Associate Security Architect (Endpoint Security)

What you''ll do: Associate Security Architect in the Enterprise will be part of ZS IT Information Security team in Pune. As a Security Architecture Engineering Consultant, you will be responsible for endpoint security, hardening, and automation. The ideal candidate will have deep hands-on expertise in endpoint protection technologies and will work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to design, implement, and optimize security controls while ensuring minimal impact to end-user experience. In addition, you will be expected to stay up to date on technology and security trends and make recommendations to enhance the security posture of ZS infrastructure and applications.

• Design, implement, and manage endpoint security architecture with a strong emphasis on
• EDR / XDR solutions
• Secure web gateway / proxy solutions
• Application control / whitelisting
• Privileged Access / Privilege Management solutions
• Lead initiatives to secure and harden endpoints (Windows/macOS/Linux) while balancing usability and operational efficiency.
• Act as a technical consultant to internal teams, providing guidance on secure configurations, best practices, and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with IT, infrastructure, SOC, risk, and business teams to ensure security solutions align with business needs.
• Manage and influence stakeholders at different levels, translating technical risks into business-relevant language.
• Develop and maintain security standards, baselines, and architecture documentation.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual or repetitive security tasks and improve operational efficiency.
• Create and maintain scripts and automation workflows to support endpoint security operations and deployments.
• Develop security automation using scripting techniques like Python, PowerShell, etc.
• Knowledge about AI/ML fundamentals, AI risk assessment, AI agentic use, etc
• Participate in security assessments, gap analysis, and control improvements aligned with industry standards.
• Support incident response and investigations related to endpoint security when required.
• Stay current with emerging threats, endpoint attack techniques, and security technologies.

What youll bring:

• Bachelors degree in information security, Information Technology, or related field
• 6+ years of experience in Endpoint Security or equivalent knowledge
• Strong knowledge in industry standard Endpoint security tools like CrowdStrike, Carbon black, Zscaler, Microsoft Defender, Beyond trust
• Demonstratable expertise and experience with security related incidents is desirable
• Must be a team player, dedicated, and proactive
• Must possess good communication, problem-solving, critical thinking, and organizational skills
• Must have good presentation skills
• Ability to clearly present technical approaches or findings in oral and written format
• Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
• Highly self-motivated and directed
• Candidate should be flexible to work in late shifts to converse with leadership teams in US as needed
• Fluency in English
• Client-first mentality
• Intense work ethic
• Collaborative spirit and problem-solving approach