Customer Engineer, Federal Security, Google Public Sector

Reston, VA, US Washington D.C., DC, US Until 10/3/2026 10+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted August 4, 2026
Job description

About the Job

As a Security Customer Engineer (CE) for Google Public Sector, you will be the primary technical partner and trusted advisor to government and educational customers. You will work at the intersection of cybersecurity and cloud transformation, partnering with technical sales teams to differentiate Google Cloud through deep subject matter expertise.

Your mission is to understand mission issues and architect cross-pillar cloud solutions that solve them. You will lead the technical engagement, from initial high-level conversations with agency leaders to proofs-of-concept and architectural design. You will be responsible for driving the "technical win," ensuring customers understand the power of Google’s Unified Security portfolio and have a clear path to successful consumption and deployment.

Google Public Sector brings the magic of Google to the mission of government and education with solutions purpose-built for enterprises. We focus on helping United States public sector institutions accelerate their digital transformations, and we continue to make significant investments and grow our team to meet the complex needs of local, state and federal government and educational institutions.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $152000 - $222000 (USD) + 42.86% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and qualify business opportunities alongside the team, understanding key customer technical objections, and developing the strategies to resolve technical blockers.
  • Deliver in-depth security and compliance expertise to support the technical relationship with Google’s customers, including product and solution briefings, proof-of-concept work, partner directly with product management to prioritize solutions impacting customer adoption to Google Cloud and security offerings.
  • Demonstrate and prototype integrations with Google Cloud products directly in customer and partner environments.
  • Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution on Google Cloud.
  • Travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events as required.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience with cloud security architectures in a customer-facing or support role.
  • Experience with security matters (e.g., encryption, identity management, access control, or Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) and Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) platforms or network security).
  • Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders or executive leaders.
  • Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Experience with security-related compliance standards (e.g., ISO 27001, NIST).
  • Experience with Google Cloud Security platforms.
  • Ability to script or code to automate security tasks (e.g., Python, Bash).
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Additional Information

Additional Details: Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.

The application window will be open until at least August 6, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
About this role

Summary

Designs and implements cloud security solutions, engages with technical stakeholders and supports digital transformation.

Job title

Customer Engineer, Federal Security, Google Public Sector

Experience level

10+ years

Minimum experience

10+ years exp

Industry

public sector

Location requirements

Remote work allowed, candidates in VA, D.C., CO preferred.

Salary

$152k–$222k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cloud security architecturessecurity mattersSIEMCNAPPencryptionidentity managementaccess controlsecurity clearance

Preferred skills

ISO 27001NISTGoogle Cloud SecurityPythonBashcommunication

Specializations

cloud securitysecurity architecturecybersecuritysecurity compliancecloud
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

United States

Remote Country

Reston, VA, USA

On-site City

Washington, DC, USA

On-site City

Boulder, CO, USA

On-site City