iain leiter

Chief Architect - Healthcare at Zscaler

Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex

About

I’m a seasoned IT leader with over 20 years of experience shaping secure, scalable architectures that empower organizations to thrive. I specialize in crafting custom presentations that distill complex technical concepts—like SASE, AI, security for identity, endpoint, enterprise WAN, and cloud/data center—into clear, compelling narratives that unite diverse personas, from C-level executives to technical teams, around shared goals. I have extensive experience leading in-depth architecture workshops which help customers transform their businesses by unlocking cost savings, increasing productivity, reducing administrative overhead, and improving security posture. My consultative approach draws upon firsthand operational experience and incorporates easy to understand examples and diagrams, ensuring C-level stakeholders and diverse technical teams align on impactful outcomes. Leveraging this expertise, I’ve delivered hundreds of hours of internal training and mentoring for Sales Engineers (SEs) and Account Executives (AEs), equipping them with tailored content and strategic insights to excel as sellers, driving customer success and contributing to our vertical becoming the fastest-growing within the company. Whether mentoring teams, building high level designs, or optimizing end-to-end processes, I’m driven by a passion for simplifying complexity and enabling innovation. My past advisory roles with VMware (CTAB), Cisco (ETAB), and startups reflect my commitment to shaping the future of technology. Outside the tech world, I’m an avid hiker and coffee enthusiast, which keeps me grounded and creative. Let’s connect to explore how we can build secure, future-ready solutions together! Areas of Expertise * Custom Presentations | Architecture Workshops | Field Enablement | C-Level Strategy & Technical Guidance

Experience

  • Zscaler (3 yrs 2 mos)
    • Chief Architect - Healthcare
      Apr 2026 - Present · 4 mos

      My focus: working with healthcare technology partners to design repeatable, packaged solutions that are easier to adopt and tied to outcomes healthcare orgs actually measure — stronger security posture, simpler architecture, less friction for clinicians, real cost takeout from consolidation. Architecting transformative solutions for customers using the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to secure users, endpoints, networks, applications, data, and AI services. I lead workshops, deliver compelling presentations, and enable sales teams to drive customer success and vertical growth.

    • Transformation Architect
      Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Architecting transformative solutions for customers using the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange to secure users, endpoints, networks, applications, data, and AI services. I lead workshops, deliver compelling presentations, and enable sales teams to drive customer success and vertical growth. * Secure workforce access with identity-driven ZTNA policies. * Prevent data loss with AI-driven cloud security solutions. * Protect cloud workloads with scalable SASE architectures. * Enable secure B2B partnerships with browser-based access controls.

  • VMware (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Staff Solutions Engineer Network Security (Global Accounts)
      Apr 2022 - Jun 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Multi-Cloud Security (Service Mesh, API Security) Modern Application Security Advanced Threat Prevention (NDR, Anti-Malware/Cloud Sandbox) Distributed IDS/IPS Distributed Firewall Data Center Gateway Firewall

    • Sr Solutions Engineer Specialist - Network, Security, Application Delivery
      Nov 2020 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr 6 mos

      VMware Virtual Cloud Network NSX Distributed Firewall + IDS/IPS AVI Advanced Load-Balancer VMware VeloCloud SD-WAN Field Enablement Led Efforts to Update Epic Care Systems Security Solution (Healthcare)

  • Sr. Technical Product Manager at Ordr Inc.
    Oct 2019 - Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Technical Product Management Product Marketing Management Solution Architecture and Design Establish Deployment Best Practices Field Enablement and Training Customer Case Studies Technical Marketing Demo Lab Environments and Story-based Demos POC Process Optimization

  • Network Virtualization Architect (Enterprise) at CHRISTUS Health
    May 2017 - Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 6 mos

    Network Design Network Virtualization Network Security Data Center Networking and Security Campus LAN Switching SD-WAN IoT Security Network Documentation Technical Product Evaluation & Comparison Merger & Acquisition Routing Integrations

  • Technical Advisor / Consultant at Pensa, Inc.
    Oct 2016 - Apr 2017 · 7 mos

    Evaluate products and features Provide recommendations regarding usability, functionality, and feature enhancements