Associate Solutions Architect
An early-career, customer-facing technical role: the Associate Solutions Architect supports Salt Security's sales team by helping deploy its API/agentic security platform, running technical discovery and proofs-of-value, building demos and documentation, and troubleshooting customer questions. Core technologies include APIs/REST, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and Kubernetes.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- USA - Central
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Not specified
- Employment
- Not specified
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Category
- Architecture
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- 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
- Kubernetes or other container experience
- 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
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
- Self-motivated, eager to learn, and comfortable taking ownership
Full description
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.