ZPA Deployment Engineer — Onsite, 3-Month Contract

Accrescent Group; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Zscaler is seeking a ZPA Deployment Engineer for onsite work in Sacramento, CA, with additional duties in Dallas, TX. This three-month contract requires hands-on ZPA deployments, strong App Connector and hybrid AD integration experience, and an ability to operate with CIO-level stakeholders.

You will replace legacy VPNs with ZPA, work on enterprise-scale deployments, and ensure secure access via Zero Trust principles. Onsite collaboration is essential for success.

Qualifications

• ZCCP - ZPA track or equivalent ZPA deployment experience at enterprise scale.
• Minimum 3 hands-on ZPA deployments end-to-end from design through production cutover.
• Deep experience with App Connector architecture - HA configuration, multi-site deployment.
• Strong understanding of application segmentation and Zero Trust Network Access principles.
• Experience replacing legacy VPN (FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect, or similar) with ZPA.
• Hands-on with SMB/mapped drive access over ZPA.
• Microsoft Entra ID integration - ZPA connector and policy design in hybrid AD environments.
• Excellent communication - this resource will be in the room with a senior CIO and infrastructure team.

Skills

ZPA deployment

End-to-end deployment

Executive communication

Zero Trust

Tools

App Connector architecture

Intune/MDM

Hybrid AD integration

ZIA familiarity

Job description

Zscaler is seeking a ZPA Deployment Engineer for onsite work in Sacramento, CA, with additional duties in Dallas, TX. This three-month contract requires hands-on ZPA deployments, strong App Connector and hybrid AD integration experience, and an ability to operate with CIO-level stakeholders.

You will replace legacy VPNs with ZPA, work on enterprise-scale deployments, and ensure secure access via Zero Trust principles. Onsite collaboration is essential for success.