About this role
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 Sales Engineer to join our team. This is a hybrid role based in Perth, reporting to the Senior Sales Engineering Manager in the APJ Field Sales department. You will advise and challenge customers to migrate from legacy network and perimeter models toward Zero Trust architecture using the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange (ZTE). In this role, you will lead technical customer engagements, from discovery and architecture discussions to tailored demonstrations and proofs of concept, translating complex security needs into practical business outcomes while partnering cross-functionally to elevate team capability.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
• Partner with account teams to understand business and technical priorities, shape solution strategy, and advance complex enterprise opportunities across ANZ
• Design and present compelling security architectures aligned to customer requirements through tailored demonstrations, proofs of concept, and technical workshops
• Build trusted advisor relationships with diverse customer stakeholders, ranging from technical practitioners to senior executives, throughout evaluation and adoption
• Own the technical sales cycle by addressing objections and risks, coordinating specialist resources, and translating customer needs into differentiated solution proposals
• Elevate team capability by mentoring sales engineering peers, sharing reusable technical practices, and collaborating cross-functionally across sales, product, and services teams
Who You Are (Success Profile)
• You thrive in ambiguity. You're 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