Principal DevSecOps Engineer (Design/Architecture)

About Zscaler

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 an experienced Principal DevSecOps Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Director, Software Engineering. You will join the team that built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up. You will bring your vision and passion to help enable organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy, driving the long-term vision for security integration across our global footprint.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Define and evangelize the long-term vision and roadmap for DevSecOps, integrating security seamlessly into CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code (IaC), and cloud operations

• Drive continuous process improvement across the SDLC and DevSecOps landscape to optimize delivery time, code quality, and security

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, tracking initiative effectiveness via key metrics and KPIs for leadership reporting

• Lead the implementation of continuous vulnerability assessment and penetration testing programs with organization-wide impact

• Implement security objectives across DevSecOps utilizing NIST, OWASP, and DSOMM to define requirements and drive maturity

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. You're comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance, but as the raw material to build something meaningful.

• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

• You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.

• You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.

• You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives within the DevSecOps landscape, focusing on program management, change management, and roadmap alignment

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field with 10+ years of experience managing AWS, GCP, or Private Cloud environments

• Strong experience with secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault, AWS Secrets Manager, Azure Key Vault, or Kubernetes Secrets

• Robust application development and automation experience with an OOPS language such as C, C++, Java, Python, or Go

• Skilled in managing full DevOps stacks including Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation, Git, and various CI/CD tools

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience utilizing AI and ML tools within day-to-day DevSecOps activities

• Proficiency with YAML pipeline development and familiarity with build tools like Maven, Gradle, npm, and makefiles

• Practical experience with Networking, Load Balancers, Firewalls, and Web Security

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