At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead the charge in optimising Zscaler environments and mentoring teams for operational excellence.
- Company: Join a major Federal Government department on a high-profile Zero Trust transformation.
- Benefits: Fully remote work, competitive contract terms, and the chance to make a real impact.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth while working with cutting-edge technology.
- Why this job: Be at the forefront of cloud security and drive innovation in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Expertise in Zscaler, IaC, and strong mentoring skills required.
The predicted salary is between 117000 - 143000 $ per year.
Location: Fully Remote - open to candidates based in any state or territory across Australia
Security Clearance: Australian Government Baseline Clearance (Mandatory)
Work Type: Contract (12 Months + 12-Month Extension Option)
About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Senior Cloud Security Specialist (Zscaler Subject Matter Expert) to support a major Federal Government department undergoing a high-profile Zero Trust transformation. You will play a key role in maturing, automating, and optimising an enterprise Zscaler environment while mentoring internal technical teams to ensure sustainable, long-term operational excellence.
Key Responsibilities
- Architecture & Optimisation: Review existing Zero Trust architecture and validate Zscaler configuration, resilience, recovery, and security controls.
- Observability & Monitoring: Implement and optimise Zscaler Cloud Connector monitoring, alerting frameworks, and operational dashboards.
- Automation & IaC: Drive the adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and Policy as Code practices to reduce manual intervention and streamline change management.
- Technical Leadership: Provide high-level guidance across Zscaler integration with multi-cloud (AWS/Azure), enterprise networks, and SIEM/security operations.
- Capability Uplift & Knowledge Transfer: Upskill internal APS teams through structured mentoring, technical documentation, operational runbooks, and shadowing.
Skills & Experience Required
Essential:
- Zscaler Expertise: Proven hands-on track record designing, deploying, and optimising enterprise-grade Zscaler environments, including Cloud Connector and Zero Trust architecture.
- IaC & Automation: Demonstrated experience implementing Infrastructure as Code and Policy as Code for secure cloud/networking platforms.
- Observability: Strong background in enhancing monitoring, alerting, troubleshooting, and incident response for Zscaler platforms.
- Documentation & Mentoring: Exceptional communication skills with a proven passion for mentoring technical teams, authoring standard operating procedures (SOPs)/runbooks, and delivering capability uplift.
Eligibility: Must hold an active Australian Government Baseline Security Clearance (or higher).
Desirable:
- Relevant Zscaler certifications (e.g., ZIA, ZPA, ZCA).
- Prior experience delivering security or Zero Trust solutions within Australian Federal Government environments.
- Proven experience integrating Zscaler with enterprise cloud providers (AWS, Azure) and SIEM platforms.
- Experience designing structured transition and exit plans to build internal client self-sufficiency.
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