Associate Security Consultant- PSSA, Early Talent
- Location
- Washington - Seattle · Bellevue · Chicago · Remote · Seattle
- Work mode
- Remote
- Employment
- Full-time
- Level
- Entry level
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
Posted Nov 6, 2026Last confirmed open Nov 9, 2026
About this role
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.
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