Software Engineer (Infrastructure)

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. Our cloud native Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of 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 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 make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Zscaler’s Red Canary engineering team builds and operates the platform to deliver unmatched threat detection and response. We process billions of events per day from hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide. Every engineer is on the front lines of cyber security with unique opportunities to learn new technology and tackle the hardest problem in cyber security.

Responsibilities

We continuously push product improvements to production so on day one you will be making security better for a large number of organizations. Our customers depend on us 24/7 and the software you build makes a meaningful difference to improve their security. We're looking for an experienced Software Infrastructure Engineer to join our Product Infrastructure Engineering team. Reporting to the Manager of Software Engineering, you'll be responsible for:

• Working closely with our product engineering teams to set infrastructure standards to support our SaaS products
• Understanding and contributing to our cloud platforms, infrastructure automation, backend systems, and building and maintaining multi-cloud container environments using Kubernetes
• Encouraging a strong DevOps culture that prioritizes collaboration, automation and continuous improvement
• Maintaining and creating internal tooling for engineers to enable a consistent experience across product teams and make onboarding as efficient as possible
• Participating in an on call rotation within the Engineering department

What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)

• Proficiency with Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform) and IT automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Salt)
• Experience managing cloud infrastructure (AWS preferred, GCP, or Azure) and cloud networking (e.g., VPC design, DNS, VPNs)
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, container orchestration (e.g., Helm, Docker), and CI/CD tools (e.g., ArgoCD, GitHub Actions, CircleCI)

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Multi-cloud or hybrid cloud environments
• Monitoring and alerting tools (ex. Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch)
• Ruby on Rails and PostgreSQL experience

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

$101,500 - $145,000 USD

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.

Benefits

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 Future of Work strategy, 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. See more information by clicking on the Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal _link.

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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.