Manager, Sales Engineering - Federal at Zscaler in Washington, DC

About Zscaler
Zscaler accelerates digital transformation to ensure our customers can be more agile, efficient, resilient, and secure. As an AI-forward enterprise, we are constantly pushing the envelope, leveraging the world’s largest security data lake to power our cloud-native Zero Trust Exchange platform. This innovation protects our customers from cyberattacks and data loss by securely connecting users, devices, and applications in any location.
Here, impact in your role matters more than title and trust is built on results. We say, impact over activity. We seek innovators who actively use AI to amplify their impact and who thrive in an environment where we leverage intelligent systems to stay ahead of evolving threats. We believe in transparency and value constructive, honest debate—we’re focused on getting to the best ideas, faster. We build high-performing teams that can make an impact quickly and with high quality. To do this, we are building a culture of execution centered on customer obsession, collaboration, ownership, and accountability.
We value high-impact, high-accountability with a sense of urgency where you’re enabled to do your best work and embrace your potential. If you’re driven by purpose, thrive on solving complex challenges, and want to be part of the team that’s helping to secure the AI age, we invite you to bring your talents to Zscaler and help shape the future of cybersecurity.
Role We are looking for a Manager, Sales Engineering - Federal to join our team. This is a Remote (DC Metro Area) role, reporting to the Federal Sales Engineering Director in the Zscaler Federal department. The Manager, Sales Engineering - Federal provides direction and specialist knowledge to Sales Engineers supporting Federal Agencies and their missions. Working in close partnership with the Sales leadership, this role directs Sales Engineering resources through the entire sales cycle while delivering technical and functional leadership. You will play an instrumental role in account planning and strategy, serve as a key advisor to customers for long-term success, and actively develop team capability through coaching and high-impact execution.
What you’ll do (Role Expectations)
Drive increased execution on building technical champions across our customer base
Lead the recruiting, training, and ongoing development of top engineering talent on the team
Manage up to 8 individual contributors while driving technical wins across the federal customer base
Who You Are (Success Profile)
You thrive in ambiguity, navigating dynamic environments comfortably and turning unstructured challenges into meaningful solutions.
You act like an owner, leveraging your passion for the mission to fuel action, operate with integrity, and move seamlessly between strategy and execution.
You are a high-trust collaborator, building team success through open feedback, respectful candor, and a relentless focus on mutual trust.
You operate with urgency, combining speed and high quality to deliver rapid, high-impact results for both the customer and the team.
You lead with integrity, holding yourself and others accountable while matching your words with consistent, transparent action.
What We’re Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)
Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools, with a proven history of integrating new technologies to enhance daily workflows and augment problem-solving
Experience selling to and working with Federal Civilian Agencies
Requirement to reside within 2–3 hours of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Demonstrated experience managing a high-performing team of engineers
U.S. citizenship required
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
Active AI-forward certifications or experience with platforms such as Amazon Bedrock, OpenAI, or Claude
Technical expertise in networking and proxy-based architectures
Active U.S. Government security clearance
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Base Pay Range
$154,875—$221,250 USD
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Our 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:
Various health plans
Time off plans for vacation and sick time
Parental leave options
Retirement options
Education reimbursement
In-office perks, and more!
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