Staff Software Development Engineer

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 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites 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 DevOps / Platform Engineer to join our team. This is a Hybrid (3 days a week on-site in Mohali) role, reporting to the Director, Product Revenue in the Product Operations department. 

This individual contributor role owns DevOps, AWS infrastructure, release reliability, security hygiene, and platform maintainability for a business-critical internal platform while leveraging practical AI-assisted development workflows to improve delivery speed and quality.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Own DevOps, CI/CD, deployments, monitoring, logging, production support, and operational reliability for an existing business-critical internal platform
• Manage and improve AWS infrastructure using Terraform, including secure access controls, integrations, secrets practices, and infrastructure hygiene
• Ensure weekly releases are safe through testing, rollback planning, monitoring, post-release checks, and continuous improvements to release reliability
• Improve code quality, performance, documentation, test coverage, engineering hygiene, and platform maintainability across APIs, workflows, dashboards, and integrations
• Use AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development, debugging, automation, and testing while helping define practical guardrails for safe AI-based development and partnering with Product Operations stakeholders to translate platform needs into reliable technical execution

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
• 5–6 years of experience in DevOps, platform engineering, infrastructure, SRE, software engineering, or a related role
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Terraform, CI/CD, monitoring, deployments, logging, and production support
• Practical full-stack development experience with technologies such as Python, Node.js, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, or similar
• Experience improving release reliability, application performance, code hygiene, documentation, test coverage, and operational stability

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience implementing AI-assisted engineering workflows, autonomous agents, or LLM-powered platform automation to accelerate developer productivity and system reliability
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes/EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudWatch, RDS, S3, or API Gateway
• Experience integrating with tools such as Jira, Salesforce, Slack, Confluence, Tableau, Power BI, or similar

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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.

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