Principal Data Engineer

About Zscaler

Zscaler is a pioneer and global leader in zero trust security. The worlds largest businesses critical infrastructure organizations and government agencies rely on Zscaler to secure users branches applications data & devices and to accelerate digital transformation initiatives. Distributed across more than 160 data centers globally the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform combined with advanced AI combats billions of cyber threats and policy violations every day and unlocks productivity gains for modern enterprises by reducing costs and complexity.

Here impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We believe in transparency and value constructive honest debatewere 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 champion an AI Forward People First philosophy to help us accelerate and innovate empowering our people to embrace their potential. If youre driven by purpose thrive on solving complex challenges and want to make a positive difference on a global scale we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler to help shape the future of cybersecurity.

We are looking for a Principal Data Engineer to join our Engineering team. This is a hybrid role based in Israel reporting to the Senior Manager Software Development Engineering. You will play a key role in designing building and maintaining the data pipelines that fuel business insights for the worlds largest cloud security platform. You will bring vision and passion to a team of experts enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility through a cloud-first strategy.

What youll do (Role Expectations)

• Design develop and implement scalable resilient data pipelines using Apache Spark Databricks and Delta Lake

• Lead projects end-to-end through implementation testing deployment and monitoring while collaborating with engineering teams across the organization

• Research and investigate new SaaS platforms and APIs to uncover opportunities for new security detections

• Optimize data infrastructure to ensure smooth operation performance efficiency and data integrity throughout the data lifecycle

• Act as a force multiplier by mentoring senior engineers and setting high technical standards across the team

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. Youre comfortable building the path as you walk it. You thrive in a dynamic environment seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful.

• You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.

• You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.

• You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedbackknowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.

• You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose.

What Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• 7 years of experience in data engineering with a proven track record of designing and building large-scale data systems

• Demonstrated mastery of Apache Spark (PySpark preferred) and a deep architectural understanding of distributed data processing frameworks

• Expert-level proficiency in SQL data modeling and the principles of modern data warehousing and data lake architecture

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Direct experience working in cybersecurity threat intelligence or a related security-focused domain

• Proven experience building production-grade data solutions specifically using Databricks

• A security-first mindset and a strong curiosity for understanding how systems can be monitored and secured

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