Cyber - Data Protection Zscaler Architect - Senior - Consulting

EY•Hartford, DC

7d•$104,800 - $218,500•Remote

About The Position

In a rapidly changing technology, data, privacy, and cybersecurity landscape, clients across industries look to us for trusted guidance on designing secure, resilient, and well-governed zero trust environments. As a Senior within the Data Protection and Privacy team, you will serve as a developing Zscaler Architect with experience across secure access service edge, zero trust network access, secure internet access, digital experience, and data protection. Zscaler experience is required, and the role is intended for a senior consulting professional who can lead defined solution areas while supporting broader architecture across identity, endpoint, network, cloud, security operations, data governance, and relevant third-party technologies. The Senior is expected to lead defined workstreams, facilitate client discussions, develop solution designs, guide implementation activities, and produce high-quality architecture and delivery artifacts while working under the direction of a Manager or senior architect for complex or enterprise-wide decisions. You will help clients translate business, security, privacy, legal, regulatory, and technology requirements into practical zero trust designs, roadmaps, governance approaches, and implementation plans.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Cybersecurity, Information Systems, Network Engineering, Data Science, Privacy, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Approximately 3-6 years of relevant experience in cybersecurity, network security, zero trust, data protection, identity, endpoint, cloud security, privacy, compliance, or related technology consulting.
Required hands-on implementation, engineering, or architecture experience with Zscaler, including experience with Zscaler Internet Access or Zscaler Private Access.
Working knowledge of additional Zscaler capabilities such as Zscaler Digital Experience, Zscaler Client Connector, data protection, browser security, cloud and workload security, or branch and campus use cases.
Experience supporting requirements, design, integration, configuration, testing, migration, deployment, or operational transition activities for enterprise Zscaler solutions.
Knowledge of secure web gateway, zero trust network access, cloud access security broker, cloud firewall, SSL inspection, threat protection, application segmentation, or data loss prevention use cases.
Ability to communicate effectively through client conversations, workshops, interviews, written deliverables, presentations, and technical documentation.
Experience supporting projects in large or complex enterprise environments involving multiple security, network, cloud, identity, endpoint, privacy, and business stakeholders.
Understanding of zero trust, security, or privacy frameworks and regulations such as NIST, ISO 27001, CIS Controls, GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, or other applicable requirements.
Ability to travel as required by client and engagement needs.

Nice To Haves

Current or planned Zscaler certifications aligned to administration, engineering, architecture, or implementation responsibilities, together with relevant industry certifications in security, networking, cloud, or zero trust.
Experience with Zscaler Digital Experience, Client Connector, cloud and workload security, branch and campus use cases, browser security, privileged remote access, and data protection capabilities.
Experience integrating Zscaler with identity providers, endpoint management, SIEM and SOAR, IT service management, cloud platforms, security operations, network services, or third-party data security technologies.
Experience supporting enterprise zero trust, secure access service edge, data protection, cloud security, identity, endpoint, branch, or network transformation initiatives.
Experience producing architecture deliverables such as current- and target-state diagrams, traffic-flow diagrams, reference designs, control mappings, design decision records, migration plans, and transition architectures.
Strong PowerPoint and architecture diagramming skills, including the ability to communicate complex concepts to executive, business, and technical audiences.
Proficiency with consulting engagement methods, work planning, estimation, status reporting, risk management, and quality review.
Experience mentoring junior resources or coordinating work across technical and functional teams.

Responsibilities

Lead defined Zscaler security and data protection workstreams, including discovery, requirements gathering, design, configuration guidance, testing, deployment planning, and operational transition.
Design and support solutions across the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, with particular emphasis on Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Private Access, Zscaler Digital Experience, Zscaler Client Connector, and related data protection capabilities.
Develop secure internet and SaaS access designs covering secure web gateway, cloud access security broker, cloud firewall, sandboxing, SSL inspection, browser isolation, threat protection, and policy enforcement patterns.
Develop zero trust private application access designs covering application segmentation, access policies, App Connector placement, third-party access, privileged remote access, and migration from legacy VPN approaches.
Incorporate data protection requirements into Zscaler designs, including cloud DLP, SaaS security, inline inspection, policy configuration, incident workflows, and integration with enterprise data protection controls.
Support zero trust, secure access, data protection, cloud, branch, workload, identity, endpoint, and digital experience assessments, roadmaps, and architecture activities.
Facilitate client workshops and stakeholder interviews across security, privacy, legal, compliance, network, infrastructure, cloud, identity, endpoint, application, data governance, and security operations teams.
Translate requirements into architecture diagrams, traffic-flow designs, policy models, integration requirements, user stories, migration plans, test scenarios, operational procedures, and measurable outcomes.
Create clear reference patterns, configuration standards, design decisions, executive presentations, and technical implementation guidance.
Support integrations with identity providers, endpoint and device management platforms, SIEM and SOAR technologies, IT service management tools, network infrastructure, cloud platforms, data security tools, and other third-party controls.
Track workstream scope, activities, risks, issues, dependencies, decisions, and status, escalating material concerns to engagement leadership when appropriate.
Provide technical direction to junior resources, review work products for quality, and contribute to an inclusive and collaborative delivery environment.
Support proposals, statements of work, estimates, demonstrations, and client presentations for Zscaler and zero trust opportunities.
Develop reusable design artifacts and delivery accelerators while maintaining awareness of Zscaler platform developments and emerging zero trust, cloud, data, and AI security risks.