Zscaler ZPA/ZIA Lead Engineer || 100% Remote(But Consultant should be from New Jersey)||

Overview

Remote
$70 - $80
Contract - W2

Skills

Zscaler
ZIA
ZPA

Job Details

Zscaler ZPA Lead Engineer

6+ Months

100% Remote(But Consultant should be from New Jersey)

Only W2 OR own Corp resumes

Overview

The Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) Lead will act as the platform specialist responsible for designing, securing, and optimizing private access and segmentation across the Zscaler environment. This leader will focus on implementing robust access control policies, role-based segmentation, and scalable architectures supporting secure remote access for enterprise users and applications.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for the ZPA platform.
  • Define and implement access control, segmentation, and RBAC policies.
  • Integrate Active Directory (AD) and LDAP group mappings to enforce user and application access controls.
  • Analyze and utilize Zscaler logs and telemetry for troubleshooting and tuning access configurations.
  • Review solution architecture documentation, low-level engineering designs, and implementation frameworks.
  • Work directly with the Enterprise Security Architect to align ZPA strategy with enterprise security architecture.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support during change windows, release management, and operational transitions.
  • Lead and mentor ZPA engineers, supporting daily operations and incident management.
  • Partner with the ZIA Lead to ensure unified architecture and policy consistency across Zscaler solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Extensive Zscaler ZPA experience (architecture, design, and administration).
  • Strong understanding of access control, segmentation, Active Directory integration, and RBAC frameworks.
  • Ability to interpret and leverage log data for troubleshooting and configuration optimization.
  • Proven background in understanding solution architecture and systems engineering, including decomposing and translating requirements into executable engineering tasks.
  • Familiarity with enterprise security architecture principles and integration patterns.
  • Excellent communication, documentation, and collaboration skills.
  • Demonstrated leadership and mentoring ability within engineering teams

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Zscaler ZIA Lead Engineer

6+ Months

100% Remote(But Consultant should be from New Jersey)

Only W2 OR own Corp resumes

Overview

The Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) Lead will serve as the subject matter expert driving all ZIA platform engineering and architectural activities. This role requires deep hands-on experience with next-generation firewall and proxy technologies, strong solution design capability, and the leadership skills to help mature and scale the client s Zscaler environment in partnership with Enterprise Security Architecture.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical lead for ZIA engineering and architecture activities.
  • Understand, implement, and optimize Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) solutions aligned with enterprise security standards.
  • Lead and mentor a core engineering team, working closely with the Zscaler Technical Lead and Enterprise Security Architect.
  • Review solution architecture documentation, low-level designs, and engineering task decomposition.
  • Provide hands-on engineering support during change windows, releases, and production troubleshooting.
  • Partner with the ZPA Lead to ensure interoperability and consistent security posture across Zscaler platforms.
  • Collaborate with enterprise security stakeholders to ensure proper integration of Zscaler services with existing infrastructure.

Required Skills & Experience

  • Deep expertise in proxy and next-generation firewall technologies.
  • 5+ years of hands-on Zscaler ZIA experience in large enterprise environments.
  • Proven ability to understand and produce solution and system architectures that integrate with enterprise frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of network security principles, traffic inspection, and internet egress controls.
  • Excellent documentation, process, and communication skills.
  • Leadership experience managing engineering teams and collaborating across disciplines.
  • Understanding of DLP and DSPM best practices

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