Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering

Zscaler
Bengaluru
Workplace: HybridFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Leadership","Problem-solving","Collaboration","Ownership","Growth mindset"]

Lead a team of 4–6 software engineers to drive technical execution and operational reliability for Detection Engineering and SOC Workbench in India. Own the delivery of reliable microservices and highly distributed solutions, ensuring strong system performance and high availability through monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization. Manage performance and career progression plans for direct reports while collaborating on roadmap execution aligned to security platform goals.

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Senior Manager, Software Development Engineering

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Job Summary

Lead a team of 4–6 software engineers to drive technical execution and operational reliability for Detection Engineering and SOC Workbench in India. Own the delivery of reliable microservices and highly distributed solutions, ensuring strong system performance and high availability through monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimization. Manage performance and career progression plans for direct reports while collaborating on roadmap execution aligned to security platform goals.
Location: Bengaluru
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Lead a high-performing team of 4–6 software engineers.
  • •Drive roadmap execution for Detection Engineering and SOC Workbench teams in India aligned with organizational goals and best practices.
  • •Ensure high-quality outputs by delivering reliable microservices, highly distributed solutions, and overall system reliability.
  • •Monitor system performance, troubleshoot complex issues, and optimize security to ensure high availability for critical systems.
  • •Manage performance and personal career progression plans for all direct reports.

Pay and Benefits

Perks:Health InsurancePaid LeaveParental LeaveLearning BudgetPension

Key Requirements

  • •12+ years as an engineering leader, including 4+ years managing global engineering teams.
  • •4+ years of hands-on experience building solutions for security platforms such as EDR, NDR, XDR, or SIEM.
  • •Strong knowledge of distributed software architectures and cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure), plus monitoring solutions and translating technical goals into results.
  • •A bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • •A foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes in the functional domain.
Experience:CybersecuritySecurity operationsDistributed systemsSOC
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
Skills:LeadershipProblem-solvingCollaborationOwnershipGrowth mindset
Languages:En
Tech Stack:MicroservicesDistributed architecturesAWSGCPAzureMonitoring solutionsJavaJavaScriptReactPythonGoDevOpsCI/CDAutomationEDRNDRXDRSIEM

Company Brief

Zscaler
Provides cloud-native security platform delivering secure access, threat protection, and zero trust services to organizations, enabling secure internet and private application access without traditional network appliances.
Industry: Cybersecurity
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: San Jose, United States
Founded: 2007
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