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About Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so that customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is the company's cloud-native platform that protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
With more than 10 years of experience developing, operating, and scaling the cloud, Zscaler serves thousands of enterprise customers around the world, including 450 of the Forbes Global 2000 organizations. In addition to protecting customers from damaging threats, such as ransomware and data exfiltration, it helps them slash costs, reduce complexity, and improve the user experience by eliminating stacks of latency-creating gateway appliances.
Zscaler was founded in 2007 with a mission to make the cloud a safe place to do business and a more enjoyable experience for enterprise users. Zscaler's purpose-built security platform puts a company's defenses and controls where the connections occur-the internet-so that every connection is fast and secure, no matter how or where users connect or where their applications and workloads reside.
What we are building
We are building Risk360, a comprehensive and actionable risk framework that delivers robust cyber risk quantification. The product provides a 360-degree view of the threat landscape for customers. Risk360 was voted one of the hottest 10 CyberSecurity Tools and Products of 2023. Join us in working on one of Zscaler's fastest-growing products.
Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Architect to lead the design and implementation of our Risk360 product. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of cloud-based data platforms, a proven track record of building and scaling high-performance, reliable systems, and a recognized reputation as an industry expert. You will be responsible for providing strategic direction and technical leadership for our Risk360 product, overseeing the development and deployment of innovative solutions, and ensuring the platform meets the evolving needs of our growing business.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and vision for the design and development of our Risk360, influencing architecture decisions and driving innovation.
- Determine the most suitable data storage solutions for storing various data types, such as structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, for Risk360 Platform. Optimize data storage and retrieval using query engines like Trino (formerly known as Presto)
- Evaluate and recommend technologies and tools to support the data platform.
- Ensure seamless integration between the data platform and Risk360 to enable the framework to leverage the data platform's capabilities effectively.
- Mentor and coach engineering teams, fostering a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning.
- Collaborate with product management to align technical strategies with business goals and contribute to the product roadmap.
- Collaborate with data engineers, software developers, and cybersecurity experts to define data requirements and ensure data quality and integrity.
- Drive initiatives to improve system reliability, availability, and performance, applying best practices in fault tolerance, monitoring, and automation.
- Actively participate in architecture reviews, providing insights and recommendations and ensuring adherence to established design principles.
- Evaluate and implement engineering processes and methodologies that enhance development efficiency, code quality, and delivery speed.
- Serve as a technical evangelist, representing the organization at conferences, contributing to open-source projects, and promoting thought leadership in the industry.
Qualifications
- Proven track record as a technical leader in designing and implementing cloud-based data platforms, with a deep understanding of distributed systems and data architecture.
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on cloud-based data platforms, preferably in a cybersecurity or risk management context.
- 3+ years of experience as an Architect with a proven track record of designing and implementing complex data platforms.
- 5+ years of experience in building high-performance data processing infrastructure, taking into account concurrency, latency, and efficiency by profiling, reviewing logs, etc
- Extensive experience with one of the cloud services (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) or Data framework providers (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks) and proficiency in designing scalable, fault-tolerant, and secure solutions.
- Strong software engineering and system design background, proficient in multiple programming languages.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated success in mentoring and developing engineering talent.
- An advanced degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field, industry certifications, and a strong publication record are pluses.
- Manage cloud providers and other commercial software stack vendors, leveraged in the tech stack for solution design, support, and functionality explicitly needed for Zscaler.
Education
- Ph.D. or MS in Computer Science
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