Google

Customer Engineer, Federal Security, Google Public Sector

Google$152K — $222K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10 years of experience with cloud security architectures in customer-facing roles.
  • Expertise in security matters like encryption, identity management, and network security.
  • Experience presenting to technical stakeholders or executive leaders.
  • Must have an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and qualify business opportunities by addressing technical objections and strategizing solutions.
  • Deliver security and compliance expertise to strengthen technical relationships with customers.
  • Demonstrate and prototype Google Cloud product integrations in various environments.
  • Recommend strategies and architectures for effective implementation of solutions on Google Cloud.
  • Travel to customer sites and conferences as needed.

Benefits

  • Access to comprehensive benefits, including health care and retirement plans.
  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology in a collaborative environment.
  • Professional development and growth opportunities within a leading tech company.
  • Flexible work location options including Reston, VA; Boulder, CO; or Washington D.C.
Full Job Description
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X 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 6, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.
Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Reston, VA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

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.


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

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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.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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$182.5 billion
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