Salesforce
Penetration Testing Engineer, MTS
$117K–$194K
California - San Francisco +2 · Office Tech-Flexible · Full-time · Posted Oct 14, 2026
- Location
- California - San Francisco
Virginia - Herndon
Washington - Bellevue - Experience
- 2-4 years.
About the job
Executes hands-on penetration tests across applications, cloud infrastructure, identity boundaries, and AI-enabled systems, then works with teams to remediate vulnerabilities.
What you'll do
- Test applications, APIs, cloud and hybrid infrastructure, identity boundaries, and AI/ML systems using manual exploitation and automation.
- Support engagement scoping, execution, risk assessment, reporting, and remediation guidance.
- Document exploitation paths and security gaps, and collaborate with engineering, AppSec, and Detection & Response teams.
What they ask for
- 2-4 years of hands-on experience in penetration testing, offensive security, or application security testing.
- Experience conducting penetration tests in production or production-like environments using manual techniques and automation/AI tools.
- Understanding of application vulnerabilities and attack chains, identity and access control failures, cloud security fundamentals, and risks in AI/LLM-based systems.
- Ability to explain exploitation mechanics, impact, and practical remediation to engineers and security teams.
Nice to have
- Custom scripts, payloads, or proof-of-concept development; participation in Bug Bounty programs.
- Familiarity with cloud architectures and identity-centric security models; experience using AI/LLMs for offensive security or vulnerability discovery.
Pay
USD $117,200 - $176,700 annually base salary; USD $141,200 - $194,200 annually base salary
Tools
Kubernetes, Docker, AI/ML, LLM
AI focus
Penetration testing of AI/ML-enabled systems, including prompt injection and abuse of AI integrations; AI/LLM tools may also support offensive security work or vulnerability discovery.
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