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Associate Solutions Architect

Role overview

Qualifications

  • 1–3 years of experience in a technical role such as Solutions Engineering, Technical Support, Software Engineering, IT, or Cybersecurity
  • Basic understanding of APIs, REST, HTTP, and web application architecture
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Strong technical curiosity and a passion for cybersecurity

Responsibilities

  • Support Solutions Architects throughout the technical implementation process, including product deployment, technical discovery, architecture design and proof-of-value (POV) engagements
  • Help customers understand API security challenges and how Salt Security can address their needs
  • Assist with platform deployments, integrations, and technical evaluations
  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to deliver a positive customer and prospect experience

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Social Skills
  • Technical Curiosity
  • Teamwork
  • Self-Motivation

About the company

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Salt Security

Computer Hardware

Salt Security protects the APIs that form the core of every modern application. Its patented API Protection Platform is the only API security solution that combines the power of cloud-scale big data and time-tested ML/AI to detect and prevent API attacks. By correlating activities across millions of APIs and users over time, Salt delivers deep context and actionable intelligence with real-time analysis and continuous insights for API discovery, attack prevention, and shift-left practices. Deployed quickly and seamlessly integrated within existing systems, the Salt Security platform gives customers immediate value and protection, so they can innovate with confidence and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives. By delivering context-based insights across the entire API lifecycle, Salt enables users to detect the reconnaissance activity of bad actors and block them before they can reach their objective. Through its unique API Context Engine (ACE) architecture, the Salt platform provides design analysis in pre-production, discovers all APIs, pinpoints and stops API attackers, and provides remediation insights. With a total funding of $271 million, Salt Security has a valuation of $1.4 billion. Its latest $140 Series D round, led by CapitalG, Alphabet's independent growth fund, included participation from all existing investors, including Sequoia Capital, Y Combinator, Tenaya Capital, S Capital VC, Advent International, Alkeon Capital, and DFJ Growth. Salt Security holds the only granted patent for using AI to identify and prevent API attacks and is the only solution that automatically and continuously discovers all APIs. This approach enables a complete and up-to-date inventory of all APIs. The Salt API security platform leads the market with the simplest, most comprehensive, and most effective API security offering.

Company details

Company typeScaleup
IndustryComputer Hardware
Company size201-500

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About Salt Security

Salt Security is the leader in agentic and API security, protecting the world's most innovative enterprises from AI agent and API attacks. Agentic security is the practice of discovering and governing the relationships between LLMs, MCP servers, and the APIs that let AI agents take action. The Salt Security Agentic Security Platform secures the full agentic ecosystem, discovering all agents, MCP connections, and APIs, stopping attacks in real time, and eliminating vulnerabilities before they reach production. Salt Security was founded in 2016 and is backed by Sequoia Capital, S Capital, Tenaya Capital, Salesforce Ventures, Advent International, and other leading investors. For more information, visit salt.security.   

At Salt, we’re passionate about what we do. We work as a team and embrace new ideas, wherever they come from. We also enjoy all the benefits of a startup environment, including quickly seeing the results of your work, making an outsized impact on our company, and solving diverse challenges.

Want to make a big difference? We encourage you to apply!

About the Role

We are looking for a motivated and technically curious Associate Solutions Architect to join our growing team.

In this role, you'll work closely with our Sales and Solutions Architecture teams to help customers understand the value of Salt Security's API security platform. You'll gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge cybersecurity technology while developing your technical, communication, and customer-facing skills.

This is a great opportunity for someone early in their technical career who enjoys solving problems, learning new technologies, and working with customers.

What You'll Do

  • Support Solutions Architects throughout the technical implementation process, including product deployment, technical discovery, architecture design and proof-of-value (POV) engagements.
  • Help customers understand API security challenges and how Salt Security can address their needs.
  • Assist with platform deployments, integrations, and technical evaluations.
  • Collaborate with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to deliver a positive customer and prospect experience.
  • Develop technical knowledge of APIs, cloud environments, application security, and Salt Security's platform.
  • Prepare technical presentations, documentation, and demonstration environments.
  • Troubleshoot technical questions and help identify solutions during customer evaluations.
  • Continuously learn and stay current with cybersecurity technologies and industry trends.

What We're Looking For

  • 1–3 years of experience in a technical role such as Solutions Engineering, Technical Support, Software Engineering, IT, or Cybersecurity.
  • Basic understanding of APIs, REST, HTTP, and web application architecture.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
  • Strong technical curiosity and a passion for cybersecurity.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and a hands-on approach.
  • Kubernetes or other container experience. 
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
  • Self-motivated, eager to learn, and comfortable taking ownership.

Why Join Salt Security?

  • Work with innovative technology in one of the most important areas of cybersecurity.
  • Learn from experienced Solutions Architects and cybersecurity professionals.
  • Gain hands-on experience working with enterprise customers.
  • Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and growing global team.
  • Build a strong foundation for a long-term career in Solutions Architecture and cybersecurity.

At Salt Security, we value curiosity, ownership, collaboration, and people who are excited to make an impact.

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