Practice Architect - Data Security

Zscaler•Kilgore, TX

6d•$143,500 - $205,000•Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a Practice Architect - Data Security to join our team. This is a Remote role reporting to the Sr. Manager, Global Practice Architects in the CS Technology Practices team. The Practice Architect for Data Security serves as a post-sales technical authority for the Data Security portfolio, actively leading customer delivery on complex and first-of-kind deployments while simultaneously driving technical practice development. In this role, you will own the end-to-end enablement content, reference architectures, and field methodologies that empower the broader Professional Services organization.

Requirements

Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
7+ years in enterprise security, with 4+ years hands-on in data protection including DLP, CASB, DSPM, or data governance
Proven track record of delivering complex post-sales engagements at enterprise scale for a technology vendor or systems integrator
Demonstrated experience producing technical methodology with clear evidence of field adoption
High technical credibility across security architects and CISOs with the ability to set technical direction across matrixed teams
Deep technical breadth across TLS/SSL inspection, proxy architectures, identity integration, SaaS API integration, endpoint agents, and SIEM/SOAR

Nice To Haves

Strong technical familiarity across the Zscaler portfolio
Deep regulatory grounding across GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and data residency standards
Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CIPP, or CIPT

Responsibilities

Actively lead design and implementation for complex, first-of-kind, and strategic customer engagements across discovery, classification taxonomy, and policy architecture
Own the practice content portfolio end-to-end, maintaining the practice library and creating reference architectures, playbooks, design templates, and runbooks
Partner with Customer Success Enablement to train delivery teams and mentor consultants into genuine data security experts
Maintain a working lab to validate capabilities before field deployment and convert escalation learnings into reusable assets
Serve as the named NPI owner for data protection releases, engaging Product teams ahead of GA and running post-GA retrospectives