Senior Software Architect, Platform Engineering

About this role

<div class="content-intro"><p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">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 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.</p> <p>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.</p></div><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Role</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Identity is the new security perimeter. Come help manage digital risk by applying security through identity integration and controls.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">We are looking for a Senior Architect to join our Identity and Access Management team. This is a hybrid role on-site three days a week in San Jose, reporting to the Director,Software Development Engineering ZIdentity team. You will be responsible for design and development of enterprise-grade Identity Management Products for Zscaler. You will leverage your deep expertise in IAM and public cloud environments to drive hands-on development and provide technical leadership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What you’ll do (Role Expectations)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Practice technical leadership in design, development, and optimization of Identity platform. Need to focus on strategy for the product growth and expansion in a cost effective way.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Spearhead the technical roadmap for the Kubernetes platform, architecting centralized identity and access management (IAM) solutions to support enterprise-scale business goals.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Work closely with engineering teams to enhance support for Common Identity platform</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Drive professional development and growth initiatives for team members</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Who You Are (Success Profile)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">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.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain<em>&nbsp;</em></span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Minimum 8+ years of hands-on experience in application architecture and development using Java. Experience developing enterprise-grade Security or Networking products. Expert-level technical knowledge: Enterprise Java, OOP, OOA, systems architecture, RESTful APIs, and related frameworks ( e.g.&nbsp; Hibernate, Spring).&nbsp; CI/CD (tools and processes) and expert in Kubernetes and container infrastructure</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Expert-level knowledge of container ecosystems (Docker, Kubernetes) and orchestrating massive-scale K8s clusters in AWS &amp; GCP. Deep experience architecting highly automated, secure CI/CD pipelines (e.g., GitOps, ArgoCD, Jenkins, GitLab CI) to enable zero-downtime deployments (Blue/Green, Canary) across global environments. Expertise designing and optimizing Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB), L4/L7 cloud load balancers, and Kubernetes Ingress Controllers (eg Envoy, NGINX, Traefik) for extreme throughput and low latency, multi-cloud &amp; DR</span></li> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Basic understanding of PKI &amp; Identity and Access Management protocols, specifically SAML, OAuth &amp; OpenID connect is required</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What Will Make You Standout (Preferred Qualifications)</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Prior experience building identity platform, hyper scale k8s platform</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">#LI-Hybrid&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">#LI-CM3</span></p><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p>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.</p> <p>The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.</p></div><div class="title">Base Pay Range</div><div class="pay-range"><span>$245,000</span><span class="divider">&mdash;</span><span>$350,000 USD</span></div></div></div><div class="content-conclusion"><p data-pm-slice="1 3 []">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.</p> <p>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:</p> <div class="has-nudge" data-nudge-id="5eb9419b-6a4d-4451-bfa6-e2eb96084be0"> <ul> <li>Various h