Detection Engineer – Night Shift (Wed–Sat, 5pm–3am MST)
About The Position
Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our 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 say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. 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 be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.
Requirements
- Ability to work the required shift from Wednesday to Saturday, 5pm MST – 3am MST
- Strong experience in Endpoint (EDR) and one or more functional areas including Cloud/SaaS, Identity, Email, or Network detection domains
- Expertise using query languages and understanding syntax across EDR or other security platforms such as SQL or Lucene
- Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
Nice To Haves
- Practical experience applying AI-driven tools or automated workflows to accelerate threat detection and security engineering
- Previous professional experience in a Red Team or offensive security capacity
- Active involvement in the Infosec community through writing blogs, participating in webinars, or presenting at conferences
Responsibilities
- Analyze EDR telemetry, alerts, and log sources across several detection domains including Endpoint, Identity, Network, and Cloud/SaaS
- Publish threats for customers using concisely written communication to effectively convey key indicators and remediation context
- Improve the Detection Engineering workflow through orchestration and automation to manage high volumes of telemetry
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
