Technical Lead, Compliance Engineering – Automation

Salesforce

Technical Lead in Compliance Engineering at Salesforce driving compliance automation and leading engineering teams for security frameworks. Focusing on scalable compliance solutions and automation technology.

Posted 7/30/2026full-timeBellevue, San Francisco • California, Virginia, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $148,500 - $223,900 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in compliance engineering and security automation, with a strong focus on leading technical teams and architecting compliance solutions. Proficient in building automation systems and data pipelines while ensuring adherence to security control frameworks.

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Compliance EngineeringSecurity AutomationApex ProgrammingJava ProgrammingData Pipeline Development

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Hard Skills

Compliance EngineeringSecurity EngineeringSoftware EngineeringApex ProgrammingJava ProgrammingPython ProgrammingSQLSOQLData Pipeline DevelopmentAPI Development

Soft Skills

LeadershipCollaborationTechnical Communication

Tools & Technologies

Compliance Automation ToolsContinuous Control MonitoringAgentic Automation

Industry Keywords

Common Controls FrameworkSecurity Control FrameworksCompliance ArtifactsAudit EngineeringLLM-Based Workflows

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Cyber SecurityJavaPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design, deployment, and scaling of compliance automation within Product Security
Own the technical roadmap for encoding Common Controls Framework
Lead a program along with a team of compliance engineers
Architect and operate continuous control monitoring
Deploy agentic automation for compliance lifecycle tasks
Own the engineering standards and code review culture for compliance artifacts
Partner with compliance, product, and engineering as a technical counterpart

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in compliance engineering, security engineering, or software engineering
3+ years leading technical teams building compliance or security automation systems
Hands-on experience building automation with Apex and/or Java, Python, SQL, and SOQL
Deep familiarity with security control frameworks
Experience building data pipelines and APIs
Engineering-led approach to audit
Familiarity with agentic or LLM-based workflows

Benefits

Comp & perks

time off programs
medical
dental
vision
mental health support
paid parental leave
life and disability insurance
401(k)
employee stock purchasing program