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Zscaler helps leading organizations in 180+ countries securely transform their networks and applications for a mobile and cloud-first world. Founded in 2008, th
Principal DevOps Engineer
Location
California
Posted
126 days ago
Salary
$182K - $260K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal DevOps Engineer
Zscaler
• Design and implement a multi-region AWS architecture and lead the development of modular Terraform libraries to automate provisioning across diverse geographies • Architect self-healing infrastructure using advanced cloud load balancing, auto-scaling patterns, and Multi-AZ database topologies to ensure high availability • Modernize CI/CD pipelines and implement Blue/Green and Canary deployment strategies to ensure zero-downtime upgrades for a continuously running global network service • Build comprehensive SRE dashboards and implement intelligent alerting frameworks to detect regional outages or capacity exhaustion before they impact customers • Monitor cloud resource utilization and implement scaling policies that perfectly balance performance requirements with cost-efficiency
Job Requirements
- 12+ years of overall experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, or Site Reliability Engineering combined with a BS/MS in Computer Science or relevant field
- Deep mastery of AWS services and architecting AWS-managed SQL and NoSQL data stores, with a focus on designing scalable local and multi-region deployment strategies
- Advanced expertise in Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and expert proficiency in Python or Go for building automation tooling
- Strong knowledge of Linux/BSD internals, observability stacks (Prometheus, InfluxDB), and security compliance (PKI, IAM, DevSecOps)
- U.S. citizenship due to the nature of the customers assigned to this role
Benefits
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
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