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Posted 12 June, 2026

Senior Sales Engineer - Public Sector

Zscaler
Gurgaon, IND Full Time
Reference: 102_705768_5105974007

Role

We are looking for a Senior Sales Engineer - Public Sector to join our SE India team. This is a hybrid role based in Gurgaon, reporting to the Senior Manager, Sales Engineering.

You will join a global group of professionals passionate about driving a secure, cloud-enabled digital future as a leader in cloud security. You will demonstrate the power and agility of cloud transformation by aligning with regional leadership and engineering to deliver strategic solutions that solve complex customer challenges.

What you'll do (Role Expectations)

  • Provide technical thought leadership and advice to enterprise customers on how to transform their digital experience
  • Take total ownership of the technical sale and associated processes
  • Identify and qualify technical opportunities while developing and maintaining trusted advisor relationships with key customer stakeholders
  • Deliver high-impact sales pitches, technical demonstrations, and whiteboard presentations to ensure successful deployments

Who You Are (Success Profile)

  • 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. You adapt to what's needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
  • You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
  • You are customer-obsessed. You build deep empathy for the customer-both internal and external-and anchor your decisions in solving their real-world problems. You champion their needs from start to finish, knowing their success is our success.
  • You are data-driven. You use data and analytics to find the truth, measure what matters, and guide informed decisions. You value evidence over assumptions, replacing "I think" with "I know" to drive better outcomes.
  • You lead with integrity. You do the right thing, even when it's hard. You hold yourself and others to a high standard of accountability and build trust by matching your words with consistent, transparent action.

What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Extensive experience as a Sales Engineer or systems integrator within the enterprise space
  • Hands-on expertise in installing, configuring, and managing routers, switches, and network security technologies

What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)

  • Advanced experience with GPO, Active Directory/LDAP, and SSO/SAML
  • Deep technical knowledge of HTTP and web security technologies, including proxies, caches, and firewalls
  • Proven ability to install, configure, and manage macOS, UNIX/Linux, and Windows systems in complex environments

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