Principal Technical Marketing Engineer

Remote · California · USD 196,000-245,000 · 10+ years experience · Remote · Posted Sep 28, 2026

At a glance

The Principal Technical Marketing Engineer will drive technical enablement, customer validation, and field readiness for Zero Trust Branch and Zscaler Digital Experience solutions.
This role serves as a bridge between field teams and core engineering, focusing on accelerating adoption and standardizing post-sales time-to-value.
The position involves hands-on technical work, including architectural demos, pilot evaluations, and the creation of technical collateral.

Own hands-on technical POVs, architectural demos, and pilot evaluations for enterprise prospects and customers.
Design, deploy, and maintain resilient physical and virtual networking lab topologies.
Serve as the primary technical troubleshooting bridge and escalation path between field teams and core engineering.
Author production-ready technical collateral, including deployment runbooks, reference architectures, and competitive test plans.
Deliver high-impact field enablement sessions, hands-on training workshops, and webinars for SEs, professional services, and partner architects.

10+ years of hands-on experience in technical marketing, product management, or solutions architecture.
Proven track record of leading hands-on customer Proof of Value (POV) pilots and executive architectural evaluations.
Deep proficiency in building and maintaining multi-vendor physical and virtual network lab topologies.
Advanced packet analysis and troubleshooting expertise using Wireshark, tcpdump, and traffic generation tools.
Demonstrated curiosity and active exploration of AI tools with a history of integrating new technologies to enhance workflows.

Hands-on experience with cloud network frameworks such as AWS Transit Gateways/VPCs, GCP Cloud Routers, or Azure Virtual WAN.
Prior experience with network observability and monitoring solutions.