Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, Google Public Sector Jobs

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 May 13, 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; Atlanta, GA, USA; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA . Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience automating infrastructure provisioning, DevOps, continuous integration, or delivery.
• 6 years of experience in system, design troubleshooting, advocating for customers' needs, and triaging technical issues (e.g., hardware, software, application, operational, process).
• Experience coding in one or more general purpose languages (e.g., Python, Java, Go, C or C++) including data structures, algorithms, and software design.
• Experience coding in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, OpenTofu).
• Must possess an active Secret security clearance.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience in delivering solutions that meet public sector security and compliance requirements such as FedRAMP, DoD impact levels, or risk management framework.
• Experience designing cloud enterprise solutions and supporting customer projects to completion.
• Experience with GCP techniques such as prompt engineering, dual encoders, and embedding vectors.
• Experience building prototypes or applications.
• Knowledge of containerization and container orchestration technologies such as Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
• Familiarity with standard IT security practices such as identity and access management, data protection, encryption, certificate and key management.

About the job

The Google Cloud Consulting Professional Services team guides customers through the moments that matter most in their cloud journey to help businesses thrive. We help customers transform and evolve their business through the use of Google's global network, web-scale data centers, and software infrastructure. As part of an innovative team in this rapidly growing business, you will help shape the future of businesses of all sizes and use technology to connect with customers, employees, and partners.

As a Cloud Infrastructure Engineer, you will provide excellent technical guidance and best practices to customers adopting Google Cloud Platform (GCP) services. You will ensure optimal customer experience in migrating, building and modernizing applications on GCP while collaborating with product management and engineering to drive product excellence.

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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $153,000-$222,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google .

Responsibilities

• Provide domain expertise on public cloud and enterprise technology.
• Automate end-to-end infrastructure provisioning using IaC tools (Terraform, OpenTofu) and GitOps workflows. Build secure CI/CD pipelines that integrate DevSecOps principles, Kubernetes orchestration, and automated compliance via policy as code.
• Architect scalable, resilient cloud solutions and migration strategies that align technical infrastructure with the customer's long-term mission objectives.
• Scale technical impact by authoring public-facing content, including technical blogs, tutorials, and reusable sample code repositories to establish industry best practices.
• Manage stakeholders within customer environments to deliver consensus and lead positive customer outcomes on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
  
  
  
  

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form .