Cloud Engineer, Application Modernization, Google Public Sector

Company: Google
Location: Reston
Posted on: April 6, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline 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 April 16, 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; Austin, TX, USA; Boulder, CO, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience. 3 years of experience in system design or one programming language (e.g., Java, C++, Python, etc.). 3 years of experience in technical troubleshooting, and managing internal/external partners or customers. Preferred qualifications: Experience translating business requirements into technology solutions for customers adopting cloud solutions. Experience collaborating with channel partners, systems integrators and third-party developers to deliver high-impact solutions. Experience in application/workload migration to public cloud providers such as Google Cloud Platform. Ability to engage effectively with executives of large enterprises on both technical and non-technical matters. 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 an Application Modernization Engineer, you will work with customers to transform existing enterprise applications into modern, cloud native applications to reduce time to launch, increase release frequency, reduce time to recovery and failure rate. You will propose and execute, including code development, approaches to modernize Google’s customer’s applications and deploy them to Google Cloud Platform. You will work with customers on application re-design and implementation, including application scaling and reliability. You will also advise on ongoing operations such as application and feature rollouts, monitoring, and more. Additionally, you will work closely with Product Management and Product Engineering to build and drive excellence in our products. In this role, you are the Google Engineer working with Google's most strategic Cloud customers. Together with the team, you will support customer adoption of Google Cloud products through architecture guidance, best practices, application migration, implementation, troubleshooting, monitoring, and much more. 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 $127,000-$183,000 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 Serve as a key business advisor and create a center of excellence around cloud application development technologies, including the hiring, onboarding, and management of both full-time employees and contingent workforce. Establish processes to drive the Service Delivery AppDev strategy in support of the business, including responsibility for AppDev-related pre-sales Statement of Work (SoW) support and approval activities, and serve as the primary point of contact with regional teams for any data-related needs. Manage processes to create reusable artifacts for public sector business, working in partnership with other service delivery teams to establish global processes for various compliance or private cloud related solutions for the aimed customers. Present technical materials effectively to various stakeholder groups. Engage effectively with executives of enterprises on both technical and non-technical matters.

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