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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.\nWe 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.\nRole\nWe are looking for a Staff Detection Engineer to join our team. This is a Hybrid (Pune, India) role, reporting to the Senior Manager in the Threat Hunting department. You will combine threat research and engineering expertise to build the next generation of detections across AWS and cloud infrastructures. By leveraging big data platforms like Hadoop and Athena, you will design scalable hunting logic and automated pipelines to defend our global footprint and enhance threat visibility.\nWhat you’ll do (Role Expectations)\nCombine threat research and engineering expertise to develop advanced detections and hunting logic using Python and AWS infrastructure\n\nDesign, scale, and maintain engineering projects, including GitLab pipelines and repeatable deployment steps to improve hunting efficiency\n\nDevelop YAML-based detections and SIGMA-like rule technologies while migrating existing hunting detections to next-generation systems\n\nUtilize data platforms like Hadoop, Athena, and data lakes to monitor and test new intelligence sources for enhanced threat visibility\n\nIndependently write detections and playbooks while supporting operational demands, including weekend night shifts and on-call rotations\n\nWho You Are (Success Profile)\nYou thrive in ambiguity. You're 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.\n\nYou 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.\n\nYou 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.\n\nYou are a high-trust collaborator. You are ambitious for the team, not just yourself. You embrace our challenge culture by giving and receiving ongoing feedback-knowing that candor delivered with clarity and respect is the truest form of teamwork and the fastest way to earn trust.\n\nYou 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.\n\nWhat We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)\nFoundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain\n\nDeep detection experience in at least one of Endpoint (MDR), Cloud/SaaS, Identity, Email, or SIEM, and the judgment to own that area\n\nA track record of owning technical work end-to-end and being answerable for its quality without much oversight\n\nA strong grasp of how attackers operate, and fluent use of ATT&CK to decide where coverage should go\n\nDetector-as-code, version control, code review, and controlled deployment as the way you already work (Git, CI/CD)\n\nWhat Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)\nExperience leveraging AI/ML models, large language models (LLMs), or natural language processing (NLP) to automate threat intelligence synthesis, accelerate detection rule generation, or build predictive anomaly detection models within big data systems\n\nProgramming/scripting (Python, Go, Ruby, etc.) to build detection tooling and automation beyond rule content\n\nReverse engineering or deeper malware analysis, where it's relevant to your domain (valued, not required)\n\nPrevious red team or offensive security experience\n\n#LI-Hybrid #LI-GL2\nAt Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.\nOur Benefits program is one of the most important ways we support our employees. Zscaler proudly offers comprehensive and inclusive benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families throughout their life stages, including:\nVarious health plans\nTime off plans for vacation and sick time\nParental leave options\nRetirement options\nEducation reimbursement\nIn-office perks, and more!\nLearn more about Zscaler's hybrid working model and benefits here.\nBy applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines.\nZscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. 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