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Staff Software Development Engineer - DevOps

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Zscaler

Zscaler

Bangalore, IND
Hybrid
Posted March 16, 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 Software Development Engineer to join our Engineering department. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Director, Software Engineering.

As a DevOps Engineer you will be responsible for managing development and infrastructure demands. Additional responsibilities for this role include deploying systems and supporting peer developers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

  • Provisioning Zscaler services on public cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP) using Kubernetes, helm and terraform
  • Ensuring security compliance of service deployment
  • Working with the team to control costs and optimize cloud utilization
  • Designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines
  • Advocating and guiding Software Engineers in adopting DevOps philosophy

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 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 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 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 operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

  • 5+ years of experience with an Engineering or Computer Science degree, specializing in hosting 24x7 services on public cloud platforms like AWS (preferred), GCP, or Azure
  • Automation and orchestration experience using relevant technologies (e.g. Terraform, Cloudformation, Ansible, etc.)
  • Skilled in managing Kubernetes clusters and proficient with CI/CD tools like Bamboo and Jenkins
  • Proficient in Databases and SQL (preferably Postgres) with experience in cloud architecture components like message queuing, in-memory caches, and load balancing
  • Familiarity with logging and monitoring technologies such as prometheus, Grafana end ELK Stack

What Will Make You Stand Out (Pref

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