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Lead Cybersecurity Engineer

About Providence

Providence, one of the US’s largest not-for-profit healthcare systems, is committed to high quality, compassionate healthcare for all. Driven by the belief that health is a human right and the vision, ‘Health for a better world’, Providence and its 121,000 caregivers strive to provide everyone access to affordable quality care and services.

Providence has a network of 51 hospitals, 1,000+ care clinics, senior services, supportive housing, and other health and educational services in the US.

Providence India is bringing to fruition the transformational shift of the healthcare ecosystem to Health 2.0. The India center will have focused efforts around healthcare technology and innovation, and play a vital role in driving digital transformation of health systems for improved patient outcomes and experiences, caregiver efficiency, and running the business of Providence at scale.


Why Us?

  • Best In-class Benefits
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Reimagining Healthcare
  • Competitive Pay
  • Supportive Reporting Relation

Cybersecurity at Providence is responsible for appropriately protecting caregiver, affiliate, business, and patient information.


The Lead Consultant – Zscaler Engineering is a senior technical role responsible for designing, leading, and optimizing Zscaler security platforms across Providence’s enterprise environment. This role provides architectural guidance, drives platform strategy, and collaborates with Cybersecurity, Networking, and Cloud teams to ensure secure web access, application protection, and alignment with Providence’s Zero Trust and SASE roadmap.

What Will You Be Responsible For?

  • Lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) platforms at enterprise scale.
  • Architect and manage traffic‑forwarding technologies including ZCC, PAC files, GRE/IPsec tunnels, and identity integrations (Azure AD, SAML, Kerberos, etc.).
  • Oversee configuration of SSL inspection, threat protection, DLP policies, and access controls across cloud and on-prem environments.
  • Drive lifecycle management including platform upgrades, patching, and vulnerability remediation in partnership with Zscaler Support and platform owners.
  • Lead development of runbooks, engineering standards, architecture diagrams, and operational workflows.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex Zscaler, connectivity, and application‑security issues.
  • Provide technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to junior engineers and cross‑functional teams.

What Would Your Work Week Look Like?

  • Partner with Network, Cloud, and Cybersecurity teams to validate security architecture, review deployments, and drive Zscaler adoption.
  • Conduct technical assessments and Proof‑of‑Concept (POC) initiatives to evaluate new Zscaler capabilities or integrations.
  • Review and optimize enterprise Zscaler policies for performance, security posture, and compliance alignment.
  • Document security reference architectures, standards, and engineering best practices.
  • Participate in roadmap planning, capability uplift initiatives, and platform modernization (Zero Trust, SASE, CASB, DLP).
  • Engage in vendor governance, feature evaluation, advanced troubleshooting, and solution improvements.

Who Are We Looking For?

  • 6–9 years of experience in network security, cloud security, or Zero Trust engineering roles.
  • Advanced hands‑on expertise with Zscaler ZIA/ZPA, ZCC, GRE/IPsec tunnels, and identity integrations.
  • Strong understanding of DLP, CASB, SaaS Security Posture Management, and SASE security principles.
  • Deep technical knowledge of SSL/TLS inspection, authentication flows, network protocols, and hybrid/multi‑cloud architectures.
  • Experience leading enterprise‑scale security architecture or platform engineering initiatives.
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to influence cross‑functional teams and partner effectively with Network, Cloud, and Security stakeholders.
  • Preferred certifications: Zscaler (ZIA/ZPA), CISSP, CCNP Security, GIAC, or equivalent.

Providence’s vision to create ‘Health for a Better World’ aids us to provide a fair and equitable workplace for all in our employment, whether temporary, part-time or full time, and to promote individuality and diversity of thought and background, and acknowledge its role in the organization’s success. This makes us committed towards equal employment opportunities, regardless of race, religion or belief, color, ancestry, disability, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, age, nationality, ethnic origin, pregnancy, or related needs, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, or any other category protected by applicable law. In furtherance to our mission in building a more inclusive and equitable environment, we shall, from time to time, undertake programs to assist, uplift and empower underrepresented groups including but not limited to Women, PWD (Persons with Disabilities), LGTBQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Transgender, Bisexual or Queer), Veterans and others. We strive to address all forms of discrimination or harassment and provide a safe and confidential process to report any misconduct.

Contact our Integrity hotline also, read our Code of Conduct.

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