Product Vulnerability Engineer

Salesforce

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
McLean, VABellevue, Washington
Salary
$117,200–$176,700 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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Below market

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Salesforce is the world''s leading customer relationship management (CRM) platform, offering cloud-based software for sales, service, marketing, analytics, and application development. Industry: Enterprise Software & Cloud Computing

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TL;DR · Product Vulnerability Engineer

JOB TITLE: Product Vulnerability Engineer The Product Vulnerability Engineer joins the security team to lead responses to lower and moderate severity vulnerabilities while participating in high severity responses. This role involves triaging multiple security vulnerabilities, differentiating urgent issues from important ones, and formulating action plans for complex problems. The engineer will perform application forensics by collecting and analyzing code artifacts to assess potential exploitation impacts. Key responsibilities include managing common security vulnerabilities like the OWASP Top 10 and investigating threats such as credential phishing and internal data spillage. Required skills include networking fundamentals, system architecture, software development basics, and web proxy tools. The role addresses the technical problem of identifying and resolving security issues within a complex environment, requiring the ability to research unfamiliar technologies and map application vulnerabilities to specific investigative techniques.

What you'll do

  • Lead the response to lower and moderate severity security vulnerabilities.
  • Participate in the response to high severity security vulnerabilities.
  • Triage multiple security vulnerabilities to differentiate urgent issues from important ones.
  • Collect and analyze code artifacts to assess potential impact of exploited vulnerabilities.
  • Formulate action plans to resolve complex security problems and threats.
  • Communicate complex security scenarios clearly to non-technical colleagues.
  • Research and learn unfamiliar technologies to investigate and resolve security issues.
  • Reproduce proof of concept exploitation steps for identified vulnerabilities.

What we're looking for

  • Must be a U.S. citizen (U.S. born or naturalized) who does not hold dual citizenship.
  • Must be able to meet customer and government screening standards and complete a U.S. federal government Minimum Background Investigation.
  • 5-7 years of experience in information security or closely related roles with direct experience in security vulnerability response.
  • Experience managing common security vulnerabilities, such as the OWASP Top 10.
  • Application forensics skills, including collecting and analyzing code artifacts to assess potential impact.
  • Exceptional technical basics in networking fundamentals, common application protocols, system architecture, and software development.
  • Strong knowledge of web proxy tools and techniques.
  • Relevant incident response or information security certifications, such as GIAC GWAPT, GCIH, GPEN, GXPN, or Offensive Security OSCP (preferred).

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