Escalation Engineer - Cloud

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.

Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.

We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are looking for an Escalation Engineer to join our team. This is a Hybrid (Bangalore) role, reporting to the Escalation Manager in the Customer Success department. In this role, you will play an integral part in solving critical technical challenges faced by client-facing teams, driving customer value, and enhancing operational efficiency. By leveraging data, market insights, and cross-functional collaboration, you will facilitate smooth technical resolutions and deliver exceptional experiences for Zscaler customers.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Engaging with customers on escalated support issues or important customer situations
• Participating in a 24x7 Support Operation and 24x7 on-call rotation
• Working with Engineering and assisting the customer with testing or troubleshooting
• Reproducing customer issues to verify problems and provide feedback to Engineering and Operations teams
• Creating entries in our technical support online database to document any incident resolution that is not found in our knowledge base

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You are a problem-solver who is energized by finding solutions to complex technical challenges, knowing that tackling tough issues delivers the highest impact.
• You are customer-obsessed, building deep empathy for internal and external stakeholders and anchoring every decision in solving real-world customer problems.
• You operate with urgency, balancing speed and technical quality to execute swiftly and deliver high-impact results for both the customer and the team.
• You are a high-trust collaborator who embraces a culture of continuous feedback, giving and receiving candid input with clarity and respect to build trust across teams.
• You act like an owner with a strong bias for action, taking full accountability for outcomes and navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
• Minimum 8+ years of experience working as a Support Engineer or Senior Support Engineer supporting cloud networking or web security products
• 7+ years of experience with operating systems such as Linux, Unix, and FreeBSD
• Experience delivering products and services as cloud-based solutions
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to communicate at a technical and business level with internal teams, customers, partners, and executives

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Deep expertise in cloud networking infrastructure, hybrid connectivity, and traffic management across AWS, Azure, and GCP, including VPC/VNet peering, Direct Connect, ExpressRoute, and ELB/GWLB
• Hands-on experience managing cloud security (NSGs, NACLs), Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation, and monitoring tools such as CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, and Log Analytics
• Strong administration skills across Linux (Ubuntu, RedHat), Windows Server, Azure Virtual Desktop, Citrix Desktops, and cloud autoscaling mechanisms

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At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.

Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:

Various health plans

Time off plans for vacation and sick time

Parental leave options

Retirement options

Education reimbursement

In-office perks, and more!

Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.

By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.

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