Senior Staff DevOps Engineer

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 45% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform, which is found in our SASE and SSE offerings, protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Responsibilities:

We seek a seasoned Senior Staff DevOps Engineer reported into our Manager, Software Engineering.  This is an opportunity to influence the availability of Unified Experience Platform and significantly impact our global customer base.  It’s a hybrid position reporting into our San Jose, CA office 3 days a week.  In this role, you will:

• Design, develop, and maintain robust automation and CI/CD pipelines for application deployment across public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Manage and monitor containerized applications within Kubernetes environments.
• Develop and deploy critical tooling for application logging, monitoring, and reporting (e.g., Grafana, LogStash).
• Architect and deploy secure cloud infrastructure, ensuring adherence to compliance requirements (e.g., CIS, STIG).
• Provide support and maintenance for specialized cloud security products like Zscaler, and demonstrate familiarity with CDNs.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional experience in cloud environments (AWS strongly preferred), Linux system administration, and scripting with Python.
• Demonstrated proficiency with CI/CD platforms (e.g., Jenkins) and container orchestration using Kubernetes (EKS preferred).
• Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, with a proven ability to partner effectively with technical and design teams.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with application security tooling (SAST, SCA).
• Familiarity with setting up and reporting on code coverage measurements and unit testing frameworks (e.g., Junit).
• Proficiency with Git version control, including advanced branching strategies and workflow management.

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