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Enterprise Technology & Infrastructure
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About SalesforceSalesforce 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.
The ExperienceAs a Lead Threat Assessment Engineer on the Environmental Threat Assessment team, you serve as an assessment lead and subject matter expert, supporting and building how we identify and mitigate threats across our global infrastructure. You will not only execute complex threat assessments but also mentor a team of junior analysts and engineers, helping to scale our capabilities through automation and "agentic" security investments. Your work will directly shape Salesforce's security posture by translating deep technical research into actionable requirements for Product & Enterprise Security partners and Product/Engineering stakeholders. This role is within the Cybersecurity Operations Center vertical of Salesforce Security.
What You'll Actually Be Doing:- Conducting threat modeling for infrastructure and application-level threat scenarios, including security architecture, system interactions, and new products/features from an observed/realized threat and outside-in perspective.
- Utilizing threat intelligence, incident response and detection telemetry, proprietary security tooling, and internal security and risk signals to correlate research and manage Salesforce's top threats program.
- Analyzing logs from endpoint, network, and other security tooling to identify potential gaps in coverage or hunting for bypassing of existing controls, across new and existing business units.
- Engaging executive stakeholders across the company to translate assessments into actionable recommendations that shape the business and our products.
- Driving uplifts identified from security incidents with Product and Enterprise Security partners and serving as an SME for Product teams during design solutioning.
- Design and orchestrate new agentic tooling for the team analysis capabilities and projects, supported by frontier harnesses, org-specific skills, and human workflows.
- Providing strategic and tactical applied threat insights to Security and leadership stakeholders by contextualizing intelligence in Salesforce context in partnership with Threat Intelligence.
- Collaborating with architects and principals across Cyber Security operations, including Threat Detection and Data Science, to design alerting against realized threats.
You're Our Person If You Have:- 8+ years of experience in threat modeling and security architecture.
- Significant understanding of threat actor tactics and offensive strategies and strong research and analytical skills with the ability to correlate data from various sources.
- Experience using threat modeling and analysis frameworks such as Cyber Kill Chain, Diamond Model, MITRE ATT&CK, and STRIDE, and familiarity with application security, specifically with the OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud security and cloud architecture fundamentals and strong understanding of common exploitation and abuse threats observed across for SaaS and PaaS providers.
- Proficiency in analyzing logs from various security tools.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
- A related technical degree required.
Even Better If You Have:- Experience in Product or Enterprise Security design reviews and security assurance.
- Experience automating processes and/or using AI tooling to automate workflows and data analysis.
Unleash Your Potential
When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future - but to redefine what's possible - for yourself, for AI, and the world.
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In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, Salesforce will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
At Salesforce, we believe in equitable compensation practices that reflect the dynamic nature of labor markets across various regions. The typical base salary range for this position is $172,500 - $260,100 annually. In select cities within the San Francisco and New York City metropolitan area, the base salary range for this role is $207,800 - $285,800 annually. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable.
