Senior Professional Services Consultant

Zscaler

4d•$143,500 - $205,000•Remote

About The Position

Zscaler is seeking a Senior Professional Services Consultant specializing in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM). This remote role, for candidates in PST or MST time zones, sits at the intersection of enterprise consulting and forward-deployed engineering. The consultant serves as the primary technical authority and end-to-end delivery owner for enterprise DSPM customers, architecting, deploying, and optimizing DSPM solutions alongside the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform to address cloud data risks, AI governance, and modern data architecture needs. The position leads customer delivery across multi-cloud, hybrid, and regulated environments; integrates DSPM with Zscaler products and enterprise systems; and works with customer teams, Sales, Core Engineering, and Product Management to resolve technical challenges and improve outcomes. The role reports to the Manager, Professional Services (West).

Requirements

Proven experience in customer-facing technical delivery roles such as Professional Services, Forward Deployed Engineering, or Security/Cloud Architecture Consulting for enterprise accounts.
Hands-on experience deploying data security or cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, or GCP and modern data platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, SQL/NoSQL, SharePoint, or SMB.
In-depth understanding of DSPM, data classification frameworks, and AI/ML workload security principles.
Strong hands-on command of enterprise identity frameworks, including SAML/SSO, OAuth2, SCIM, RBAC, conditional access, and cloud IAM permission architectures.
Strong technical grounding in enterprise networking, private endpoints, network isolation, proxies, and Zero Trust architecture.
Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within the candidate's functional domain.

Nice To Haves

Hands-on scripting and debugging capability in Python, SQL, REST APIs, or backend data services to automate pipelines and solve integration challenges.
Direct experience deploying and operating Zscaler solutions (ZIA, ZPA, ZDX) or equivalent enterprise SASE/SSE platforms.
Experience using generative AI tools to streamline research, data analysis, and workflows.
Experience architecting solutions within regulated frameworks such as FedRAMP, PCI-DSS, HIPAA, or GDPR.
Industry certifications such as ZDTA/ZDTE, CISSP, CCSP, or cloud security specialties.

Responsibilities

Own technical delivery throughout the customer lifecycle, leading multi-cloud, hybrid, and regulated DSPM architecture and Zero Trust ecosystem deployments.
Configure and optimize cloud and on-premises data connectors across AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, and enterprise repositories.
Customize data classification pipelines, Data Firewall policy engines, and sensitive data discovery workflows to reduce risk.
Implement enterprise identity, access, and governance controls, including SSO/SAML, SCIM, RBAC, minimal-permission service accounts, and cloud IAM integrations.
Diagnose complex customer deployment challenges and work directly with Core Engineering and Product Management to influence platform capabilities and pre-sales evaluations.
Architect and integrate DSPM capabilities with ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, and the broader Zero Trust Exchange in complex enterprise environments, including AI-driven workloads and GenAI pipelines.
Move between executive-level architectural strategy and hands-on production troubleshooting to deliver customer outcomes.
Collaborate with customer teams, Sales, and Core Engineering.