Private Access Engineer II

Centene Corp.; United States; Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Health insurance

401K / stock purchase plans

Tuition reimbursement

PTO & holidays

Flexible work options

Job summary

Centene Corp. seeks a Private Access Engineer to support Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) operations, onboarding, and ongoing improvements.

You will troubleshoot complex access issues, collaborate with application owners and infrastructure teams, and help refine processes and documentation to enhance reliability and customer experience. The role emphasizes ownership from issue report through resolution, ongoing security compliance, and contributing to architectural discussions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field and 2–4 years of related experience.
• Equivalent experience reflecting the level of this position.
• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshoot private access issues and optimize service reliability.
• Support onboarding of applications to the ZPA-based private access platform.
• Maintain technical documentation, procedures, and standards.
• Collaborate with identity, networking, cloud, security, and support teams.
• Participate in incident response, root cause analysis, and problem management.
• Provide guidance and knowledge sharing to peers and stakeholders.

Skills

ZTNA technologies

Identity & authentication

DNS / TCP-IP routing

Network troubleshooting

Scripting (PowerShell/Python)

Cloud & on-prem architectures

Log analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative or business field

Tools

PowerShell

Python

SAML

OIDC

Okta

Ping Identity

Job description

Position Purpose

This role supports the operation, growth, and continued improvement of the organization's private access services. The engineer will troubleshoot access and connectivity issues, support application onboarding and operational work, maintain technical documentation, collaborate with internal teams and vendors, and contribute ideas that improve service reliability, supportability, and customer experience.

Key Details

Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J -1, OPT, or CPT. Provides engineering and operational support for Zscaler Private Access (ZPA), including application onboarding, lifecycle management, troubleshooting, and service improvements. Proactively identifies opportunities to improve processes, documentation, operational efficiency, and service reliability rather than waiting for improvement efforts to be assigned. Works with application owners, infrastructure teams, and vendors to design and implement secure private access solutions for enterprise applications. Troubleshoots complex application-access issues involving authentication, application connectivity, DNS, network routing, and policy enforcement. Configures and supports private access technologies, including application segments, access policies, connector groups, identity integrations, and related platform components. Participates in onboarding new applications and services to the private access platform while ensuring a positive user experience and adherence to security requirements. Collaborates with identity, networking, cloud, security, server, application, and support teams to resolve issues and improve service delivery. Develops and maintains technical documentation, operational procedures, implementation standards, and support guidance. Monitors service health, identifies recurring issues, analyzes operational trends, and proposes improvements to reliability, scalability, and supportability. Builds productive working relationships with technology vendors and internal stakeholders to support ongoing platform operations and strategic initiatives. Demonstrates ownership of issues from initial report through validation, communication, documentation, and resolution. Contributes to architectural discussions, project planning, and implementation efforts involving secure application access and related technologies. Provides technical guidance and knowledge sharing to peers, support teams, and stakeholders. Participates in incident response, root cause analysis, and problem management activities related to private access services. Performs other duties as assigned. Complies with all policies and standards.

Education/Experience

A Bachelor's degree in a quantitative or business field (e.g., statistics, mathematics, engineering, computer science) and requires 2 - 4 years of related experience.

Or equivalent experience acquired through accomplishments of applicable knowledge, duties, scope and skill reflective of the level of this position.

Technical Skills

• Experience with Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) or similar Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) technologies preferred.
• Knowledge of identity and authentication technologies such as SAML, OIDC, Entra ID, Okta, or Ping Identity.
• Strong understanding of DNS, TCP/IP, routing, and general network troubleshooting.
• Experience troubleshooting application-access, authentication, and connectivity issues.
• Familiarity with cloud-hosted and on-premises application architectures.
• Experience with log analysis, troubleshooting tools, and structured problem-solving methodologies.
• Experience with scripting or automation technologies such as PowerShell or Python is a plus.

Soft Skills

• Intermediate - Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Intermediate - Ability to identify basic problems and procedural irregularities, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Intermediate - Ability to work independently.

License/Certification

Relevant networking, security, identity, cloud, or Zscaler certifications preferred.

Pay Range

$75,300.00 - $135,400.00 per year

About Centene

At Centene, we connect people to the care they need to live healthier lives - and the work you do here makes that impact real every day. You'll take on meaningful challenges that directly support individuals, families, and communities, building your skills while making healthcare more accessible and effective. It's work with a purpose you can see, backed by a team committed to improving lives well beyond the workday.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• health insurance
• 401K and stock purchase plans
• tuition reimbursement
• paid time off plus holidays
• flexible approach to work with remote, hybrid, field or office work schedules

Actual pay will be adj