About this Senior Professional Services Consultant- DSPM role at Zscaler
Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. The Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform protects thousands of customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location. Distributed across 200+ public data centers globally and thousands of private sites at the edge, the SASE-based Zero Trust Exchange is the world’s largest in-line cloud security platform.
We believe the future of work is Human + AI and are building an AI-native enterprise where human potential is amplified by machine intelligence to solve the world’s hardest security challenges. Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other. We bring these commitments to life through three core behaviors: ownership and collaboration, trust through outcomes and impact, and a challenge culture with ongoing feedback. Ready to make an impact at the company pioneering security transformation in the AI era? Join us at Zscaler.
Role
We are looking for a Senior Professional Services Consultant – Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) to join our Professional Services team. This is a Hybrid (work location: Mohali ) role, reporting to the Manager , Professional Services in the Professional Services (Solution Consulting) department. Sitting at the intersection of strategic enterprise consulting and forward-deployed engineering, you will serve as the primary technical authority and end-to-end delivery owner for our enterprise DSPM customers across financial services, public sector, retail, SaaS, and beyond. As organizations navigate AI-accelerated threats, cloud-first transformation, and sprawling multi-cloud data estates, you will turn complexity into clarity. You will architect, deploy, and optimize DSPM solutions alongside the broader Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange platform—driving expanded cloud-estate visibility, accurate sensitive-data inventory, reduced identity and credential exposure, and AI governance. Beyond traditional consulting, this role requires strong hands-on technical depth: you will configure complex data connectors, customize data classification pipelines, resolve production-level identity and integration challenges, and bridge real-world customer deployments directly with Core Engineering and Product Management.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
- Own the Technical Lifecycle & Solution Architecture: Serve as the primary technical leader for named enterprise accounts, designing and executing complex, highly regulated DSPM deployments across multi-cloud, hybrid, and air-gapped environments.
- Drive Ecosystem Integration & Strategic Outcomes: Integrate DSPM capabilities seamlessly with ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, and the broader Zero Trust Exchange to deliver measurable security value, including sensitive-data discovery, shadow AI risk reduction, and over-privileged access remediation.
- Lead High-Touch Executive & Technical Engagements: Conduct strategic workshops, technical discoveries, and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs), translating complex technical findings into actionable, executive-grade risk summaries and security roadmaps.
- Execute Hands-On Data, Identity, & Workflow Engineering: Configure data connectors across major public clouds and data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery), manage enterprise identity/IAM permissions, and build downstream SIEM/ticketing integrations.
- Unblock Deployments & Shape Product Roadmap: Partner with Core Engineering to resolve complex production escalations, support pre-sales/POV engagements, and translate customer feedback into prioritized platform improvements.
Who You Are (Success Profile)
- Thrive in ambiguity, navigating dynamic environments with confidence to build clear paths forward and transform complex challenges into structured, impactful solutions.
- Act like an owner, bringing an intrinsic bias for action and accountability while moving seamlessly between high-level strategy and detailed technical execution.
- Problem-solver at core, energized by tackling complex architectural hurdles and committed to delivering high-impact, practical solutions.
- High-trust collaborator, dedicated to collective team success and fostering a culture of open, candid feedback to build enduring trust across sales and delivery organizations.
- Customer-obsessed mindset, maintaining deep empathy for internal and external stakeholders to anchor every architectural recommendation in real-world customer success.
What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
- Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain
- Over 8 years of experience in high-impact, customer-facing roles (Professional Services, Architecture Consulting, TAM, or Escalation Engineering) successfully managing and securing enterprise-level accounts.
- Proven expertise deploying advanced security and data solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP, with hands-on administration of modern data platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery) and corporate document systems.
- Deep specialization in Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), data classification/DLP pipelines, and securing cutting-edge LLM/API-driven workloads against shadow AI risks.
- Comprehensive technical command of modern identity frameworks (SAML, SSO, OAuth2, SCIM, IAM), enterprise networking (TCP/IP, DNS, SSL/TLS), and robust Zero Trust security architectures.
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience leveraging AI & Technical Coding Depth, ability to integrate artificial intelligence solutions while retaining the technical depth to read, debug, and contribute targeted code or automation scripts within backend services, APIs, and data pipelines (leveraging Python, SQL, REST APIs, Elasticsearch, MySQL, or Redis).
- Zero Trust, SASE, & SecOps Ecosystem Expertise, hands-on experience deploying and operating Zscaler solutions (\ZIA, \ZPA, \ZDX) or equivalent SASE/SSE platforms across large-scale enterprise environments, alongside a proven track record of integrating security tools with SIEM/SOAR/ITSM workflows (Splunk, ServiceNow, Jira, Slack, Teams, Salesforce) and designing architectures for strict regulatory compliance (\FedRAMP, \PCI-DSS, \HIPAA, \GDPR).
- Pre-Sales Leadership, POV Execution, & Credentials, proven capability in leading technical proofs-of-value (POVs), building scalable demo environments, and translating evaluations into customer adoption, backed by industry-standard credentials (such as \ZDTA/\ZDTE, \CISSP, \CCSP, or AWS/Azure/GCP cloud certifications).
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- Various health plans
- Time off plans for vacation and sick time
- Parental leave options
- Retirement options
- Education reimbursement
- In-office perks, and more!
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