
Product Security Lead
Salesforce
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $172,500 - $260,100 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across web applications and APIs.
- Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across cloud and hybrid infrastructure (k8, docker, etc).
- Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across identity, authorization, and trust boundaries.
- Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across internal and external enterprise attack surfaces.
- Lead and execute advanced penetration tests across AI / ML-enabled systems (e.g., LLM-backed applications, Agentic AI).
- Identify, exploit and demonstrate realistic business and risk impact.
- Perform advanced penetration testing activities, including manual exploitation beyond automated tooling.
- Lead penetration testing engagements end-to-end via scoping, test execution, risk assessment and prioritization, and clear reporting and remediation guidance.
- Develop a deep technical understanding of systems and products to uncover systemic weaknesses, not just isolated bugs, including weaknesses introduced by AI-driven components.
- Partner closely with engineering teams, security architects, AppSec teams, and detection & response teams to influence design and guardrails.
Requirements
- Deep hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or application security testing.
- 5+ years of experience in penetration testing, offensive security, and vulnerability research.
- Proven experience leading complex penetration testing engagements in production or production-like environments.
- Strong understanding of application security vulnerabilities and attack chains.
- Strong understanding of identity and access control failures.
- Strong understanding of cloud security and hybrid environments.
- Strong understanding of common defensive controls and their real-world limitations.
- Strong understanding of security risks specific to AI and LLM-based systems.
- Hands-on experience with manual exploitation and vulnerability chaining.
- Hands-on experience with custom scripts, payloads, or proof-of-concept development.
- Hands-on experience with advanced use (and limitation awareness) of automated testing tools.
- Hands-on experience testing AI-powered applications and APIs.
- Ability to clearly articulate exploitation mechanics and impact.
- Ability to clearly articulate risk in business and engineering terms.
- Ability to propose practical, prioritized remediation strategies.
- Strong communication skills and experience working directly with engineers, security teams, and leadership.
Benefits
- time off programs
- medical, dental, vision
- mental health support
- paid parental leave
- life and disability insurance
- 401(k)
- employee stock purchasing program
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
penetration testingoffensive securityapplication security testingvulnerability researchmanual exploitationvulnerability chainingcustom scriptspayload developmentautomated testing toolsAI-powered applications
Soft Skills
communication skillsarticulation of exploitation mechanicsarticulation of riskproposing remediation strategiescollaboration with engineering teamscollaboration with security teamscollaboration with leadership