Staff Site Reliability Engineer

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Zscaler

Compensation

$119,000 - $170,000/year

San Jose, California, USA

Hybrid

Posted April 2, 2026

Job Description

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. 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 value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are looking for a Staff Site Reliability Engineer (Automation) to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose, CA (3 days in office), reporting to the Director, Site Reliability Engineer. You will be a key driver in provisioning and deploying new infrastructure, focusing heavily on infrastructure automation. Your expertise will help manage how customer traffic is routed within the cloud and ensure seamless troubleshooting across hardware and automated systems.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Manage and maintain large-scale distributed systems using an infrastructure-as-code approach
Develop and enhance tools to automate the deployment and management of large-scale services, focusing on reliable system architecture and maintaining high code quality
Diagnose and resolve issues by editing code, adjusting infrastructure configurations, conducting performance and network analysis, and creating reusable tools
Develop automation solutions and manage services efficiently using version-controlled infrastructure-as-code
Support mission critical services and participate in on-call rotations as needed.

Who You Are (Success Profile)

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. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and never stop developing yourself, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.
You are driven by innovation. You have a deep curiosity for how things work and are energized by solving complex technical challenges. You believe in the power of technology to accelerate transformation and are always looking for a better, more secure, and scalable way.
You are resilient and adaptable. You view change as an opportunity and setbacks as temporary. You maintain composure and focus in high-pressure situations, guiding yourself and your team through complexity with a steady, positive hand.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

5+ years of relevant experience in site reliability or systems engineering
Proficiency with Python or Ansible for automation tasks as well as proficiency with interacting with external APIs.
Demonstrated experience building and maintaining automation solutions
Strong background in systems administration, specifically with Linux or other major operating systems

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