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SRE engineer roles in the U.S. qualify for J-1 sponsorship under the Trainee or Intern program category, depending on your career stage. A State Department-designated sponsor organization issues your DS-2019, and your U.S. employer serves as the host site. No lottery or annual cap applies.
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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 Site Reliability Engineer-SkillBridge Intern (San Jose CA or Bellevue WA) to join our Zero Trust Exchange team. This is a remote role based in San Jose CA or Bellevue WA, reporting to the Director, Site Reliability Engineering. Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today’s cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, and security experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.
What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)
- Thrive in ambiguity by building the path as you walk it and viewing dynamic environments as raw material to build something meaningful.
- Act like an owner with a passion for the mission, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- Problem-solve by running towards challenges and focusing on solutions that deliver the biggest impact.
- Collaborate with high trust and ambition for the team, giving and receiving candid feedback with clarity and respect.
- Learn with a true growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to become a stronger teammate and better partner.
Who You Are (Success Profile)
- You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
- You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.
- You are a pragmatic builder. You are obsessed with creating, iterating, and shipping. You aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves and build the first version yourself, balancing the drive for technical excellence with the need to deliver value to users quickly.
- You champion simplicity. You are skilled at distilling complex problems, user needs, and technical concepts into clear, simple, and actionable plans. You are a precise communicator who brings clarity and focus to every interaction.
What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)
- 5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer with expertise in Operations, Engineering and FedRAMP compliance, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring.
- Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform) in cloud environments and containerized architectures.
- Must be a current Active Duty United States military member or a member of the United States Guard/Reserve component on active duty orders for at least the last 180 days with 180 days or fewer remaining prior to discharge.
- Obtained approval from your unit commander.
- MOU must be approved and submitted before start.
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience with containerized architectures such as AWS ECS and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of web security protocols including HTTP, SSL/TLS, DNS, SQL, and networking fundamentals.
- Coding experience in Python for automation and software integration.
At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.
Benefits
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!
Learn more about Zscaler’s Future of Work strategy, hybrid working model, and benefits here.
By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Pay Transparency
Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.
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 Site Reliability Engineer-SkillBridge Intern (San Jose CA or Bellevue WA) to join our Zero Trust Exchange team. This is a remote role based in San Jose CA or Bellevue WA, reporting to the Director, Site Reliability Engineering. Our Engineering team built the world’s largest cloud security platform from the ground up, and we keep building. With more than 100 patents and big plans for enhancing services and increasing our global footprint, the team has made us and our multitenant architecture today’s cloud security leader, with more than 15 million users in 185 countries. Bring your vision and passion to our team of cloud architects, software engineers, and security experts who are enabling organizations worldwide to harness speed and agility with a cloud-first strategy.
What You’ll Do (Role Expectations)
- Thrive in ambiguity by building the path as you walk it and viewing dynamic environments as raw material to build something meaningful.
- Act like an owner with a passion for the mission, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- Problem-solve by running towards challenges and focusing on solutions that deliver the biggest impact.
- Collaborate with high trust and ambition for the team, giving and receiving candid feedback with clarity and respect.
- Learn with a true growth mindset, actively seeking feedback to become a stronger teammate and better partner.
Who You Are (Success Profile)
- You act like an owner. Your passion for the mission fuels your bias for action. You operate with integrity because you genuinely care about the outcome. You adapt to what’s needed, navigating seamlessly between high-level strategy and hands-on execution.
- You are a problem-solver. You seek out challenges because you are energized by finding solutions, knowing that solving the hard problems delivers the biggest impact.
- You operate with urgency. You understand that in a high-growth environment, speed and quality are not mutually exclusive. You have a relentless focus on execution and a bias for action, delivering high-impact results quickly to win for the customer and the team.
- You are a pragmatic builder. You are obsessed with creating, iterating, and shipping. You aren't afraid to roll up your sleeves and build the first version yourself, balancing the drive for technical excellence with the need to deliver value to users quickly.
- You champion simplicity. You are skilled at distilling complex problems, user needs, and technical concepts into clear, simple, and actionable plans. You are a precise communicator who brings clarity and focus to every interaction.
What We’re Looking For (Minimum Qualifications)
- 5+ years of experience as a Site Reliability Engineer with expertise in Operations, Engineering and FedRAMP compliance, vulnerability management, and continuous monitoring.
- Proficiency in Linux administration, network troubleshooting, and infrastructure as code (Ansible, Terraform) in cloud environments and containerized architectures.
- Must be a current Active Duty United States military member or a member of the United States Guard/Reserve component on active duty orders for at least the last 180 days with 180 days or fewer remaining prior to discharge.
- Obtained approval from your unit commander.
- MOU must be approved and submitted before start.
What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)
- Experience with containerized architectures such as AWS ECS and Kubernetes.
- Knowledge of web security protocols including HTTP, SSL/TLS, DNS, SQL, and networking fundamentals.
- Coding experience in Python for automation and software integration.
At Zscaler, we are committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve and the customers we work with. We foster an inclusive environment that values all backgrounds and perspectives, emphasizing collaboration and belonging. Join us in our mission to make doing business seamless and secure.
Benefits
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!
Learn more about Zscaler’s Future of Work strategy, hybrid working model, and benefits here.
By applying for this role, you adhere to applicable laws, regulations, and Zscaler policies, including those related to security and privacy standards and guidelines. Zscaler is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals. We strive to create a workplace where employees are treated with respect and have the chance to succeed. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Pay Transparency
Zscaler complies with all applicable federal, state, and local pay transparency rules. Zscaler is committed to providing reasonable support (called accommodations or adjustments) in our recruiting processes for candidates who are differently abled, have long term conditions, mental health conditions or sincerely held religious beliefs, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding J-1 Visa Sponsorship as a Sre Engineer
Align your training plan to SRE competencies
Your DS-2019 requires a structured training plan tied to specific learning objectives. Map it to measurable SRE skills like incident response workflows, SLO design, and infrastructure automation so the designated sponsor can approve it cleanly.
Verify which J-1 category fits your situation
Current students pursuing SRE internships typically qualify under the Intern category. Early-career professionals with a degree already in hand generally fall under Trainee. The wrong category at the offer stage can force a restart with your designated sponsor.
Search Migrate Mate for host employers open to J-1
Use Migrate Mate to filter for U.S. companies actively hosting international talent in engineering roles. Finding a host employer comfortable with the J-1 structure early prevents delays once you approach a designated sponsor for DS-2019 issuance.
Flag the home residency requirement before accepting
Some SRE Trainee placements trigger a two-year home residency requirement, particularly if government funding or a skills-shortage field is involved. Clarify this with your designated sponsor before signing an offer, since it affects any future H-1B or green card path.
Confirm host employer compliance documentation upfront
Your host employer must sign a training plan and provide a worksite that meets USIA oversight standards. Ask the recruiter whether their legal or HR team has hosted J-1 Trainees before; gaps in their compliance paperwork are the most common source of DS-2019 delays.
Cross-reference your target role against O*NET
Designated sponsors assess whether your SRE role matches your educational background. Pull the O*NET occupation profile for Site Reliability Engineer or related SOC codes to document the degree-to-role alignment your sponsor will need to evaluate your training plan application.
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Find Sre Engineer JobsSre Engineer J-1 Visa: Frequently Asked Questions
Which J-1 program category applies to SRE engineer roles?
It depends on where you are in your career. If you're currently enrolled in a university program, the Intern category applies to SRE placements tied to your field of study. If you've already completed your degree and are early in your professional career, the Trainee category is the correct fit. Both require a structured training plan and a DS-2019 issued by a State Department-designated sponsor organization, not the hiring employer.
Who actually sponsors the J-1 visa for an SRE role?
The J-1 visa sponsor is a U.S. Department of State-designated organization, such as IIE, CIEE, Cultural Vistas, or AIPT. These organizations issue the DS-2019 form, monitor your training plan compliance, and serve as your official program sponsor. Your U.S. employer is the host site, not the visa sponsor. This distinction matters because the host employer's role is limited to providing the worksite and signing the training plan.
Can an SRE Trainee placement trigger the two-year home residency requirement?
Yes, in some cases. The two-year home country physical presence requirement applies if your J-1 exchange was funded by your home government, if you came from a country on the State Department's skills-shortage list, or if you received graduate medical training. For most SRE Trainee placements funded privately, the requirement doesn't apply automatically, but you should confirm this with your designated sponsor before accepting an offer, since it affects H-1B and green card eligibility later.
How do I find U.S. employers who are open to hosting J-1 SRE engineers?
Migrate Mate is the recommended starting point for identifying U.S. companies that actively host international engineers and are familiar with the J-1 structure. Not every employer understands the distinction between a visa sponsor and a host employer, so targeting companies with prior international hiring experience reduces friction in the offer and DS-2019 process. Once you have a potential host employer, your designated sponsor handles the compliance and DS-2019 issuance.
What documentation does an SRE training plan need to include?
Your training plan must detail the specific technical and professional skills you'll develop, the tools and systems you'll work with, the supervision structure, and a phase-by-phase timeline. For SRE roles, this means documenting objectives around areas like reliability engineering practices, monitoring infrastructure, and on-call protocols. The designated sponsor reviews this plan for approval, and the host employer's HR or legal team must sign off on it before the DS-2019 is issued.
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