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Senior Specialist Sales Engineer - Data Security
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 160+ public exchanges globally and thousands of private exchanges 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. We are looking for a Specialist Sales Engineer to join our team. This is a UK (Remote) role, reporting to the Director, Specialist Sales Engineering in the Data Security Specialist Team. Data has become the most targeted asset in the enterprise. As organisations accelerate AI adoption, the question of where sensitive data lives, who can access it, and how it moves across cloud environments has become a boardroom-level conversation — and a C-suite buying priority.
This is a specialist role. You'll go deep — operating as the technical authority for Data Security across the UK, engaging in opportunities alongside our Account Sales Consultants to bring subject matter expertise that changes the outcome of deals. What you’ll do (Role Expectations) Partner with Account Sales Consultants as the data security SME — supporting discovery, competitive positioning, technical objection handling, and driving the technical win on deals where data security is a primary driver or blocker Lead hands-on DSPM, DLP, and AI data risk workshops with CISOs, Chief Privacy Officers, and data engineering stakeholders, translating complex data risk into measurable business outcomes Build and deliver tailored product demonstrations of Zscaler's data security platform — including AI-powered data classification, automated DLP, and DSPM posture management Own Proof of Concept (PoC) engagements end-to-end — scoping success criteria, managing technical execution, presenting results, and responding to technical RFIs/RFPs where data security is the primary subject matter Build and share reusable technical assets (demo environments, discovery playbooks, competitive battlecards), represent Zscaler as a data security thought leader at UK industry events, and serve as the primary conduit between the field and Zscaler's Product and Engineering team s Who You Are (Success Profile) You thrive in ambiguity.