[Hiring] Principal Specialist Sales Engineer @Zscaler

Role Description

We are looking for a Principal Specialist Sales Engineer to join our Healthcare/SLED team. This is a remote role, reporting to the Director of Specialists Solutions Architects in the Zero Trust Branch department. The Speciality Sales team is a global group of professionals who are passionate about delighting our customers, nurturing trusted partnerships, and sharing their expertise to drive a secure, cloud-enabled digital future and further cement our position as the world leader in cloud security.

Sales, Customer Success, Sales Enablement, Solution Architects, Business Development, Transformation, and Technology Partnerships all work together to demonstrate the power and agility of Zscaler cloud transformation to the world, and we are looking for your expertise to elevate our Exposure Management team.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Create and deliver technical product presentations to prospective customers
• Gather customer technical requirements to ensure proposed solutions will meet customer goals and needs
• Lead product evaluations and custom product configurations
• Design evaluation test plans with customers and guide the process to successful outcomes

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
• You act like an owner and your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action, allowing you to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
• You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
• You are customer-obsessed and build deep empathy for the customer to anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems.
• You are resilient and adaptable, viewing change as an opportunity and maintaining composure and focus in high-pressure situations.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
• Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 10+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, or Solutions Architect
• Proven experience selling network security technologies (SD-WAN, routing protocols, SWG, routing, proxies, firewalls, SSL/IPsec, VPNs, DLP, and end-user monitoring)

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Industry standard certifications such as CISSP, CCNA, Network+, CCNP, CCIE, or Security+
• Deep understanding of complex, multi-year sales cycles and expertise in value-based storytelling
• Demonstrate strong AI fluency by leveraging coding assistants, LLMs, and Generative AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting, solution design, automation, and customer problem-solving, while applying sound technical judgment to validate outputs

Benefits

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