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 Principal Security and Privacy Compliance Architect to join our team. This is a Hybrid (3 days/week, Santa Clara HQ) role, reporting to the Director, Technology Risk & Compliance in the Compliance Architect department. In this role, you will bridge technical architecture, product engineering, legal privacy counsel, and federal/commercial compliance mandates to shape and scale security and privacy operational compliance across highly regulated cloud environments. You will translate complex regulatory frameworks into practical technical and operational solutions, support critical system authorization efforts, elevate control maturity, and establish scalable compliance practices that enable sustainable business growth.

What you’ll do (Role Expectations)

Lead the design, implementation, and continuous maturity of security and privacy compliance architecture across multi-cloud environments subject to SOC 2, C5, GDPR, ISO 27701, FedRAMP High, and DoD IL5
Lead and approve cross-border transfer and data residency design patterns, operationalizing unified privacy control catalogs (NIST, ISO 27701) into actionable engineering specifications
Facilitate end-to-end privacy and data security risk evaluations (DPIAs, PIAs, PTAs) and serve as the primary technical liaison to Privacy Legal for post-incident remediation and corrective actions
Evaluate corporate and product-embedded AI/ML integrations against emerging frameworks (e.g., ISO 42001, NIST AI RMF), validating technical safeguards and model controls
Serve as the Principal Compliance Architect SME for all privacy compliance initiatives supporting 3PAOs, external regulatory auditors, enterprise customers, and internal engineering teams

Who You Are (Success Profile)

You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path forward in dynamic, fast-evolving environments, viewing complex challenges as opportunities to design meaningful, lasting solutions.
You act like an owner with a strong bias for action and high integrity, navigating seamlessly between high-level architectural strategy and hands-on operational execution.
You are a problem-solver who leans into complex technical and regulatory challenges, staying laser-focused on finding practical, scalable solutions that deliver measurable business impact.
You are a high-trust collaborator who is ambitious for the team’s collective success, actively embracing a candid challenge culture by giving and receiving feedback with clarity, empathy, and respect.
You are a continuous learner with an active growth mindset, proactively seeking feedback and staying ahead of shifting regulatory landscapes, cloud architectures, and modern security engineering practices.

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
8+ years of progressive experience in Privacy Engineering and Information Security within cloud-native enterprise environments