and neutralize threats, while enforcing governance and scalable processes.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of deep technical experience in enterprise vulnerability management, product security, infrastructure security, or security architecture at cloud scale.
• Proven ability to run vulnerability response across a broad set of stakeholders with no fixed playbook.
• Expertise in CVSS, EPSS, KEV, and modern vulnerability lifecycles across multi-tenant environments.
• Solid understanding of AI/ML architectures and security threat models, including LLM risks and AI pipeline exposures.
• Proven ability to influence senior engineering and product stakeholders without direct authority.
• Strong communication of complex risk and remediation roadmaps to executives and non-technical stakeholders.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent education.

Responsibilities

• Own the Vulnerability Operations roadmap end-to-end, driving strategy and execution for traditional infrastructure, container ecosystems, and secure development.
• Build and enforce security governance for AI/ML workloads, including model supply chain risks and data pipeline exposures.
• Lead vulnerability incident response and drive process improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, and Architecture to minimize exposure across the lifecycle.
• Design automated scanning, intelligent triage, and ticketing pipelines to reduce manual overhead.
• Report posture trends and AI threat vectors to executive leadership and stakeholders.

Skills

Vulnerability management

Security architecture

Cloud security

AI/ML security

Executive communication

Stakeholder influence

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

CloudFormation

Job description

Salesforce, Inc. is seeking a Vulnerability Operations and Response Principal to own the strategy and scaling of the enterprise vulnerability management framework across internal business units, multi-cloud environments, and emerging AI deployments.

You will partner with engineering, security, and product teams to identify, prioritize, and neutralize threats, while enforcing governance and scalable processes.