Associate Security Consultant- PSSA, Early Talent
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The Associate Security Consultant will support customer-facing security engagements on Salesforce implementations, learning to conduct standardized assessments and translate technical risks into actionable guidance. The role includes configuration reviews, security analysis, customer deliverables, and participation in consulting conversations. Senior consultants provide mentorship, and the consultant will also help refine assessment methods, automation, and security tooling.
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Description TITLE: Associate Security Consultant – PSSA Location Options: Seattle, Bellevue, Chicago
About the Team We're growing a Professional Services Security Assurance (PSSA) team within the Security Practice, created to give customers hands-on help securing their Salesforce implementations. Our mission is to help Professional Services deliver secure implementations and protect customer data at scale, from initial configuration through post-sale deployment.
Role Overview You'll support customer-facing security engagements, learning to run standardized assessments and turn technical risks into clear, actionable guidance. Senior consultants will mentor you.
What You'll Do
- Help execute standardized security assessment methodologies for customer implementations, covering web, API, cloud, and AI-enabled applications.
- Assist with post-sale and deployment security configuration reviews, including identity and access management (IAM) posture and integration risks.
- Help produce customer-facing deliverables, such as assessment reports, gap analyses, and configuration checklists, with clear findings, risk ratings, and remediation recommendations.
- Support threat modeling, architecture reviews, and secure code reviews as part of engagements.
- Join customer and Professional Services delivery conversations to build consulting and communication skills.
- Help refine assessment methodologies, automation, and security tooling.
Required
- 0-2 years of experience, or internship/coursework, in AppSec, Product Security, Security Consulting, or a related field.
- Foundational understanding of application security concepts and secure development practices.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly and build trusted relationships with customers.
- Strong interest in consulting and hands-on customer delivery.
- Analytical, problem-solving mindset with eagerness to learn.
- Bachelor's in Information Systems/MIS with a technical lean (e.g., CS coursework or security certifications), or Computer Science with a strong interest in consulting and hands-on customer delivery, or equivalent self-study.
Even Better If You Have
- Knowledge of common vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10).
- Basic familiarity with web, API, and cloud architectures.
- Proficiency in one or more languages (Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Go, C#).
- Basic familiarity with IAM concepts.
- Exposure to AI/agentic system security.
- Security tooling or automation projects.
- A cybersecurity internship, or consulting or client-facing experience.
Why Join Us Join a growing practice within an established, high-scale Professional Services org. You'll get direct mentorship, exposure to a wide variety of customer environments, hands-on delivery experience, and a chance to help shape the PSSA practice.
In the United States, compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, job level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for incentive compensation, equity, and benefits. Salesforce offers a variety of benefits to help you live well including: time off programs, medical, dental, vision, mental health support, paid parental leave, life and disability insurance, 401(k), and an employee stock purchasing program. More details about company benefits can be found at the following link: https://www.salesforcebenefits.com.
How this job compares
Set against the 557 open Security Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- US median$93–206K/yr481 salary ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 18 open Security Consultant jobs in Washington and 557 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Security Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 4 years, across 519 postings).
- Education
- 113 of the 557 open Security Consultant jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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