Senior DevOps Software Development Engineer

Zscaler Softech; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Vacation and sick time

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Job summary

Zscaler seeks a Staff Software Development Engineer - DevOps to join our team in a hybrid role based in Bangalore, India, three days a week, reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager in the Identity team. You will provision services on AWS/GCP using Kubernetes, Helm, and Terraform, while ensuring security compliance and cost optimization.

You’ll design CI/CD pipelines, guide engineers in DevOps practices, and contribute to a dynamic, ownership-driven culture focused on high performance and

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and AI-driven solutions.
• Experience hosting 24x7 services in AWS/GCP with automation/orchestration using Terraform, CloudFormation, or Ansible.
• Kubernetes resources managed with Helm charts; proficient in GitLab or similar CI/CD tools.
• Working knowledge of Postgres and cloud-based architecture components like messaging, caching, and load balancing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering and U.S. Citizenship (required).

Responsibilities

• Provision Zscaler services on public cloud (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, Helm and Terraform.
• Ensure security compliance of service deployment.
• Work with the team to control costs and optimize cloud utilization.
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines.
• Evangelize and instruct Software Engineers in DevOps philosophy.

Skills

AI/ML basics

Public cloud AWS/GCP

Kubernetes & Helm

CI/CD pipelines

GitLab or CI/CD tooling

SQL/Postgres

Cloud cost optimization

Ownership & initiative

Education

Bachelors in Computer Science & Engineering

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Ansible

Helm

Kubernetes

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 - DevOps to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in Bangalore, India 3 days a week, reporting to the Senior Engineering Manager in the Identity team department.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Provision Zscaler services on public cloud (AWS, GCP) using Kubernetes, helm and terraform
• Ensure security compliance of service deployment
• Work with the team to control costs and optimize cloud utilization
• Design and implement CI/CD pipelines
• Evangelize and instruct Software Engineers in 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 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)

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
• Experience hosting 24x7 services in public cloud providers AWS/GCP(AWS is must) with automation and orchestration using tools such as Terraform, Cloudformation, or Ansible
• Experience managing and deploying Kubernetes resources using Helm charts.
• Proficiency with gitlab (or similar tooling), or similar CI/CD tools
• Working knowledge of Databases & SQL (Postgres preferred) and experience with cloud-based architecture building blocks like message queuing, in-memory caches, and load balancing
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering, and U.S. Citizenship (required due to the secure nature of the work)

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Experience implementing AIOps, AI-driven predictive scaling, or automated anomaly detection to optimize cloud infrastructure performance and reliability
• Familiarity with logging and monitoring technologies such as Prometheus, Grafana, Alert manager
• Advanced experience running highly available cloud services, with a proven track record of optimizing Zscaler service deployments and cloud cost utilization

Benefits

• Various health plans
• Time off plans for vacation and sick time
• Parental leave options
• Retirement options
• Education reimbursement
• In-office perks, and more!

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Experience Level Senior Level

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