Staff Development, Security, and Operations Engineer

Zscaler•San Jose, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The world’s largest businesses, critical infrastructure organizations, and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users, branches, applications, data & devices, and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally, the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity. Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. 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 champion an “AI Forward, People First” philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate, empowering our people to embrace their potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity. We are looking for a Staff Development, Security, and Operations Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA (in office 3 days a week), reporting to the Manager, Software Development Engineering. As a Staff Development, Security, and Operations Engineer, you will own and evolve the infrastructure backbone of our CI/CD and Kubernetes-native environments across cloud and hybrid landscapes. Your work in automating secure delivery patterns and strengthening software supply chain integrity directly accelerates innovation while maintaining the highest standards of reliability and security.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship is required due to the nature of assigned customers; 4+ years of experience in DevSecOps, Platform Engineering, SRE with expertise in CI/CD architecture and secure software delivery patterns
Hands-on experience managing self-hosted GitLab or similar SCM platforms, including high-availability deployments, maintenance, and troubleshooting
Technical proficiency in Kubernetes-native operations (e.g., Helm, GitOps, ArgoCD) and Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi, etc.)
Practical experience with cloud networking (DNS, TLS, Load Balancing) and implementing IAM/RBAC across AWS or GCP environments
Strong Linux fundamentals and automation proficiency using Bash, Python, or Go

Nice To Haves

Expertise in GitLab Geo configurations and managing high-availability, large-scale GitLab Runner fleets
Proven track record of designing secure CI/CD frameworks involving policy-as-code and SBOM integration
Advanced industry certifications such as AWS Solutions Architect Professional, CKA, or CKS

Responsibilities

Own and optimize the self-hosted GitLab infrastructure and CI/CD ecosystem, ensuring high availability and scalability across cloud and hybrid environments
Implement and manage Kubernetes-native operations and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) to automate the provisioning and lifecycle of global platform components
Design and implement secure, reusable pipelines with robust secrets management to fortify the SDLC from code to production
Partner with engineering, security, and infrastructure teams to lead complex initiatives that align technical execution with organizational security and reliability goals