Systems Development Engineer, Sovereign Cloud Operations, Google Public Sector
Reston, VA, USA · Full-time · Posted Oct 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5 years in systems automation, design, and implementation; preferred: 5 years working with vendors or customers.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and operate cloud infrastructure and tools for U.S. government customers, focusing on reliability, automation, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
What you'll do
- Develop, configure, and maintain internal systems and customer portals; support services through design, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
- Monitor live services and improve availability, latency, system health, reliability, and operational efficiency through automation.
- Troubleshoot infrastructure issues and work with engineering teams to implement customer requirements.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or an IT-related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5 years of experience with systems automation, systems design, and implementation.
- Experience with automation and scripting in languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, Perl, or Bash.
- Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.
Nice to have
- 5 years of experience working with vendors or customers.
- Experience with cloud services or container-based workloads, Kubernetes or other orchestration products, secure system design, or troubleshooting Linux- and Kubernetes-based architectures.
Pay
USD 163000 - 236000 base salary; 15% bonus target (amount not specified)
Tools
Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, Perl, Bash, Kubernetes, Linux
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