Zscaler is hiring a Principal Architect as an Individual Contributor on our Global Specialty Sales team. Reporting to the SVP, Global Specialty Sales, you will serve as a strategic technical evangelist and architect responsible for driving revenue and enabling transformational network and security shifts toward a cloud-delivered Zero Trust Architecture built on the Zscaler platform.
What You'll Do
- Operate across executive and technical layers of the organization—engaging CIOs and senior leaders on business outcomes, risk reduction, and transformation strategy.
- Work directly with architects and practitioners to design and craft detailed technical architectures while evangelizing the Zscaler approach to Zero Trust Cloud and Zero Trust Branch.
- Challenge legacy design assumptions and guide organizations toward cloud-native security models by translating complex technical capabilities into clear business value.
- Represent Zero Trust Branch and Cloud offerings at industry tradeshows and collaborate with PMM to author and produce thought-leading webinars, content, and blogs.
- Differentiate third-party and native networking solutions by articulating the strategic advantages of a Zscaler solution to accelerate large-scale adoption.
What We're Looking For
- 10+ years of experience in enterprise networking, cloud networking, and architecture with deep expertise in modern network transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated experience designing or implementing cloud-delivered security and connectivity architecture.
- Hands-on architectural knowledge of enterprise networking technologies such as SD-WAN, NGFW, routing, segmentation, and hybrid cloud connectivity.
- Proven ability to influence architectural direction and drive large-scale transformation within enterprise organizations.
- Experience in customer-facing roles (sales engineering, consulting, or technical strategy) with a track record of supporting complex, high-value deals.
Nice to Have
- Excellent storytelling skills with a proven ability to present strategic outcomes to CIO/CISO-level stakeholders.
- Advanced experience in whiteboarding complex architectures with engineers and practitioners to drive technical consensus.
Team & Environment
This is an Individual Contributor role on the Global Specialty Sales team, reporting to the SVP, Global Specialty Sales. Our culture emphasizes impact over title, builds trust on results, values transparency and constructive debate, and focuses on execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability. We embrace an AI Forward, People First philosophy.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $210,000—$262,500 USD
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more
Work Mode
This is a remote position open to candidates located in the US.
Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. 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.
