Customer Engineer III, State Local Education, Public Sector
Description For Customer Engineer III, State Local Education, Public Sector
Google Cloud is seeking a Customer Engineer III to join their Public Sector team, focusing on state, local, and education government sectors. This role combines technical expertise with customer-facing responsibilities, requiring 10 years of experience in cloud native architecture.
The position involves working closely with technical sales teams to showcase Google Cloud's capabilities to customers and partners. You'll be responsible for understanding business and technical requirements, developing creative cloud solutions, and helping customers navigate their digital transformation journey.
As a Customer Engineer, you'll play a crucial role in facilitating the adoption of Google Cloud products by educational institutions and government agencies. The role requires strong technical knowledge of cloud infrastructure, virtualization, and security concepts, combined with excellent presentation and communication skills.
The position offers competitive compensation ranging from $142,000 to $214,000, plus additional benefits including bonus and equity. You'll be part of Google's Public Sector division, which is specifically focused on advancing digital transformation in government and education sectors.
Key responsibilities include conducting technical assessments, providing architectural recommendations, and supporting proof-of-concept work. You'll also serve as a technical advocate, working directly with product management to prioritize solutions that impact customer adoption.
The ideal candidate will have experience in migrating applications to cloud platforms, strong networking knowledge, and security expertise. Additionally, experience in building and maintaining customer relationships, particularly in government and education sectors, is highly valued.
This role offers an opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technology while making a significant impact on public sector digital transformation. You'll be part of a diverse team working in an environment that promotes respect, inclusion, and equal opportunities to succeed.
Google's commitment to diversity and equal opportunity employment ensures a welcoming workplace for all qualified candidates. The company offers comprehensive benefits and supports work-life balance, making it an attractive opportunity for professionals looking to advance their careers in cloud computing while contributing to public sector advancement.
Responsibilities For Customer Engineer III, State Local Education, Public Sector
- Work with the team to identify and qualify business opportunities, understand key customer technical objections, and develop the strategy to resolve technical blockers
- Share enterprise infrastructure modernization expertise to support the technical relationship with customers
- Work directly with Google Cloud products to demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer and partner environments
- Guide customers through assessments of existing legacy application environments
- Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure
Requirements For Customer Engineer III, State Local Education, Public Sector
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- 10 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role
- Experience with cloud infrastructure engineering, on-premise infrastructure engineering, virtualization, or containerization platforms
- Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders in State, local, and education government
- Experience in, or supporting the state, local government and education
Benefits For Customer Engineer III, State Local Education, Public Sector
- Bonus
- Equity
- Comprehensive benefits package
