Zscaler Architect

Contract: Zscaler Architect
Start Date: ASAP
Duration: 6 months
Location: Hybrid - 3 days on site in City of London
Rate: £575-£600 a day (Deemed inside IR35 via umbrella solution)
Reference: 20555

Immediate contract for an experienced Zscaler Architect to play a key role in migrating enterprise users a Zscaler-based Zero Trust environment, ensuring secure, scalable, and high-performance access.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and drive the Zero Trust/Zscaler strategy and roadmap for enterprise users
• Design high-level and low-level architectures for ZTNA solutions (ZPA, ZCC)
• Lead migration programs from traditional VPN to Zscaler-based secure access
• Work closely with business stakeholders (enterprise users) to understand requirements and translate into secure designs
• Provide technical leadership and architectural governance across the program
• Develop solution design artifacts (HLD, LLD, roadmaps, architecture diagrams)
• Guide engineering teams and ensure alignment with target architecture
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate automation and CI/CD pipelines
• Ensure security best practices aligned with Zero Trust principles

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong experience in Zscaler technologies (ZPA, ZCC, ZIA)
• Solid understanding of Zero Trust Architecture (ZTNA/SASE/SSE)
• Proven experience in solution design, architecture, and roadmap definition
• Experience delivering large-scale user migration/transformation programs
• Knowledge of DevOps and automation practices (CI/CD pipelines, GitHub Actions)
• Hands-on or working knowledge of Terraform or Scripting (Python, PowerShell, etc.)
• Strong understanding of network security, identity, and access controls

You will be required to go through background checks before commencing contract.

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