Zscaler SME & Zero Trust Architect (Remote)

NTT; Canberra; Remote; AUD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist (Zscaler SME) to lead a government agency Zero Trust uplift. This predominantly remote role includes occasional Canberra planning workshops and knowledge transfer activities.

You will act as the subject matter expert for Zscaler, delivering security architecture, automation, and runbook development across a mature Zscaler environment to uplift internal capabilities.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience implementing and supporting Zscaler solutions.
• Experience building and operating Zero Trust architectures.
• Proven ability to produce technical documentation and runbooks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Experience with IaC (Terraform or similar) and Policy as Code.
• Security monitoring and observability expertise.

Responsibilities

• Review platform resilience, DR, and security controls.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code capabilities.
• Introduce automation to improve operational efficiency.
• Produce technical documentation, runbooks, and support procedures.
• Mentor and coach internal technical teams through knowledge transfer programs.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify risks, recommend improvements, and support strategic security outcomes.
• Assist with troubleshooting, incident response, and operational improvement initiatives.

Skills

Zscaler expertise

ZIA

ZPA

Terraform

Policy as Code

Automation scripting

Stakeholder comms

Runbooks/doc.

Tools

Azure

AWS

SIEM

Job description

NTT is seeking a Senior Cloud Security Specialist (Zscaler SME) to lead a government agency Zero Trust uplift. This predominantly remote role includes occasional Canberra planning workshops and knowledge transfer activities.

You will act as the subject matter expert for Zscaler, delivering security architecture, automation, and runbook development across a mature Zscaler environment to uplift internal capabilities.