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From the employer's careers site First seen 28 Oct 2026

Senior Specialist Sales Engineer, ZT Branch

Zscaler Remote - Ontario, Canada Remote senior full-time

Salary

$170,625-$243,750 CAD per year

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Description

We are looking for a Senior Specialist Sales Engineer in Canada. This is a remote role, reporting to the Senior Manager of Solutions Consulting in the Zero Trust Branch department.

The Speciality Sales team is a global group of professionals who are passionate about delighting our customers, nurturing trusted partnerships, and sharing their expertise to drive a secure, cloud-enabled digital future and further cement our position as the world leader in cloud security.

Role Expectations

  • Create and deliver technical product presentations to prospective customers
  • Gather customer technical requirements to ensure proposed solutions will meet customer goals and needs
  • Lead product evaluations and custom product configurations
  • Design evaluation test plans with customers and guide the process to successful outcomes

Who You Are (Success Profile)

  • You thrive in ambiguity and are comfortable building the path as you walk it, seeing ambiguity not as a hindrance but as the raw material to build something meaningful.
  • You act like an owner and your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action, allowing you to navigate seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
  • You are a problem-solver who seeks out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
  • You are customer-obsessed and build deep empathy for the customer to anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems.
  • You are resilient and adaptable, viewing change as an opportunity and maintaining composure and focus in high-pressure situations.

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
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Technology, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • 5+ years of experience in Sales Engineering, Solutions Consulting, or Solutions Architect
  • Proven experience selling network security technologies (SD-WAN, routing protocols, SWG, routing, proxies, firewalls, SSL/IPsec, VPNs, DLP, and end-user monitoring)

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Industry standard certifications such as CISSP, CCNA, Network+, CCNP, CCIE, or Security+
  • Deep understanding of complex, multi-year sales cycles and expertise in value-based storytelling
  • Demonstrate strong AI fluency by leveraging coding assistants, LLMs, and Generative AI tools to accelerate troubleshooting, solution design, automation, and customer problem-solving, while applying sound technical judgment to validate outputs
  • French fluency

Benefits

  • Various health plans
  • Time off plans for vacation and sick time
  • Parental leave options
  • Retirement options
  • Education reimbursement
  • In-office perks, and more!

Skills

Required

  • AI tools
  • network security technologies
  • Sales Engineering
  • Solutions Consulting
  • Solutions Architect
  • French

Nice to have

  • CISSP
  • CCNA
  • Network+
  • CCNP
  • CCIE
  • Security+

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/zscaler/jobs/5241325007

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