Architect, Engineering - Control Plane, Cloud

Posted 19 Days Ago
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San Jose, CA
193K-275K Annually
Senior level
Cloud • Information Technology • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
Accelerating digital transformation so our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.
The Role
The Architect will lead technical direction for the ZPA Control Plane, focusing on reliability, performance, and scalability. Responsibilities include managing complex projects, influencing engineering best practices, and becoming a subject matter expert on ZPA architecture.
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About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% 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 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. 

Our Engineering team built the world's largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are helping organizations worldwide to maximize speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

We're looking for an experienced Architect to join our ZPA Control Plane team. You will balance advising VPs and SVPs, providing product wide architectural guidance, and making impactful changes. This is a hybrid role, reporting in to the San Jose office 3 days a week. Reporting to the VPE, you will:

  • Be the direct technical leader on the most critical and complex projects and issues
  • Set the technical direction of the entire ZPA Control Plane and influence the team to raise the standards in reliability, performance, scalability, architecture, security and engineering best practices.
  • Become a subject matter expert on all of ZPA architecture and behavior, including all aspects of software delivery as a hands-on engineer, building and operating high scale systems.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

  • 10+ years of experience designing and building large-scale systems in a distributed and enterprise-scale environment
  • Experience being oncall and dealing with cloud incidents and writing RCAs
  • Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure services on AWS/Azure/GCP
  • Experiences building reliable and extensible data tiers for large-scale web services (Postgres and Redis)
  • Bachelor's Degree/or Masters Degree in computer science or equivalent experience

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Experience building full CI/CD systems leveraging Kubernetes
  • Experience building web service frameworks
  • Experience with identity and access management systems like Okta, SAML protocols, and security services Knowledge of OAuth

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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

$192,500$275,000 USD

At Zscaler, we believe that diversity drives innovation, productivity, and success. We are looking for individuals from all backgrounds and identities to join our team and contribute to our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. We are guided by these principles as we create a representative and impactful team, and a culture where everyone belongs. For more information on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, visit the Corporate Responsibility page of our website.

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!

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 proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration 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 characteristics 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. For additional information about the federal requirements, click here.

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.

Top Skills

AWS
Azure
GCP
The Company
HQ: San Jose, CA
6,382 Employees
Hybrid Workplace
Year Founded: 2008

What We Do

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business. Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

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