Services Architect

Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.

We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.

Role 

We are looking for a Senior Services Architect to join our team. This is a Hybrid (Bangalore, Mohali, or Pune) role, reporting to the Sr. Director, Solution Consulting in the Professional Services (Solution Consulting) department. As a vital technical cornerstone of the Professional Services GTM and Sales organization, you will operate in a high-impact capacity partnering directly with Service Sales Managers (SSMs) to provide deep architectural expertise during the scoping, sizing, and positioning of Zscaler Professional Services. Your primary mission is to ensure that proposed customer engagements are technically sound, accurately estimated, and perfectly aligned with customer zero-trust architectural goals and deployment best practices. This is a front-end, GTM-aligned technical role focused on de-risking and structuring complex deals before contracts are signed.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Lead technical discovery sessions and deep-dive architecture workshops with enterprise customers to evaluate network architecture, security posture, application catalogs, and migration timelines
• Serve as the primary technical advisor to Service Sales Managers (SSMs), answering complex architectural questions and translating customer requirements into high-value service packages
• Architect custom Statements of Work (SOWs) for complex, multi-product deployments (including ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, and Workload/Cloud Protection) while validating technical feasibility, risk mitigation, and precise level-of-effort (LOE) estimates
• Bridge sales and delivery by facilitating seamless, fully documented handovers of technical requirements, design decisions, and scoped outcomes to post-sales implementation teams upon deal closure
• Drive scoping governance to eliminate scope bloat using standardized sizing drivers, while enabling the GTM ecosystem through product workshops, readiness gates, and deal triage office hours