Zscaler

Principal AI Security Specialist - Federal

Zscaler
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3 months ago
Remote, United States or Alexandria, VA, USAStaff+
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$176k - $251k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Own and execute technical sales strategy for complex, high-value AI security opportunities from discovery through close.
  • Configure and present tailored demonstrations and proofs of value for technical practitioners and C-level executives.
  • Advise customers on RAG, agents, prompt workflows, sensitive data exposure, and unsanctioned AI usage.
  • Partner with Product and Engineering to incorporate customer feedback into the product roadmap.
  • Create reusable demos, technical assets, competitive positioning, enablement content, and playbooks.
  • Train and share best practices with enterprise account teams and help scale the global AI field motion.

Requirements

  • Strong knowledge of LLMs, GenAI, RAG, MCP orchestration patterns, and associated security risks.
  • 10+ years of experience in customer-facing Solutions Engineering, Sales Engineering, Solutions Architecture, or technical advisory roles involving complex enterprise sales cycles.
  • Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, Zero Trust architecture, DLP, cloud-native security platforms, and API integrations.
  • Exceptional presentation, storytelling, and executive communication skills.
  • Ability to collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Solutions Engineering, Product, Engineering, Marketing, and go-to-market teams.
  • Preferred: hands-on experience with LLM APIs, scripting, agentic automation, and lightweight AI application development.
  • Preferred: experience with production AI deployments, data leakage, model governance, compliance frameworks, and shadow AI usage.
  • Preferred: experience creating field assets, technical workshops, and competitive positioning content.

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Vacation and sick time off plans
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks
  • Remote position indicated by the #LI-Remote designation

Categories

Solutions Engineering
Zscaler

About Zscaler

5,001-10,000 employees

Zscaler builds a cloud-delivered zero trust security platform that replaces traditional network security appliances for enterprises and public-sector organizations. Its Zero Trust Exchange provides secure web gateway, zero trust access, CASB, and cloud firewall services, sold as subscriptions and delivered across 160+ global data centers. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Jose, it is a public company on NASDAQ (ZS) serving thousands of customers worldwide.

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