Salesforce Product Security Principal 

United States, California, San Francisco 

499570532

Job Category

Job Details

Job Title: Foundations Security Engineer - Principal Security Engineer

About the Role

Your Impact - Responsibilities

• Lead Cloud Security Strategy:Architect, and drive security best practices across Salesforce's extensive public cloud infrastructure (AWS and GCP), ensuring robust configurations and secure deployments of critical services.

• Systemic Risk Discovery, Remediation & Secure Cloud Substrate:Conduct in-depth security assessments to identify systemic vulnerabilities and recommend effective, scalable remediation strategies that span across our cloud ecosystem and product offerings. Deep dive into public cloud substrate configurations, ensuring the highest level of security for underlying infrastructure components and services.

• Fortify Developer Infrastructure:Architect, and drive robust security controls for our essential Developer Infrastructure, including critical CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and Source Code Management (SCM) systems, to maintain the integrity and security of our development processes.

• Drive Security Innovation:Lead the research, evaluation, and adoption of cutting-edge security technologies and methodologies, driving the implementation of innovative solutions that significantly enhance Salesforce's overall security posture.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Partner closely with engineering, operations, and product teams to embed security early in the development lifecycle and ensure security requirements are met.

• Incident Response & Prevention:Contribute to incident response efforts related to cloud and infrastructure security, focusing on root cause analysis and implementing preventative measures.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.

• 10+ years of experiencein security engineering, with a significant portion focused on cloud security in large-scale enterprise environments.

• Deep expertise in public cloud securityacross both AWS and GCP, including strong understanding of their security services, architecture, and best practices (e.g., IAM, network security, data encryption, compliance, configuration management).

• Proven ability toidentify, analyze, and drive the remediation of systemic security vulnerabilitiesand risks across complex systems.

• Strong understanding ofdeveloper infrastructure security, including CI/CD pipelines, artifact repositories, and Source Code Management (SCM) systems.

• Demonstrated ability todefine clear, strategic roadmapsfor discovering and mitigating security risks, seeing the "big picture" and translating it into actionable plans.

• Exceptionalcommunication and interpersonal skills, with a proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders, including product teams, engineering teams, and senior executives.

• Experience with security automation, scripting (e.g., Python, Go), and infrastructure as code (IaC) principles.

• A proactive mindset with a strong sense of ownership and accountability.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience demonstrating leadership in solving complex security challenges.

• Relevant industry certifications (e.g., AWS Certified Security - Specialty, GCP Professional Cloud Security Engineer, CISSP).

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

, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can

If you require assistance due to a disability applying for open positions please submit a request via this.

Posting Statement

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. For California-based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $230,800 to $334,600.