Zscaler
Staff Site Reliability Engineer
$122K–$175K
Santa Clara, California, USA · Staff · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in a Linux/UNIX System Administration or SysAdmin role.
About the job
Build and operate secure, scalable Linux and Kubernetes infrastructure, troubleshoot system and network issues, and develop automation tools.
What you'll do
- Create and maintain scalable infrastructure using KVM Linux, Kubernetes, and public cloud providers; deploy systems in Kubernetes and Openstack environments.
- Troubleshoot performance and complex operating-system and application issues, and maintain security and observability.
- Develop and maintain custom tools using Python, Golang, and BASH.
What they ask for
- 5+ years in Linux/UNIX system administration or a SysAdmin role, with understanding of web security, protocols, and SSH.
- Security aptitude with PGP, SSH, PKI, and multi-factor authentication.
- Mastery of network fundamentals, including DHCP, ARP, subnetting, routing, NAT, firewalls, and IPv4/IPv6.
- Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and automation tools such as Ansible; foundational AI/ML understanding and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI-driven anomaly detection, intelligent log parsing, or AIOps for root-cause analysis and predictive auto-scaling.
- Strong Openstack and CEPH experience, advanced Kubernetes expertise, or experience with Secrets Management Systems such as Hashicorp Vault.
Pay
$122,500 — $175,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
KVM Linux, Kubernetes, Openstack, Python, Golang, BASH, Docker, Ansible
AI focus
Apply AI-driven solutions in the functional domain; preferred work includes anomaly detection, intelligent log parsing, AIOps, root-cause analysis, and predictive auto-scaling.
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