Senior Partner Engineer

Job description

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 Partner Engineer to join our team, reporting to the Senior Director, Solutions Consulting in the APJ Partner Engineering department. As part of our team in South Korea, you will work with distributors, resellers, system integrators, service providers, and strategic tech alliance partners to develop their technical capabilities across Zscaler's Zero Trust and AI security platform. Your mission is to help partners become increasingly capable of independently positioning, designing, demonstrating, and validating Zscaler solutions, ultimately driving partner-led growth and enterprise AI security adoption across the region. **What you’ll do (Role Expectations)** - Build partner technical capability: Develop trusted relationships with partner engineers and technical leaders, assess their capabilities, and deliver targeted enablement through workshops, hands-on labs, architecture sessions, demonstrations, certifications, and technical coaching - Develop partners through real opportunities: Work alongside partner engineers on customer engagements, coaching them through discovery, solution positioning, architecture, demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-value activities to progress from Zscaler-assisted to partner-led engagements - Drive partner-led growth: Work closely with Channel, Sales, and Solutions Engineering to align technical investment with strategic partners, build repeatable technical propositions, and connect enablement to measurable business outcomes - Lead technical conversations: Act as a trusted technical advisor across Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, cloud and data security, identity, and AI Security to secure enterprise AI adoption - Represent the partner voice: Capture technical feedback, competitive insights, and emerging customer requirements from the Korean market and connect them with APJ and global Zscaler 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. True ownership involves leveraging dynamic range: the ability to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution. - You are a problem-solver. You love running towards the challenges because you are laser-focused on finding the solution, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact. - You are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback—knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust. - You are a learner. You have a true growth mindset and are obsessed with your own development, actively seeking feedback to become a better partner and a stronger teammate. You love what you do and you do it with purpose. **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 - Strong experience in cybersecurity, networking, cloud security, or enterprise infrastructure, ideally in presales, solutions engineering, consulting, or a technical partner role - Proven experience working with distributors, resellers, system integrators, MSSPs, service providers, or technology alliance partners - Deep understanding of modern security architectures, including Zero Trust, SSE/SASE, cloud security, data protection, and identity security - Hands-on technical capability with solution architecture, demonstrations, workshops, and proof-of-value engagements, combined with native Korean fluency and strong business English **What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)** - Proven track record of enabling partner technical teams to architect, deploy, and secure complex enterprise AI workloads, GenAI applications, and LLM integrations within zero-trust frameworks - Experience building technical capabilities within the Korean partner ecosystem, developing partner-delivered services, or driving partner-led customer engagements - Familiarity with major cloud platforms such as AWS, Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud and how modern applications and AI workloads are deployed in enterprise environments #LI-LK2 #LI-Remote At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure. Our Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including: - Various health plans - Time off plans for vacation and sick time - Parental leave options - Retirement options - Education reimbursement - In-office perks, and more! Learn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits [here](https://www.zscaler.com/candidate-resource-hub). By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. *See more information by clicking on the* [*Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal*](https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) *link.* Pay Transparency Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.