at Zscaler
Location
Remote - Connecticut, USA; Remote - D.C., USA; Remote - Maryland, USA; Remote - Massachusetts, USA; Remote - New Jersey, USA; Remote - New York, USA; Remote - Pennsylvania, USA; Remote - Virginia, USA
Compensation
$171k–$243k USD
Type
full time
Posted
Today
Remote
Yes
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=19
Posted $243k · above the band
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About Zscaler
Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.
We are looking for a Principal Specialist Sales Engineer to join our Zero Trust Cloud team. This is a remote role based in the East region of the US, reporting to the Specialist Solution Director. The Principal Specialist Sales Engineer serves as the primary technical lead and strategic advisor, guiding customers across the West and Central regions in the Commercial segment to secure workloads and traffic across diverse hybrid and multi-cloud environments by leveraging Zscaler’s Zero Trust Architecture to achieve key business outcomes. The role will also collaborate with field teams (SEs, AEs, and Transformation Architects) at the highest levels, driving internal and customer-facing enablement for Zero Trust Cloud use cases to accelerate Zscaler’s regional GTM strategy. Furthermore, The Specialist Solution Architect will act as a critical link between the field and Product Management, providing real-world insights and customer feedback to influence the Product Roadmap and ensure Zscaler’s innovations continue to solve the most complex Cloud Security challenges.
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