Lead Security 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

Job Description – Senior Network Security Engineer 

Location: Hyderabad, India (PGC) / Hybrid

Experience: 5–8 Years

Role Summary

The Senior Network Security Engineer – Zscaler will be responsible for the design, implementation, and operational ownership of Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) platforms. The role supports the organization’s Zero Trust and SASE strategy by enabling secure internet access and modern private application access across on‑premises and cloud environments.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and operate Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) including SWG, firewall policies, SSL inspection, sandboxing, and data protection controls.
  • Implement and manage Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) for secure, zero‑trust access to internal enterprise applications.
  • Drive migration initiatives from legacy VPN solutions to Zscaler ZPA.
  • Configure ZPA connectors, application segments, and access policies following least‑privilege principles.
  • Integrate Zscaler platforms with enterprise Identity Providers (Entra ID / Azure AD) for SSO and conditional access.
  • Monitor health, performance, and availability of ZIA/ZPA services and troubleshoot connectivity issues.
  • Collaborate with SOC and SIEM teams to integrate Zscaler logs and support incident investigations.
  • Ensure Zscaler configurations align with security standards such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST.
  • Maintain architecture diagrams, SOPs, and operational documentation.
  • Follow ITIL processes for incident, change, and problem management.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 5–8 years of experience in network security or security engineering roles.
  • Strong hands‑on experience with Zscaler ZIA and ZPA implementations and operations.
  • Solid understanding of Zero Trust, SASE, proxy, and remote access architectures.
  • Working knowledge of TCP/IP, DNS, HTTPS, SSL/TLS, and application traffic flows.
  • Experience integrating Zscaler with identity, endpoint security, and cloud platforms.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or equivalent experience.

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.

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