Lead Security Engineer, Salesforce
GovCloud
$172.5-285.8k
Salary range dependent on candidate location. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable
World's leading CRM provider
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World's leading CRM provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$172.5-285.8k
Salary range dependent on candidate location. The range represents base salary only, and does not include company bonus, incentive for sales roles, equity or benefits, as applicable
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower companies to connect with their customers in a whole new way.
Role
Who you are
- Experience with using cloud infrastructure as code (IaC), including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager to deploy secure cloud infrastructure, and using version control based on Git
- Professional certifications such as CISSP, CISM, CEH, or similar are highly desirable
- Proven experience (5+ years) in a security analyst role, with a focus on information security, incident response, and vulnerability management
- Must be US Citizen operating on US Soil and pass both enhanced background check as long as Criminal Justice background check
- Strong understanding of security frameworks such as ISO 27001, NIST, or CIS Controls, and their practical application
- Extensive knowledge of security technologies, including firewalls, IDS/IPS, SIEM, DLP, antivirus, and endpoint protection systems
- Hands-on experience with vulnerability assessment tools, network scanning tools, and penetration testing methodologies
- Experience with using cloud infrastructure as code (IaC), including Terraform, CloudFormation, or Azure Resource Manager to deploy secure cloud infrastructure, and using version control based on Git“
- Proficiency in log analysis, incident response, and forensic investigation techniques
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to articulate complex security concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Demonstrated leadership abilities, with the capacity to motivate and inspire a team
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think strategically and develop innovative solutions to security challenges
- If you are passionate about security, possess strong leadership skills, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, we encourage you to apply for this challenging and rewarding position
What the job involves
- Salesforce is looking to hire a Lead Security Engineer for Government Cloud Services
- We prioritize security and data protection to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of our systems and information
- As we continue to expand our operations, we are seeking a skilled and experienced Lead Security Analyst to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in safeguarding our organization against evolving cyber threats
- As the Lead Security Engineer, you will be responsible for driving the overall security posture of our organization
- You will work closely with cross-functional teams to assess risks, implement security measures, monitor security systems, and respond to security incidents
- Your expertise in security frameworks, technologies, and best practices will be critical in developing and executing strategies to protect our critical assets and infrastructure
- Apply security policies to meet security objectives of the system
- Assess adequate access controls based on principles of least privilege and need-to-know
- Assess all the configuration management (change configuration/release management) processes
- Assess the effectiveness of security controls
- Ensure cybersecurity-enabled products or other compensating security control technologies reduce identified risk to an acceptable level
- Develop and implement comprehensive security policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure the protection of company assets and compliance with applicable regulations
- Conduct (or coordinate with third party partners) regular security risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, and penetration tests to identify potential weaknesses in systems, networks, and applications and coordinate remediation of findings. Drive related mitigations
- Collaborate with stakeholders to design and implement security controls, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, access controls, and encryption technologies
- Conduct analysis of logs and events, identify gaps for deeper analysis as needed, and coordinate with Detection and Response teams on detection and alerting betterment efforts and uplift
- Stay up-to-date with the latest security trends, vulnerabilities, and threat intelligence, and provide recommendations to proactively address emerging risks
- Liaison with Incident Response teams on incidents and response efforts, recommend and/or instigate remediation actions to prevent future occurrences
- Develop and deliver security awareness and training programs to educate employees on security best practices and promote a culture of security across the organization
- Collaborate with external vendors, partners, and auditors to ensure compliance with security standards and regulations. Further, implement system security measures in accordance with established procedures to ensure confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation
- Maintain documentation of security procedures, incident response plans, and security incident reports
Our take
Salesforce is a global cloud computing company, best known for its on-demand, comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) solutions. The company was launched to mitigate the doubts that business owners felt regarding third party companies holding their data.
By providing essential, customer-oriented CRM software, Salesforce places itself at the heart of digitised businesses. Furthermore, by building out its AI capabilities, the company removes the complexity of AI, enabling any business to deliver smarter, personalised and more predictive customer experiences.
Due to the continued innovation offered by the company, over 150,000 companies, both big and small, are growing their business with Salesforce today. Despite a tumultuous 2023 filled with activist investors, a boardroom shake-up and the unprecedented step-down of Co-CEO Bret Taylor, Salesforce continues to close several acquisition deals and managed to drive up its stock value by 96% from the end of 2022 to 2023.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-8% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Jun 2001
$46.9m
SERIES D
Nov 1999
$13.2m
SERIES C
Total funding: $64.5m
Company benefits
- With 9 standard holidays and four floating holidays, you get a total 13 paid days off each year
Company HQ
SoMa, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Marc Benioff
(Chair & CEO)Previously Senior Vice President at Oracle Corporation for 13 years.
Parker Harris
(CTO)Previously worked as a Software Engineer for over six years. Harris also co-founded Left Coast Software.
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