Principal Support Engineer

About Zscaler

Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile efficient resilient and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise we are constantly pushing the envelope leveraging the worlds largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users devices and applications in any location.

Here impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive honest debatewere focused on getting to the best ideas faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession collaboration ownership and accountability.

We value high-impact high-accountability with a sense of urgency where youre enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If youre driven by purpose thrive on solving complex challenges and want to be part of the team thats helping to secure the AI age we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.

Role

We are hiring a Principal Support Engineer with Jira Data Center experience to manage and maintain the Atlassian suite of tools including Confluence JIRA and other related applications. You will ensure the availability security and optimal performance of these tools as well as support and train users on their effective utilization. This is a hybrid role based in San Jose CA (3 days a week in office) reporting to the Senior Director Engineering Operations.

What Youll Do (Role Expectations):

• Administer and maintain the Atlassian suite of tools including JIRA and Confluence Data Center and associated plugins/add-ons - serving as Tier 1 and 2 support (access workflows screens reporting/dashboarding etc.)
• Manage complex workflows for syncing between Jira instances as well as triggering automatic workflows for our DevSecOps tooling infrastructure (BitBucket Bamboo etc.)
• Monitor the performance availability and security of Atlassian applications troubleshooting and resolving any issues that may arise
• Be responsible for migration of the JIRA offering from the data center to the cloud
• Collaborate with stakeholders to configure tools according to requirements and develop best practices guidelines and training for effective utilization

Who You Are (Success Profile)

• You thrive in ambiguity. Youre 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 feedbackknowing 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 Were Looking for (Minimum Qualifications):

• 8 years of experience and a bachelors degree in computer science information technology or equivalent experience
• Experience in administration of Atlassian Jira Data Center or Jira Cloud products
• Proficiency in SQL for data analysis transformation and visualization including the ability to write complex queries and work with relational databases
• Experience with scripting languages (e.g. Python Groovy) for automation and customization of Atlassian tools including integration with build and deployment infrastructure

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications):

• Experience working in a FedRAMP authorized environment
• Experience with structuring documenting and implementing change management best practices (playbooks design docs trainings etc.) for new products and features
• Program/Project Management experience with enterprise-wide IT system transformations; Atlassian certifications such as Atlassian Certified Jira Administrator or Atlassian Certified Confluence Administrator

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