Zscaler
Cybersecurity
EscalationEngineer
Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.
“Escalation Engineer at Zscaler. Skills: Escalation support, Network troubleshooting, Security products. Provide world-class post-sales technical support. Provide direct support to customers”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solver; Troubleshooting; Root cause analysis
24x7 Support Operation, 24x7 on-call rotation
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
8+ years of experience as a Support Engineer or Senior Support Engineer, Experience supporting networking or web security products, Practical knowledge of networking and security products, Practical knowledge of enterprise network infrastructure, Experience troubleshooting network issues, Hands-on experience with SD-WAN, Hands-on experience with Routing protocols, Hands-on experience with BGP, Hands-on experience with OSPF, Hands-on experience with Firewall, Hands-on experience with Switching, Hands-on experience with SSL, Hands-on experience with SWG, Hands-on experience with VPN, Hands-on experience with VDN, Working knowledge with Ubuntu, Working knowledge with Python, Hands-on experience with Ubuntu, Hands-on experience with Python
Nice to Have
Demonstrated experience with Zscaler products, Demonstrated experience with ZIA, Demonstrated experience with ZPA, Demonstrated experience with ZDX, Demonstrated experience with cloud security platforms, Demonstrated experience with TLS/SSL inspection, Demonstrated experience with authentication flows, Proficiency in scripting for automation, Proficiency in efficient troubleshooting, Proficiency in reproducing complex customer environments
What You'll Do.
Provide world-class post-sales technical support
Provide direct support to customers
Provide direct support to partners
Work with Operations and Engineering on opening bugs
Work with Operations and Engineering on opening requests
Provide all required diagnostic information
Engage with customers on escalated support issues
Engage with customers on critical customer situations
Participate in 24x7 Support Operation
Participate in 24x7 on-call rotation
Interface with Engineering
Assist customer with testing
Assist customer with troubleshooting
Reproduce customer issues
Provide feedback to Engineering
Provide feedback to Operations teams
Create entries in technical support database
Document incident resolution
Understand product direction
Understand customer use-cases
Provide input on product changes
Provide input on code changes
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Support Engineers; Operations; Engineering
Communication Scope
Technical documentation
Full Job Description
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 in a hybrid capacity based in Bangalore, reporting to the Sr. Manager, Customer Support. The Escalation Engineer will provide world-class post-sales technical support to internal Level I & Level II Support Engineers, as well as provide direct support to customers and partners on escalated issues, as part of an escalation team. The Escalation Engineer will also work directly with Operations and Engineering on opening bugs and requests with all required diagnostic information. What you’ll do (Role Expecta
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