Zscaler

Zscaler

Principal System and Solution Test Engineer

Santa Clara, California, USA · Principal · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$186k-$265kDetected 4 days ago
PythonAWSGCPTerraformLinuxMachine LearningCybersecurityNetwork SecurityLoad TestingTest AutomationTCP/IPVPNSD-WANZero TrustCollaboration

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odds of building a lasting career here

64Sponsors, lottery-bound
Cap-exempt (no lottery)0
Sponsors this role100
Entry-level history0
PERM / green-card track0
Lottery odds (Level IV)94
Fits your clock70

Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.

Lottery odds assume a STEM candidate.

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H-1B wage level

the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry

Level III · 3×
Level I$98,3221 entry
Level II$129,0222 entries
Level III$159,7443 entries
Level IV$190,4454 entries

$4,945 more — $190,445 — moves this role to Level IV and 4 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.

Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $190,445 would place this position at wage Level IV. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers" for prevailing-wage purposes.

DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (15-1253) · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.

Employer immigration record

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Green-card filing pattern in this occupation

Context, not a finding about this posting: of this employer's 4 green-card filings in this occupation, 100% were for a worker who already held the job.

Green-card follow-through: 75%

Of 28 labor certifications old enough to have been used, 7 expired without the employer filing the next step. Median time from filing to decision: 500 days.100% of their filings were for a worker who already held the job.Only certifications past the 180-day window are counted — recent ones cannot have expired yet.

Files H-1B transfers

44 transfer filings in the last year, covering 44 workers. Median labor-condition decision: 7 days. An employer that already files transfers is one that can take over an existing H-1B.

Sourced from Department of Labor LCA, PERM and prevailing-wage disclosure data. Employer matching is by name, so figures may be split across an employer's legal entities. Absence of a filing means none appears in our copy of the data, not that none exists.

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About the role

  • 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?
  • This is a hybrid role based in Santa Clara,CA, reporting to the Architect, Software Development Engineering in the Zero Trust Branch department.

Responsibilities

  • At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with.
  • We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and maintain cloud-based software solutions
  • Build repeatable, robust system-level automation suites to validate L2-L7 technologies
  • You are energized by complex technical puzzles, proactively seeking out challenging scenarios to deliver robust, scalable outcomes.
  • You build strong empathy for the end-user, placing customer needs at the center of your architecture and design validation strategy.
  • You maintain a high sense of urgency and relentless focus on execution, balancing speed and quality to win for the team and our customers.
  • Foundational understanding of AI/ML technologies and experience leveraging, securing, or positioning AI-driven solutions to optimize outcomes within your functional domain

Requirements

  • Design and execute scenarios mimicking real-world production environments to proactively expose critical gaps, ensuring the stability required for seamless customer deployments
  • 12+ years of overall experience in Network Security, SD-WAN, or Networking Infrastructure testing with strong proficiency in Python for tool development

Compensation

  • $185,500 - $265,000 USD
  • Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules.

Company info

  • Zscaler (NASDAQ: ZS) accelerates digital transformation so customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure.
  • 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.
  • Driven by deep customer obsession, we are committed to the mission, outcome, and to each other.
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