RoleWe are looking for a Staff DevOps Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA 3 days a week, reporting to the Director, Software Development Engineering in the Identity team department. As a Staff DevOps Engineer, you will focus on managing development and infrastructure demands, steering systems architecture, maintaining support and security, deploying systems, and supporting peer developers.
What you'll do (Role Expectations)- Provision Zscaler services on public cloud (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, helm and terraform
- Ensure security compliance of service deployment
- Work with the team to control costs and optimize cloud utilization
- Design and implement CI/CD pipelines
- Evangelize and instruct Software Engineers in DevOps philosophy
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
- Experience hosting 24x7 services in public cloud providers AWS/GCP(AWS is must) with automation and orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Cloudformation, or Ansible
- Experience managing and deploying Kubernetes resources using Helm charts proficiency with gitlab (or similar tooling), or similar CI/CD tools
- Working knowledge of Databases & SQL (Postgres preferred) and experience with cloud-based architecture building blocks like message queuing, in-memory caches, and load balancing
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and Engineering, and U.S. Citizenship (required due to the secure nature of the work).
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)- Experience implementing AIOps, AI-driven predictive scaling, or automated anomaly detection to optimize cloud infrastructure performance and reliability
- Familiarity with logging and monitoring technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Alert manager
- Advanced experience running highly available cloud services, with a proven track record of optimizing Zscaler service deployments and cloud cost utilization frameworks.
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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
$133,000-$190,000 USD
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.
