Careers at Zscaler

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for an AI DevOps Engineer to join our team. This is a Remote within the United States (with a hybrid preference for San Jose, CA) role, reporting to the Manager, IT Cloud Operations in the Cloud Platform Engineering department. Our team builds and operates the internal cloud platform that powers Zscaler's product and corporate infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. In this role, you will design and ship automation that provisions cloud environments, enforces security baselines, and integrates AI-assisted tooling and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Build and extend Day 1 automation, including infrastructure provisioning pipelines, account vending, golden repo templates, and CI/CD components Build and extend Day 2 automation for lifecycle management, upgrade pipelines, dependency scanning, drift detection, and automated remediation workflows Write and maintain Terraform modules, GitLab CI/CD components, and Python automation to establish the platform's paved road Integrate AI and agentic tooling into operational workflows to reduce manual toil and increase operational consistency Collaborate with Security, IAM, Network, and FinOps teams to translate cross-functional requirements into automated guardrails Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You are comfortable building the path as you walk it, viewing dynamic environments as raw material to build something meaningful. You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action, seamlessly navigating between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving hard problems delivers maximum impact. You are a high-trust collaborator. You embrace a challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback with clarity, respect, and candor. You are a learner. You bring a true growth mindset and actively seek feedback to continuously develop yourself and support your team. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving 5+ years of experience building and operating multi-cloud infrastructure at scale across major cloud platforms Hands-on expertise with Terraform, including module design, state management, and CI-driven workflows Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or equivalent languages Working knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design and Kubernetes operations Understanding of identity federation, secrets management, and least-privilege security patterns What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Experience with multi-account governance tooling such as AWS Control Tower, Organizations, SCPs, or RCPs Experience with GitOps patterns and automated infrastructure lifecycle tooling such as Renovate, Dependabot, or ArgoCD Experience with MLOps frameworks: kubeflow, ML flow, and model services like Bedrock, Sagemaker, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise #LI-Remote #LI-YC2 Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits. Base Pay Range $140,000 — $175,000 USD At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including: Various health plans Time off plans for vacation and sick time Parental leave options Retirement options Education reimbursement In-office perks, and more! Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here . By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link. Pay Transparency Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid role going into the San Jose, CA office 3 days a week, reporting to the Chief Architect, REIS in the Cloud Infrastructure & Operations department. You are an SRE with proven experience in Linux/UNIX System Administration and hands-on expertise in building infrastructure and managing platforms like Kubernetes using automation tools and high security standards. In this role, you will troubleshoot complex Linux networking and security issues, apply a strong understanding of firewall technologies, and manage access across various systems, platforms, and applications. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Create and maintain highly scalable solutions based on KVM Linux, Kubernetes, and Public Cloud Providers Analyze and troubleshoot systems performance and complex issues across operating systems and applications Maintain platform security and observability through nftables and comprehensive monitoring Manage and deploy systems and software in diverse environments, including Kubernetes and Openstack Write and maintain custom tools using Python, Golang, and BASH Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful. You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact. You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust. You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain 5+ years of experience in a Linux/UNIX System Administration or SysAdmin role with a strong understanding of web security, protocols, and SSH Technical security aptitude including PGP, SSH, PKI, and Multi-factor authentication Mastery of network fundamentals including DHCP, ARP, subnetting, routing, NAT, firewalls, and IPv4/IPv6 Experience in container orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, alongside automation tools like Ansible What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Experience implementing AI-driven anomaly detection, intelligent log parsing, or AIOps tools to automate root-cause analysis and predictive auto-scaling across Linux and Kubernetes infrastructure Strong Openstack and CEPH experience paired with advanced Kubernetes expertise Extensive professional history in dedicated Linux System Administration roles along with direct experience with Secrets Management Systems such as Hashicorp Vault or similar technologies #LI-Hybrid #LI-CM3 Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits. Base Pay Range $122,500 — $175,000 USD At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including: Various health plans Time off plans for vacation and sick time Parental leave options Retirement options Education reimbursement In-office perks, and more! Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here . By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link. Pay Transparency Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for an AI DevOps Engineer to join our team. This is a Remote within the United States (with a hybrid preference for San Jose, CA) role, reporting to the Manager, IT Cloud Operations in the Cloud Platform Engineering department. Our team builds and operates the internal cloud platform that powers Zscaler's product and corporate infrastructure across AWS, GCP, and Azure. In this role, you will design and ship automation that provisions cloud environments, enforces security baselines, and integrates AI-assisted tooling and agentic workflows to accelerate delivery. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Build and extend Day 1 automation, including infrastructure provisioning pipelines, account vending, golden repo templates, and CI/CD components Build and extend Day 2 automation for lifecycle management, upgrade pipelines, dependency scanning, drift detection, and automated remediation workflows Write and maintain Terraform modules, GitLab CI/CD components, and Python automation to establish the platform's paved road Integrate AI and agentic tooling into operational workflows to reduce manual toil and increase operational consistency Collaborate with Security, IAM, Network, and FinOps teams to translate cross-functional requirements into automated guardrails Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity. You are comfortable building the path as you walk it, viewing dynamic environments as raw material to build something meaningful. You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action, seamlessly navigating between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving hard problems delivers maximum impact. You are a high-trust collaborator. You embrace a challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback with clarity, respect, and candor. You are a learner. You bring a true growth mindset and actively seek feedback to continuously develop yourself and support your team. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving 5+ years of experience building and operating multi-cloud infrastructure at scale across major cloud platforms Hands-on expertise with Terraform, including module design, state management, and CI-driven workflows Proficiency in scripting and automation using Python, Bash, or equivalent languages Working knowledge of CI/CD pipeline design and Kubernetes operations Understanding of identity federation, secrets management, and least-privilege security patterns What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Experience with multi-account governance tooling such as AWS Control Tower, Organizations, SCPs, or RCPs Experience with GitOps patterns and automated infrastructure lifecycle tooling such as Renovate, Dependabot, or ArgoCD Experience with MLOps frameworks: kubeflow, ML flow, and model services like Bedrock, Sagemaker, Vertex AI, Gemini Enterprise #LI-Remote #LI-YC2 Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits. Base Pay Range $140,000 — $175,000 USD At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including: Various health plans Time off plans for vacation and sick time Parental leave options Retirement options Education reimbursement In-office perks, and more! Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here . By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link. Pay Transparency Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™️ platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform. We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler. Role We are looking for a Staff Applied AI Engineer to join our team. This is an On-site (San Jose, California) or Remote (US) role, reporting to the Manager, Applied AI Engineering in the IT/Data Strategy department. The Staff Applied AI Engineer is a senior, hands-on AI builder embedded with business teams to turn ambiguous, high-stakes ideas into secured, production-grade solutions. Beyond engineering, this person acts as a trusted transformation advisor — running discovery with business leaders, shaping roadmaps, guiding Build/Partner/Buy decisions, and building alongside stakeholders. They also improve and expand the technical implementations, standards, and engineering playbooks the rest of the Applied AI team relies on, keeping the team's deliverables aligned with current best practices. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Partner with business leaders and product owners from discovery through delivery to map workflows, identify high-value AI opportunities, shape roadmaps, and advise on technical feasibility, cost, and risk Design and ship secure, production-grade AI solutions across retrieval-augmented generation, structured data querying, unstructured data mining, and agentic workflows, integrating them with core systems of record Bring a product-ownership mindset to deployments by establishing monitoring and evaluation frameworks, implementing least-privilege access, and managing ROI, cost attribution, and support plans Set engineering standards by expanding reusable building blocks, reference architectures, skills, and engineering playbooks while mentoring team members Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity and view dynamic, complex environments as opportunities to build meaningful solutions from the ground up. You act like an owner with a strong bias for action, operating with integrity and navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. You are a high-trust collaborator who embraces a feedback-rich culture, delivering candid insights with clarity and respect to build trust across the team. You are driven by innovation, bringing a deep curiosity for complex technical challenges and a passion for building scalable, secure solutions. You are a pragmatic builder obsessed with shipping high-quality work, balancing technical excellence with rapid delivery of real business value. What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years working directly on AI and/or ML projects Hands-on experience across modern AI architecture components, including retrieval methods, reusable skill development, agentic orchestration, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration, and agent-to-agent (A2A) frameworks Proven track record of direct collaboration with business stakeholders to run discovery, translate ambiguous needs into actionable plans, and communicate trade-offs, risk, cost, performance, and architecture Demonstrated experience securing AI systems and underlying data, including least-privilege access controls and defending against prompt injection, data leakage, and non-compliant outputs Strong engineering foundation proficiency in Python, with experience deploying AI at scale on major cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), integrating across APIs, relational/vector databases, and enterprise systems, and monitoring production drift and failure modes What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications) Familiarity with memory management and long-term context architectures for AI agents Direct experience with graph-based knowledge systems Experience building automated evaluation frameworks such as LLM-as-judge methodologies or regression testing at-scale for AI quality Zscaler’s salary ranges are benchmarked and are determined by role and level. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations and could be higher or lower based on a multitude of factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits. Base Pay Range $180,000 — $225,000 USD At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including: Various health plans Time off plans for vacation and sick time Parental leave options Retirement options Education reimbursement In-office perks, and more! Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here . By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal link. Pay Transparency Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.