Zscaler · 1 day ago
Sr. Staff Platform Engineer- Kubernetes
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$154K/yr - $220K/yr
8+ years expZscaler accelerates digital transformation so our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. They are seeking a Sr. Staff Platform Engineer to lead their multi-tenant Kubernetes platform, focusing on design, reliability, and security.
Cloud SecurityCyber SecurityEnterprise SoftwareSecurity
Responsibilities
Own architecture and lifecycle of multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters across public and sovereign environments, delivering 99.999% uptime with multi-region HA, failover, DR, scaling, and security hardening
Build and automate platform capabilities using Go operators, GitOps, Helm, and Terraform while defining standards for networking, RBAC, policies, quotas, and multi-tenancy isolation
Lead observability and performance initiatives using Prometheus, Grafana, and OpenTelemetry to drive cost efficiency and manage SLOs
Drive supply chain and runtime security through Sigstore, SBOMs, and OPA while operating safe CI/CD rollouts with automated change management
Troubleshoot complex production issues across control and data planes, lead incident postmortems, mentor engineers, and evaluate emerging technologies like Cilium and eBPF
Qualification
Required
8+ years in platform/infra engineering with 5+ years operating Kubernetes in production at multi-cluster, multi-region scale
Deep hands-on knowledge of Kubernetes internals and operations, including control plane components, etcd health, scheduling, HPA/VPA, Cluster Autoscaler, and upgrade strategies
Strong proficiency in Go and Python for building operators, controllers, CLI tools, and automation
Expertise in cloud networking and service connectivity, including CNI, Ingress/Gateway API, Istio, and observability stacks like Prometheus and Grafana
Proven leadership of complex platform initiatives with rigorous IaC/GitOps practices, security-first architecture, and a Bachelor's in CS/Engineering or related field
Preferred
Multi-cloud operations across AWS/GCP/Azure including EKS/GKE/AKS, hybrid/on‑prem setups, and experience in sovereign or regulated environments
Experience with performance, storage, and networking at scale, including kernel tuning, backup/restore/DR, eBPF/Cilium, and zero trust implementation
Contributions to CNCF/open source projects or published technical talks and papers
Benefits
Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!
Company
Zscaler
Zscaler is a global cloud-based information security company that enables secure digital transformation for mobile and cloud.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$1.67BKey Investors
TPG GrowthLightspeed Venture Partners
2025-07-01Post Ipo Debt· $1.5B
2024-04-23Post Ipo Equity· $22.7M
2018-03-16IPO
Leadership Team
Jay Chaudhry
CEO, Chairman & Founder
Hemant Dabke
Area Vice President
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