Principal Sales Engineer - Healthcare

Zscaler

13h•Remote

About The Position

Zscaler is seeking a passionate Healthcare Industry Principal Sales Engineer (PSE) to serve as a top-level technical authority and senior individual contributor. Lead the charge in healthcare innovation. As a strategic veteran, you will drive complex technical sales scenarios where Zero Trust architecture becomes the bedrock of clinical resilience. Your expertise will demonstrate how Zscaler doesn’t just secure data—it empowers providers to deliver innovation resulting in better care, faster and more securely. This role acts as a critical intersection and bridge between our customers, partners, sales teams, sales engineers, and product management - providing the deep technical expertise and strategic influence required to secure a cloud-enabled digital future.

Requirements

7+ years of enterprise cybersecurity selling experience in sales engineering, solutions engineering, or solutions architecture; 3+ years experience working within the partner ecosystem and channel
Deep understanding of security, networking (routers/switches), authentication, wireless, SD-WAN, and Internet fundamentals.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-departmental initiatives and manage executive-level relationships.
Proven ability to navigate between high-level strategy and hands-on technical execution

Nice To Haves

Experience in data modeling and relational databases
Deep technical expertise with healthcare EHR, PACS, and Workflow/Authentication technologies
Industry standard certifications such as CISSP, CCIE, CISM, ISACA, or CRISC
5+ years in a vendor-side Principal or Architect-level role.

Responsibilities

Lead high-impact sales engagements and complex Proof of Values (POV) from inception to completion.
Serve as the definitive technical objection resolution authority and challenge both the internal Sales Engineering teams and the customer’s teams on perceived “status quo” with creative, transformative architectures and innovative approaches to solving business challenges.
Lead high-stakes technical and business transformation discussions with C-level customer executives using well-articulated and methodical discussion framing.
Develop reference architectures, white papers, and blogs, and represent Zscaler as a featured speaker at industry and healthcare industry events.
Act as a technical leader and mentor for Sales Engineers within Zscaler’s Healthcare Vertical.
Coordinate with Product Management to curate specialized training, technical workshops, identify enablement improvements based on field observations and new Healthcare market technology trends.
Spearhead internal initiatives to boost depth of technical enablement and operational productivity.
Lead internal Technical Advisory Teams to influence the product roadmap based on industry demands and customer requirements.
Conduct technical screenings for new hires, participate in new Sales Engineer curriculum development, and serve as a strategic technical advisor to Sales Engineering leadership.