Practice Architect - Data Security

Role

We are looking for a Practice Architect - Data Security to join our team. This is a Remote role reporting to the Sr. Manager, Global Practice Architects in the CS Technology Practices team. The Practice Architect for Data Security serves as a post-sales technical authority for the Data Security portfolio, actively leading customer delivery on complex and first-of-kind deployments while simultaneously driving technical practice development. In this role, you will own the end-to-end enablement content, reference architectures, and field methodologies that empower the broader Professional Services organization.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

• Actively lead design and implementation for complex, first-of-kind, and strategic customer engagements across discovery, classification taxonomy, and policy architecture
• Own the practice content portfolio end-to-end, maintaining the practice library and creating reference architectures, playbooks, design templates, and runbooks
• Partner with Customer Success Enablement to train delivery teams and mentor consultants into genuine data security experts
• Maintain a working lab to validate capabilities before field deployment and convert escalation learnings into reusable assets
• Serve as the named NPI owner for data protection releases, engaging Product teams ahead of GA and running post-GA retrospectives

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You operate with integrity, adapt seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution, and take complete ownership of outcomes.
• You are energized by solving hard technical problems, knowing that resolving complex challenges delivers the biggest impact.
• You build deep empathy for both internal and external stakeholders, anchoring your decisions in solving real-world customer problems.
• You have a deep curiosity for how things work and are energized by leveraging technology to accelerate secure digital transformation.
• You are skilled at distilling complex user needs and architectural concepts into clear, simple, and actionable execution plans.
• You build trust and influence across teams with no formal authority, turning ambiguity into aligned action and keeping cross-functional work moving with urgency.

What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

• Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
• 7+ years in enterprise security, with 4+ years hands-on in data protection including DLP, CASB, DSPM, or data governance
• Proven track record of delivering complex post-sales engagements at enterprise scale for a technology vendor or systems integrator
• Demonstrated experience producing technical methodology with clear evidence of field adoption
• High technical credibility across security architects and CISOs with the ability to set technical direction across matrixed teams
• Deep technical breadth across TLS/SSL inspection, proxy architectures, identity integration, SaaS API integration, endpoint agents, and SIEM/SOAR

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong technical familiarity across the Zscaler portfolio
• Deep regulatory grounding across GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and data residency standards
• Industry certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CIPP, or CIPT

Compensation

Base salary range: $143,500–$205,000 USD yearly.