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Customer Engineer III, Federal Security, Google Public Sector

You will serve as a trusted technical advisor to government and educational customers, driving the technical win for Google Cloud security solutions. Responsibilities include identifying business opportunities, prototyping integrations, and architecting cross-pillar cloud solutions to meet mission-critical needs.

Reston, Virginia, United StatesonsiteFULL_TIME

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About the role

What will you do at Google?

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, Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) platforms,

Cloud Native Application Protection Platform (CNAPP) platforms, or network

security).

* Experience presenting to technical stakeholders or executive leaders.

* Active, or the ability to obtain, a Top Secret security clearance.

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.

You will understand the 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

[https://about.google/intl/ALL_us/public-sector/#:~:text=We're%20committed%20to%20advancing,%2C%20research%2C%20and%20edtech%20companies.]

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 - $221000 (USD) + 42.86% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google

[https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/].

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, while partnering 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.

Which skills does this role require?

EncryptionIdentity ManagementAccess ControlSIEMCNAPPNetwork SecurityCloud TransformationEducationSecurity ClearanceTop SecretArchitectureProof-of-conceptInfrastructureAutomationGCPPrototyping

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