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.
Role
Technical Marketing Engineer – Zscaler Private Access (ZPA).We are seeking a highly qualified Senior Technical Marketing Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid position based in Bengaluru, reporting directly to the Director of Product Management within the Product Management organization.
As a Technical Marketing Engineer operating within the Product Management function, you will serve as the essential technical liaison between engineering innovation and market execution. Your responsibilities will include translating complex product capabilities into compelling technical content—including comprehensive whitepapers, detailed architectural guides, and high-impact demonstrations—while ensuring our field teams possess the necessary technical proof points to secure competitive victories.
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the ZPA product specialist across connectors, segmentation, user-to-app policy architecture, and Zero Trust Exchange integration.
- Handle field Product Engagement Requests and represent ZPA in deep-dives, architecture reviews, and proof-of-value engagements.
- Enable the field via training, deal-specific technical consultation, and scalable sessions to build Sales Engineer competency.
- Support critical deal closures with technical proof points, competitive positioning, and hands-on help during evaluation cycles.
- Improve deployment and adoption by finding gaps, driving fixes, and translating field feedback into action with cross-functional teams.
- Own ZPA collateral and demos: maintain the library, build high-impact demos, create Day 2 operations content, and deliver competitive analysis.
Who You Are (Success Profile)
- Deeply committed to the mission, acts with integrity, and drives outcomes with a bias for action.
- Seeks challenges, enjoys finding solutions, and tackles complex issues for maximum impact.
- Prioritizes team success and builds trust through constructive challenge, directness, and clarity.
- Brings a growth mindset, invests in self-development, and actively seeks feedback to improve.
- Balances speed and quality in a high-growth environment with a strong focus on execution.
What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
- 5–7 years in technical roles such as Systems Engineering, Technical Marketing, Solutions Architecture, Technical Account Management, or Product Management.
- Deep understanding of ZTNA architectures, including application connectors, identity-aware proxying, micro-segmentation, and least-privilege access.
- Hands-on experience with SASE/SSE platforms, VPNs, SD-WAN, and network security products, and the ability to explain how ZPA replaces legacy approaches.
- Proven success creating technical collateral (whitepapers, deployment guides, competitive analyses, technical blog posts) used by field teams, and translating complex architectures into clear content.
- Experience delivering live product demos and technical training for internal sales teams, channel partners, and customers.
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Hands-on experience with Zscaler Private Access or comparable ZTNA platforms.
- Experience with AWS/Azure/GCP, VPC/VNet, Okta/Azure AD (Entra ID), endpoint management, and Docker/Kubernetes with modern app architectures.
- Knowledge Python/Bash/JavaScript skills for prototypes/PoCs/tooling, plus GenAI + prompt engineering for content, research, and testing.
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.
Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered 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 characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Pay Transparency
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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.
