Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) Lead Engineer - REMOTE (Hybrid)

Simple Solutions; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 150.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Zscaler is seeking a ZPA Lead Engineer to drive the design, security, and optimization of private access across the Zscaler environment. You will implement robust access control policies, segmentation, and scalable architectures to support secure remote access for enterprise users and applications.

Responsibilities include leading the ZPA team, integrating AD/LDAP, analyzing logs for troubleshooting, and aligning with the enterprise security architecture.

Qualifikationen

• Experience with ZPA architecture, design, and administration.
• Strong understanding of access control and segmentation principles.
• Ability to interpret log data for troubleshooting and optimization.
• Proven leadership and mentoring abilities within engineering teams.

Aufgaben

• Serve as the technical lead for the ZPA platform.
• Define and implement access control, segmentation, and RBAC policies.
• Integrate AD and LDAP group mappings for access controls.
• Lead and mentor ZPA engineers and support operations.

Kenntnisse

ZPA architecture

RBAC

AD/LDAP integration

Log analysis

Engineering leadership

Tools

Zscaler Admin Console

Logging & Telemetry

Jobbeschreibung

Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) LeadEngineer - REMOTE (Hybrid)

Whippany, Newark or NYC, United States | Posted on 12/08/2025

Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) LeadEngineer

USC/GC

The Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) Lead will act as the platform specialist responsible for designing, securing, and optimizing private access and segmentation across the Zscaler environment. This leader will focus on implementing robust access control policies, role-based segmentation, and scalable architectures supporting secure remote access for enterprise users and applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for the ZPA platform.
  
• Define and implement access control, segmentation, and RBAC policies.
  
• Integrate Active Directory (AD) and LDAP group mappings to enforce user and application access controls.
  
• Analyze and utilize Zscaler logs and telemetry for troubleshooting and tuning access configurations.
  
• Review solution architecture documentation, low-level engineering designs, and implementation frameworks.
  
• Work directly with the Enterprise Security Architect to align ZPA strategy with enterprise security architecture.
  
• Provide hands‑on engineering support during change windows, release management, and operational transitions.
  
• Lead and mentor ZPA engineers, supporting daily operations and incident management.
  
• Partner with the ZIA Lead to ensure unified architecture and policy consistency across Zscaler solutions.
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Extensive Zscaler ZPA experience (architecture, design, and administration).
  
• Strong understanding of access control, segmentation, Active Directory integration, and RBAC frameworks.
  
• Ability to interpret and leverage log data for troubleshooting and configuration optimization.
  
• Proven background in understanding solution architecture and systems engineering, including decomposing and translating requirements into executable engineering tasks.
  
• Familiarity with enterprise security architecture principles and integration patterns.
  
• Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
  
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring ability within engineering teams.