Strategic Cloud Engineer, Application Development, Google Public Sector

Reston, VA, US Austin, TX, US Until 9/13/2026 6+ years exp First posted July 15, 2026 Last posted July 15, 2026
Job description

About the Job

As an Application Development Strategic Cloud Engineer for Public Sector Professional Services, supporting the Service Delivery team for the Global Public Sector, you will play a key role in ensuring customers derive maximum value from their Google Cloud Platform investments. You will leverage your technical expertise and customer service skills to create an exceptional customer experience, empowering them to succeed with Google Cloud.

In this role, you will focus on ensuring the quality of customer engagements, building excellent relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally. These relationships will help your team meet the customer’s technical requirements and business objectives. You will deliver and execute leading by example to ensure customers in your region succeed.

This role requires up to 30% travel.
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) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

  • Manage processes to create reusable artifacts for public sector business, working in partnership with other service delivery teams to establish global processes for various compliance or private cloud related solutions for the aimed customers.
  • Act as a key strategic advisor to customers to create and solve complex application development and machine learning challenges.
  • Create and deliver best practices recommendations, tutorials, blog articles, sample code, and technical presentations adapting to different levels of key business and technical stakeholders.
  • Work with customers, partners, and Google product teams to deliver tailored solutions into production.
  • Serve as a technical leader for a multi-organizational project team.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6 years of experience in system design or one programming language (e.g., Java, C++, Python, etc.).
  • 6 years of experience in technical troubleshooting, and managing internal/external partners or customers.
  • Active TS/SCI US Government security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience translating business requirements into technology solutions for customers adopting cloud solutions.
  • Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators and third-party developers to deliver high-impact solutions.
  • Experience in application/workload migration to public cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform.
  • Ability to engage effectively with executives of large enterprises on both technical and non-technical matters.

Additional Information

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 July 27, 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 troubleshoots cloud solutions, collaborates with stakeholders, and leads technical projects.

Job title

Strategic Cloud Engineer, Application Development, Google Public Sector

Experience level

6+ years

Minimum experience

6+ years exp

Industry

public sector

Location requirements

Remote work allowed; based in US locations

Salary

$152k–$222k

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

system designprogramming languagetroubleshootingsecurity clearance

Preferred skills

cloud migrationpartner collaborationenterprise engagement

Specializations

cloud solutionsapplication developmentmachine learningsystem design
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

United States

Remote Country

Reston, VA, USA

On-site City

Austin, TX, USA

On-site City

Boulder, CO, USA

On-site City