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Salary: USD 171,500 - 245,000 / annual
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) is seeking a Principal Technical Marketing Engineer to serve as the definitive technical authority and storyteller for the Zero Trust Cloud Workloads portfolio. This hybrid role, based in San Jose, CA with US remote flexibility, reports to the Zero Trust Cloud product management team.
You will own technical messaging and reference architectures for macro use cases with Zscaler Zero Trust Gateway across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private clouds. You will drive adoption of microsegmentation policy automation for virtual machines and Kubernetes environments, and deliver global technical evangelism as the primary technical storyteller. Your responsibilities include producing whitepapers, blueprints, and competitive guides to support high-priority customer and field engagements.
Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. The company operates 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, running the world's largest in-line cloud security platform. The company is building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence.
Success in this role requires thriving in ambiguity, acting as an owner with bias for action, maintaining deep customer obsession, approaching challenges with constructive energy, and thinking at scale to connect day-to-day work to larger company mission.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance workflows and augment problem-solving
- 8+ years of experience in Technical Marketing, Product Management, or Systems Engineering, with focus on cloud-native security
- Deep technical expertise in multi-cloud networking and security across AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI, and private cloud/on-premises data center architectures
- Technical knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s) container networking, microsegmentation, and building/enforcing policy models
- Strong understanding of enterprise network security concepts, specifically Layer 4-7 firewalls, proxy architectures, and ZIA/SSE
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
- Proven track record as a "single-threaded" or sole TME lead, demonstrating self-direction and ability to build technical marketing program from scratch
- Outstanding public speaking and technical content creation skills, with portfolio of high-quality whitepapers, architectural blueprints, or videos
- Active industry certifications in public cloud platforms (e.g., AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Solutions Architect) or Kubernetes (e.g., CKA)
