Penetration Testing Contract Jobs in Seattle, WA

We are seeking a Salesforce Security Engineer / Analyst with strong experience securing the Salesforce Platform, preferably Salesforce Service Cloud. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise across application security, vulnerability management, security incident response, remediation, and security operations within a Salesforce environment.

This role will work closely with Salesforce delivery, engineering, architecture, and security teams to maintain a proactive security posture and ensure Salesforce platform changes remain secure and compliant.

Salesforce Security Engineer / Analyst

Location: Seattle, WA - locals to WA only
Duration: Contract

Key Responsibilities

• Own and drive security incident response for the Salesforce Service Cloud platform.
• Triage and prioritize findings from internal security scans.
• Assess vulnerabilities and determine remediation priorities.
• Plan and coordinate security patches and hotfixes.
• Support penetration testing activities and coordinate with internal security teams and external security vendors.
• Provide security architecture guidance to ensure Salesforce platform changes maintain compliance and security standards.
• Collaborate with security and engineering teams on vulnerability remediation and exploit assessment.
• Document security incidents and participate in post-incident reviews.
• Work closely with Salesforce developers, architects, and platform teams to identify and mitigate security risks.
• Proactively identify security gaps and recommend improvements.
• Support a mature Salesforce environment with ongoing custom development, integrations, and platform enhancements.

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with the Salesforce Platform, preferably Salesforce Service Cloud.
• Experience in application security, vulnerability management, and security operations.
• Proven experience with security incident response.
• Experience triaging and prioritizing security scan results.
• Experience developing or coordinating vulnerability remediation plans.
• Experience supporting penetration testing activities.
• Strong understanding of security architecture and secure platform changes.
• Experience collaborating with internal security teams and external security vendors.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and communication skills.

Preferred Experience

• Salesforce security architecture.
• Apex and Lightning security.
• Salesforce integrations and APIs.
• Salesforce environments and sandbox management.
• CI/CD and Git-based development environments.
• Security compliance and remediation processes.
• Experience working within enterprise Salesforce environments.