Senior Director, Platform Engineering

About Zscaler

Serving thousands of enterprise customers around the world including 40% of Fortune 500 companies, Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. As the operator of the world’s largest security cloud, Zscaler accelerates digital transformation so enterprises can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The pioneering, AI-powered Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange™ platform protects thousands of enterprise customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. 

Named a Best Workplace in Technology by Fortune and others, Zscaler fosters an inclusive and supportive culture that is home to some of the brightest minds in the industry. If you thrive in an environment that is fast-paced and collaborative, and you are passionate about building and innovating for the greater good, come make your next move with Zscaler. 

Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today's cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, security experts, and more who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Director, Platform Engineering to join our Zscaler Platform Services team. You will lead the design, build and architecture of Zscaler platform services. Reporting to the VP of Network and Infrastructure, you will:

• Manage and grow teams of Platform Engineers and Build and Logistics Engineers responsible for core infrastructure services and global cloud infrastructure deployment.
• Design and implement software platforms for automating common tasks and supporting Infrastructure-As-Code and lead engineering teams in creating and maintaining automation platforms and infrastructure.
• Collaborate with leadership to define requirements and develop technical standards for platform services and systems and establish well-defined processes and SLAs for key cross-functional services.
• Oversee the design and implementation of software QA processes and tooling for Platform Engineering teams.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications) 

• 2+ years Software Engineering experience
• 2+ years of experience with MySQL and/or Postgres database administration and expert understanding of compute hardware and capabilities and how to tailor hardware platforms to software workloads for optimized performance and scalability
• 5+ years of experience design and building platforms for the management and operation of large-scale cloud infrastructure (including physical data centers)
• Experience with Temporal/Airflow or similar distributed, durable, queueing systems
• MS degree Engineering/Computer Science or equivalent experience

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• 2+ years of experience designing and implementing a Service Oriented Architecture
• Excellent knowledge of Linux or BSD system administration.
• Proven track record of building teams at high-growth SaaS and Cloud companies

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The base salary range listed for this full-time position excludes commission/ bonus/ equity (if applicable) + benefits.

Base Pay Range$217,000—$310,000 USD

At Zscaler, we believe that diversity drives innovation, productivity, and success. We are looking for individuals from all backgrounds and identities to join our team and contribute to our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. We are guided by these principles as we create a representative and impactful team, and a culture where everyone belongs. For more information on our commitments to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, visit the Corporate Responsibility page of our website.

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