PitchMeAI Jobs
Zscaler

Security Architect, Agentic AI

Zscaler · Remote - USA

Posted about 3 months ago

or apply directly on Zscaler's site. We never take the application ourselves.

Is this posting real?

This role has been open
80 days
Zscaler's roles stay open a median of 75 days
Reposted
No
Salary listed
No
0% of Zscaler's roles list one
Ghost-job risk at Zscaler
high
361 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
2026-10-22

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

The Security Architect / Security Engineer role at Zscaler involves designing, building, and operationalizing security capabilities for Agentic AI and cloud security. This hands-on position requires shipping production-grade security controls, developing secure reference architectures, and leading incident response for security issues across AI systems and cloud environments. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering teams to embed security into workflows and requires a strong understanding of cloud security practices.

Our read on this posting2.4out of 5
benefits
3/5
freshness
1/5
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

  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies
  • 7+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or platform security with direct implementation ownership
  • Strong coding skills with experience delivering production systems, with Python, TypeScript, or Node preferred
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI systems, including tool/function calling, multi-step planning, RAG, memory/state management, and orchestration
  • Strong cloud security experience in AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, including IAM, logging/monitoring, workload protection, Kubernetes, and IaC security
  • Practical experience in incident response, including investigation, coordination, and remediation utilizing SIEM, SOAR, EDR, CSPM, or CNAPP tools

Nice to have

  • Proven ability to leverage AI technologies and workflows to drive measurable operational efficiency
  • Familiarity with OWASP LLM Top 10, MITRE ATLAS, NIST AI RMF, and modern cloud security frameworks
  • Experience building red-team style testing or evaluation harnesses for LLM applications and agentic systems
  • 10+ years of experience in security engineering, cloud security, application security, or platform security with direct implementation ownership

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

  • No specific mention of team size or structure, which may affect collaboration dynamics
  • Role is heavily focused on implementation, which may limit exposure to strategic security planning
  • The base salary range is provided but does not include commission/bonus/equity details, which could be significant

Summarised from Zscaler's posting. Read the full original.

Listed by Zscaler on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.

More roles at Zscaler

All 370 open roles at Zscaler →