Product Security Lead at Salesforce

What you'd actually do

Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across web applications, APIs, cloud and hybrid infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker), identity and authorization boundaries, internal and external enterprise attack surfaces, and AI/ML-enabled systems including large language model (LLM)-backed applications and Agentic AI.

Perform manual exploitation beyond automated tooling, including business logic abuse, privilege escalation, identity and trust relationship abuse, and AI-specific offensive testing such as prompt injection and indirect prompt injection.

Own engagements end to end — from scoping and test execution to risk assessment, clear reporting, and remediation guidance — developing deep technical understanding of systems to uncover systemic weaknesses, not just isolated bugs.

Partner with engineering, security architecture, AppSec, and Detection and Response teams to explain root causes, influence design and guardrails, and produce high-quality reports that clearly articulate exploitation paths, missing security controls, and mitigation solutions.

Skills

Required

5+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or vulnerability research, including leading complex engagements in production or production-like environments.
Strong understanding of application security vulnerabilities, identity and access control failures, cloud security, and security risks specific to AI and LLM-based systems.
Proven ability to perform manual exploitation and vulnerability chaining, develop custom scripts and proof-of-concept exploits, and work effectively with and beyond automated tooling.
Clear communication skills with the ability to articulate exploitation mechanics, business risk, and practical, prioritized remediation strategies to engineers, security teams, and leadership.

Nice to have

Offensive security certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, or equivalent.
Experience contributing to internal tooling, automation, or testing frameworks that improve scale or consistency without replacing deep manual testing.
Familiarity with detection and response concepts and how penetration testing findings intersect with monitoring and alerting.

To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts.

Job Category

Product

Job Details

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all.

Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

Overview of the Role: The Lead Penetration Testing Engineer role is part of Salesforce's Security organization, sitting at the intersection of offensive security and engineering partnership. Our security teams work to protect the world's most trusted CRM — and with AI woven into every layer of our platform, the work has never been more interesting or more important.

We are looking for a Lead Penetration Testing Engineer to execute deep, high-impact penetration tests across our applications, platforms, cloud infrastructure, and enterprise environments — including AI-powered features and systems. This is a highly technical, hands-on role focused on real exploitation, attack chaining, and risk impact. You will lead complex engagements end to end, shape our penetration testing strategy, mentor other testers, and serve as a trusted technical partner to engineering and security leadership.

Responsibilities:

Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across web applications, APIs, cloud and hybrid infrastructure (Kubernetes, Docker), identity and authorization boundaries, internal and external enterprise attack surfaces, and AI/ML-enabled systems including large language model (LLM)-backed applications and Agentic AI.
Perform manual exploitation beyond automated tooling, including business logic abuse, privilege escalation, identity and trust relationship abuse, and AI-specific offensive testing such as prompt injection and indirect prompt injection.
Own engagements end to end — from scoping and test execution to risk assessment, clear reporting, and remediation guidance — developing deep technical understanding of systems to uncover systemic weaknesses, not just isolated bugs.
Partner with engineering, security architecture, AppSec, and Detection and Response teams to explain root causes, influence design and guardrails, and produce high-quality reports that clearly articulate exploitation paths, missing security controls, and mitigation solutions.

Required Qualifications:

5+ years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or vulnerability research, including leading complex engagements in production or production-like environments.
Strong understanding of application security vulnerabilities, identity and access control failures, cloud security, and security risks specific to AI and LLM-based systems.
Proven ability to perform manual exploitation and vulnerability chaining, develop custom scripts and proof-of-concept exploits, and work effectively with and beyond automated tooling.
Clear communication skills with the ability to articulate exploitation mechanics, business risk, and practical, prioritized remediation strategies to engineers, security teams, and leadership.

Preferred Qualifications:

Offensive security certifications such as OSCP, OSEP, or equivalent.
Experience contributing to internal tooling, automation, or testing frameworks that improve scale or consistency without replacing deep manual testing.
Familiarity with detection and response concepts and how penetration testing findings intersect with monitoring and alerting.

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