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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 22 days Zscaler's roles stay open a median of 40 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 0% of Zscaler's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Zscaler
- low 0 stale, 19 reposted of 370 open
- Hiring momentum
- 564 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Zscaler's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Zscaler.
About this role
As the Director of Data Engineering at Zscaler, you will lead multiple data engineering teams to develop and manage a high-scale, multi-tenant cybersecurity data platform. Your responsibilities will include overseeing data pipeline architecture, ensuring platform reliability, and collaborating with various teams to transform data needs into actionable insights. This hybrid role requires a balance of strategic oversight and hands-on execution in a fast-paced environment.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Zscaler as an employer.
What you need
- 7+ years of experience in data engineering
- Minimum of 3 years in a leadership role
- Strong background in data analysis, data visualization, and ETL/ELT pipeline orchestration
- Mastery of distributed systems, cloud data architecture, and orchestration frameworks
- Strong communication skills to translate complex data into insights
- Experience in B2B, SaaS companies
Nice to have
- Deep experience with multi-tenant data platforms on large scale data sets
- Experience with modern query engines such as Snowflake, BigQuery, Trino, or Spark
- Security domain and cybersecurity data experience
What you get
- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
Worth weighing
- Hybrid role may require flexibility in work location
- Focus on both strategic and hands-on execution may require diverse skill sets
- No specific salary information provided
Summarised from Zscaler's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Zscaler on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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