Cloud Security Architect

Company Description

Traditional security companies are becoming less relevant as cloud adoption and digital transformation become the norm in every market industry and in every market segmentation. Zscaler has been a leader in Gartner’s MQ for 10 consecutive years and has helped shape the emerging SASE category (a true category creator). We are now developing and expanding our portfolio into protection for cloud native workloads and need high performing leaders to help us achieve leadership in this space as well. 

Job Description

The ​Cloud Security Architect ​is Zscaler’s go to technical expert on public cloud security strategies and technologies. This is a highly visible role requiring coordination across customers, sales, product management, engineering, Zscaler partners, and the executive team. This role requires a deep understanding of cloud technologies, with hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, and/or GCP. It also requires an ability to speak to the Technical and Business buyers, specially from the following roles - Cloud Administrators, DevOps Architects, Information Security professionals, Risk and Compliance professionals.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure customers are maximizing their return on investment by rapidly implementing and operationalizing Zscaler workload protection solutions to achieve their business and security objectives

• Assist customers in implementing Zscaler cloud solutions and fully integrate these into their security operations and existing security solutions.

• Resolve customer support issues and drive operational best practices

• Coach customers on how to establish security architecture for their cloud workloads and manage their Cloud Security Posture / Change Management / Governance / Center of Excellence program.

• Conduct Cloud Security Architecture workshops with Customers and Partners.

• Identify risks to the customer achieving their stated business goals and work with the account team to build a risk mitigation plan or escalate as needed

• Communicate Cloud Security strategy to technical leaders.

• Build customer-centric, best-in-class assets for understanding and using security on multiple CSPs.

• Be a Go-To customer expert on Zscaler cloud security solutions and become a Subject Matter expert over time.

• Availability to provide after-hours support on a scheduled / non-scheduled basis

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, systems analysis or a related study, or equivalent experience

• 4 + years of experience spanning across technical, network and security architecture.

• 2+ years cloud migration or cloud security architecture experience with Azure, AWS or GCP

• Hands-on experience with Security Services in Azure, AWS or GCP such as Azure Security Center, IAM, KMS, VPC, Security Groups, AWS Inspector, GCP Security command center

• Exposure to multiple, diverse technologies and processing environments

• Knowledge of DevOps ecosystem: CI, CD tools, orchestration tools

One or more cloud certifications:

• AWS Certifications: AWS Solutions Architect, AWS Security Specialist

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect

• GCP Cloud Architect Certification, Splunk Certified Enterprise Architect

• Optional: CEH, CISSP, CCSP 

Additional Information

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.

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What You Can Expect From Us:

• An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures
• A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace
• Competitive salary and benefits, including equity

Why Zscaler?

People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team. 

Additional information about Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS ) is available at https://www.zscaler.com. 

Zscaler is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.