Associate Security Consultant- PSSA, Early Talent

Salesforce•Seattle, WA

About The Position

The Associate Security Consultant will support customer-facing security engagements on Salesforce’s Professional Services Security Assurance (PSSA) team. The team helps secure Salesforce implementations and protect customer data from initial configuration through post-sale deployment. In this early-talent role, the consultant will learn to conduct standardized assessments and translate technical risks into clear, actionable guidance, with mentorship from senior consultants. The position involves assessing web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications; reviewing post-sale and deployment security configurations, identity and access management posture, and integration risks; and helping create customer-facing reports, gap analyses, and configuration checklists. The consultant will also support threat modeling, architecture reviews, secure code reviews, customer and delivery-team conversations, and improvements to assessment methods, automation, and security tooling.

Requirements

0–2 years of experience, or internship/coursework, in application security, product security, security consulting, or a related field.
Foundational understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and build trusted customer relationships.
Strong interest in consulting and hands-on customer delivery.
Analytical, problem-solving mindset and eagerness to learn.
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems/MIS with a technical lean (such as computer science coursework or security certifications), or a Computer Science degree with a strong interest in consulting and hands-on customer delivery, or equivalent self-study.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of common vulnerabilities, including the OWASP Top 10.
Basic familiarity with web, API, and cloud architectures.
Proficiency in one or more programming languages: Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, or C#.
Basic familiarity with IAM concepts.
Exposure to AI/agentic system security.
Security tooling or automation projects.
A cybersecurity internship, or consulting or client-facing experience.

Responsibilities

Help execute standardized security assessment methodologies for customer implementations covering web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications.
Assist with post-sale and deployment security configuration reviews, including identity and access management posture and integration risks.
Help produce customer-facing assessment reports, gap analyses, and configuration checklists with clear findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations.
Support threat modeling, architecture reviews, and secure code reviews as part of customer engagements.
Join customer and Professional Services delivery conversations to develop consulting and communication skills.
Help refine assessment methodologies, automation, and security tooling.