Principal Security Solution Architect

Quick Facts

• Role: Principal Security Solution Architect (Platform Specialist)

Description

You will help customers securely harness the Salesforce Platform, with a focus on safe deployment of agentic AI (Agentforce). You’ll act as a trusted security advisor and technical thought partner—designing secure, scalable solutions while translating governance and risk into business value. You will support enterprise platform adoption through evaluations, architectural guidance, and technical demos/proofs of concept.

Responsibilities

• Provide trusted technical guidance to shape secure, scalable solutions for governance, compliance, and developer productivity

• Engage CISOs/CIOs/CAIOs to remove security blockers and align Salesforce’s Trust Layer to customer risk appetite

• Guide technical evaluations and architectural decisions aligned to business and security objectives

• Deliver technical presentations, demos, and proofs of concept

• Collaborate with sales, architects, and partners to develop deal strategies and close high-value opportunities

• Promote secure-by-design practices for Salesforce environments

• Architect solutions for data governance and sovereignty (data residency, discovery, classification)

• Validate compliance posture for generative AI against global regulations and security frameworks

Requirements

• Proven expertise in enterprise data security, privacy, and governance

• 5+ years of experience in solution engineering, technical consulting, post sales, or enterprise technical architecture on the Salesforce platform

• 5+ years of experience in a technical presales or security architecture role with a proven track record of selling to the C-suite

• Strong AI and data fluency, including LLM security, RAG, and ethical implications of autonomous agents

• Mastery of data privacy laws and security frameworks (ISO, NIST, SOC, FedRAMP)

• Deep familiarity with cloud-native architectures (SaaS/PaaS), API security, OIDC/SAML, cryptography, and relational database security

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with technical and business stakeholders

• Strategic thinker with a customer and team-first mindset

Benefits

• Time off programs

• Medical, dental, vision

• Mental health support

• Paid parental leave

• Life and disability insurance

• 401(k)

• Employee stock purchasing program