To get the best candidate experience, please consider applying for a maximum of 3 roles within 12 months to ensure you are not duplicating efforts. Job Category Product Job Details About Salesforce Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn’t a buzzword — it’s a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You’re in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce. The Experience The Security Research team is Salesforce’s offensive security engine, hunting for real-world attack paths across our products and infrastructure before adversaries do. We’re looking for a Principal Security Researcher, based in Israel, to bring deep offensive security expertise, autonomy, and a relentless attacker mindset to help drive lasting security improvements at scale. What You'll Actually Be Doing • Lead advanced penetration testing, red team operations, or security research against Salesforce’s cloud infrastructure, applications, and services, uncovering vulnerabilities that matter most • Build custom tools, exploits, and attack techniques that simulate real-world adversaries and raise the bar for our offensive security tradecraft • Partner with product teams to translate offensive findings into remediation and stronger secure design practices • Mentor team members and present findings to technical and executive audiences, growing the team’s overall offensive security capability You're Our Person If... • You have 10+ years of hands-on experience in offensive security, with deep, demonstrable expertise in at least one of: penetration testing, red teaming, application security research, or vulnerability discovery • You’ve identified and exploited complex vulnerabilities in web applications, APIs, cloud environments, or infrastructure • You have strong programming or scripting skills (Python, Go, Bash, PowerShell) for tooling and automation, and a solid grasp of attack frameworks (MITRE ATT&CK) and vulnerability classes (OWASP, CWE) Even Better If... • You have experience in cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure) or containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker) • You’ve contributed to CVE discoveries, security tooling, or CI/CD and supply chain security • You’re active in the security community (bug bounties, CTFs, conferences, open-source contributions) • You hold relevant certifications (OSCP, OSCE, OSWE, GXPN, or equivalent) • Degree or equivalent relevant experience required. Experience will be evaluated based on the core competencies for the role (e.g. extracurricular leadership roles, military experience, volunteer roles, work experience, etc.) Unleash Your Potential When you join Salesforce, you’ll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we’ll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what’s possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world. Accommodations If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please submit a request via this Accommodations Request Form. 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