Senior Staff Security & Proxy Architect (Layer 7)

Zscaler; Santa Clara (CA); Hybride; USD 180 000 - 225 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health plans

Paid time off

Parental leave

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks

Résumé du poste

Zscaler is seeking a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer (Layer 7 Security & Proxy) in a hybrid Santa Clara, CA role to lead ZIA proxy architecture, drive architectural decisions, and modernize the codebase. You will mentor teams and shape secure, high-performance networking solutions.

You will collaborate with product and engineering to design end-to-end ZIA functionality, optimize QUIC/HTTP/3, HTTP/2, and TLS/SSL workflows, ensuring scalable, secure delivery across global data centers.

Qualifications

• Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
• 8 + years of experience of total experience and proven experience in designing and implementing networking security software and public clouds infrastructureDeep understanding of Proxies, HTTP/2, QUIC, TCP/IP, TLS/DTLS and SSL proxies
• Proficient in C language
• Demonstrated success in designing, optimizing, and troubleshooting high-throughput, low-latency network security products
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field

Responsabilités

• Support end-to-end QUIC/HTTP/3 and HTTP/2 proxy and TLS/SSL architecture in ZIA
• Define and evolve ZIA proxy architecture
• Partner with Product Management and engineering on solution design, trade-offs, and end-to-end delivery of core ZIA functionality
• Establish reference architectures and design patterns for ZIA components and integrations
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and architectural governance across virtual and product teams

Connaissances

AI/ML foundations

C language

High-throughput networking

Proxy architectures

TLS/SSL inspection

Formation

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Outils

BSD/Linux

DPDK

Virtualization

Description du poste

Zscaler is seeking a Sr Staff Software Development Engineer (Layer 7 Security & Proxy) in a hybrid Santa Clara, CA role to lead ZIA proxy architecture, drive architectural decisions, and modernize the codebase. You will mentor teams and shape secure, high-performance networking solutions.

You will collaborate with product and engineering to design end-to-end ZIA functionality, optimize QUIC/HTTP/3, HTTP/2, and TLS/SSL workflows, ensuring scalable, secure delivery across global data centers.