Cloud Security Architect

🕒 September 26, 2025

🏢🏡 San Francisco – Hybrid

💵 $230.7k - $384.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

🔴 Lead

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Salesforce

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1999

☁️ SaaS

🤝 B2B

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

SaaS • B2B • Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce is a leading cloud-based software company that provides a comprehensive customer relationship management (CRM) platform. The platform connects all company data and teams on an integrated, AI-driven system to improve sales, customer service, and marketing efforts. Salesforce offers scalable solutions for businesses of all sizes, including small and medium enterprises, and provides industry-specific solutions to modernize operations, save time, and reduce costs. Salesforce also offers educational resources through Trailhead and a wide selection of apps on AppExchange to extend its CRM capabilities.

📋 Description

• Drive the architecture of robust and scalable security solutions for public cloud environments, utilizing guardrails, policies, and industry-leading practices • Define and maintain comprehensive security baseline requirements, policies, and standards for public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) • Lead the design, implementation, and automation of security controls in public cloud environments (IAM, detection and monitoring, CI/CD security, configuration management, container security, network security, data protection) • Utilize Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes to automate security configurations • Collaborate with Product Engineering and internal Security teams (CSOC, Enterprise Security, Compliance) to integrate security solutions and risk mitigation strategies • Continuously assess emerging threats, vulnerabilities, and technologies to evolve security policies and architectural patterns • Partner with stakeholders to develop and drive a converged cloud security vision and strategy across public cloud environments • Conduct periodic security architecture reviews and provide actionable recommendations • Drive adoption of secure cloud architecture principles and promote a "security by design" mindset • Partner with the Security Assessments team to proactively identify, prioritize, and mitigate security risks across public cloud environments

🎯 Requirements

• 8-12 years of progressive experience in cloud security architecture and engineering • Deep and demonstrable understanding of public cloud platforms (e.g., GCP, AWS) especially GCP • Proven experience in designing, implementing, and automating security controls in cloud environments, including IAM, detection and monitoring, CI/CD security, configuration management, container security • Experience using Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes • Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills • Experience with conducting security architecture reviews and providing actionable recommendations • Familiarity with cloud-native application architectures and security considerations • Strong knowledge of security frameworks (e.g., NIST, CIS, ISO 27001) and compliance regulations • Preferred: Relevant certifications (Professional Google Cloud Engineer, Cloud Architect, Cloud Security Engineer, CCSP, CISSP or equivalent) • Preferred: Proven hands-on experience with Google Cloud Native Security Services (Chronicle, Cloud Armor, Cloud Firewall, IDS, Certificate Manager, KMS, Secret Manager, DLP) • Preferred: Advanced with scripting and automation languages (e.g., Python, Bash)

🏖️ Benefits

• time off programs • medical • dental • vision • mental health support • paid parental leave • life and disability insurance • 401(k) • employee stock purchasing program • benefits and resources to support work-life balance • AI agents to accelerate impact