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 Technical Courseware Developer to join our team. This is a Hybrid role, reporting to the Technical Training Content Development Manager in the Product Management department.
You will design and develop end-to-end learning experiences that turn cutting-edge cybersecurity capabilities into persona and task-based training to drive on-the-job performance. By creating and evolving a blended curriculum across instructor-led training, hands-on labs, interactive eLearning, and assessments, you will ensure learners can confidently apply their skills in real-world scenarios.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
• Drive discovery with SMEs to capture real job workflows, define learner personas, and translate findings into performance-based course architectures, measurable objectives, and detailed design/storyboards
• Create and govern instructor-ready decks and facilitation materials that communicate a clear technical story, include teach/ask/do moments, and improve instructor consistency and delivery quality
• Design and build highly engaging, interactive eLearning at scale—scenario-driven, activity-rich, and modular—while applying strong UX, accessibility, and reusability standards across learning components
• Design lab journeys that mirror real-world tasks, validate labs/demos end-to-end in the product, troubleshoot complex issues, and partner with lab/platform stakeholders to ensure stability, fidelity, and repeatability
• Define the assessment approach for the program and develop objective-mapped items, including scenario/task-based questions and performance checks, validating quality and continuously improving using feedback
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 mea