Technical Product Specialist (ZDX)
Company Description
At Zscaler, we are on a mission to redefine network security for the Cloud and Mobile-First World.
The cloud and mobility are creating a mega-shift that’s disrupting 30 years of networking and security infrastructure. Traditional network security architecture is no longer suitable for the cloud and mobile-first world.
Zscaler is a pioneer and leader in cloud security and we are enabling the world’s leading organizations to securely transform their networks and applications for the cloud and mobile-first world.
With a solution born and built 100% in the cloud, Zscaler employees have built and operate a massive, global cloud security architecture, delivering the entire gateway security stack as a service. By providing fast, secure connections between users and applications, regardless of device, location, or network.
Job Description
Tech Product Specialist responsibilities include:
- Work in individual capacity to provide support to product managers for one or more products within the emerging technology product lines
- Own competitive analysis for assigned product areas, including technical collateral and SWOT analysis
- Help field teams and product management with complex product setups and deployments
- Participate and tag team with functional PM in internal company events like Zenith Live, SKO etc. to train technical field including SE/SA/TAM/Support on assigned emerging products
- Assist product leadership team in evaluating and diligence on strategic build/buy/partner opportunities
- Work with Bus Dev on validating and documenting strategic partnership technology integrations
Qualifications
- 5-7 years of experience as Technical Product Manager, Technical Marketing Engineer or Professional Services Engineer in Availability and Performance Monitoring, Networking or Security Operations
- Technical expertise with large scale deployments of DEM (Digital Experience Monitoring) or Network and endpoint Monitoring products is highly desirable
- Deep understanding of Internet and Network protocols such as TCP, UDP, HTTP, DNS, SSL etc. is mandatory
- Deep understanding of Proxies, Firewall, VPN based security stack is highly desirable
- Ability to break down complex tasks into simple actionable steps with well defined and measurable outcomes is needed
- Hands on expertise with one of the public cloud infrastructure (ex. AWS, Azure etc.) is desirable
- Understanding of identity systems and protocols (ex. ADFS, SAML, SCIM etc.) is desirable
- Write blog posts and papers related to technical analysis and creating technical collateral.
- Work closely with Marketing and Sales Enablement to roll out technical trainings for technical sales as well as support organization
Additional Information
What You Can Expect From Us:
An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures
A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace
The pace and excitement of working for a Silicon Valley Cloud Security Leader
Why Zscaler?
Zscaler serves more than 3,250 customers across all major industries and currently counts over 300 of the Forbes Global 2000 as customers. The Zscaler™ cloud platform processes more than 60 billion transactions and detects 100 million threats per day from users across 185 countries.
Glassdoor rating of 4.7/5.0 = Exceptional place to work!
People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
What You Can Expect From Us:
- An environment where you will be working on cutting edge technologies and architectures
- A fun, passionate and collaborative workplace
- Competitive salary and benefits, including equity
Why Zscaler?
People who excel at Zscaler are smart, motivated and share our values. Ask yourself: Do you want to team with the best talent in the industry? Do you want to work on disruptive technology? Do you thrive in a fluid work environment? Do you appreciate a company culture that enables individual and group success and celebrates achievement? If you said yes, we’d love to talk to you about joining our award-winning team.
Additional information about Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS ) is available at https://www.zscaler.com.
Zscaler is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.