[Remote] Software Security Engineer - SMTS/LMTS/PMTS

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Salesforce seeks a Software Security Engineer for its GCP team. The role focuses on securing distributed services through security automation, hardened cloud infrastructure, vulnerability management, threat modeling, compliance support, and production troubleshooting.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate high-performance security tools and custom scripts into our CI/CD pipelines (SAST/DAST, SCA, SIEM) to automate manual toil
• Develop and secure Terraform/IaC templates to ensure our cloud infrastructure is hardened by design before it ever reaches production
• Lead the end-to-end vulnerability lifecycle, using a risk-based approach to prioritize remediation across network, cloud, and application layers
• Partner with DevOps and Product teams to conduct threat modeling and architectural reviews, ensuring new features are resilient and scalable
• Act as the technical lead for audits (SOC2, ISO 27001), leveraging automation to provide evidence of consistent monitoring and timely closure of risks
• Troubleshooting and resolving complex security issues in production using distributed tracing and modern monitoring tools

Skills

• 5+ years for SMTS, 7+ years for LMTS; 9+ years for PMTS in Security Engineering with a focus on building tools, not just managing them
• Strong experience in Go, Java, or Python with a solid grasp of Object-Oriented Programming and automation
• Deep experience with GCP (similar) and Terraform for managing cloud security posture (CSPM) and infrastructure
• Practical experience with network protocols, OS hardening (Linux), and modern attack vectors
• You have experience with secure software development lifecycle practices
• You know container security tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
• You have built or contributed to open source tools

Benefits

• Time off programs
• Medical, dental, vision, mental health support
• Paid parental leave
• Life and disability insurance
• 401(k)
• Employee stock purchasing program

Company Overview

Salesforce is a cloud-based software company that provides customer relationship management software and applications. It was founded in 1999, and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.salesforce.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Salesforce has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1577 in 2026, 1883 in 2025, 2296 in 2024, 1850 in 2023, 2849 in 2022, 2124 in 2021, 1960 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.