Technical Solutions Engineer Associate, Scaled Solutions

Google; Frankfurt; On-site; EUR 78,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware.

As part of the Scaled Solutions team, you will work with Google Server Operations and the Data Center Software teams, delivering technical and process solutions that drive operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience troubleshooting and advocating for customers' needs, triaging technical issues.
• Experience reading code in languages or system design.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and troubleshoot data center blockers to achieve swift resolution.
• Design, improve, and iterate on internal tools, software, and automated frameworks to streamline the issue management life-cycle.
• Create standardized technical playbooks and processes to enable the team to manage and resolve issues autonomously.
• Partner with Engineering and Server Operations stakeholders to identify and fix root causes of negative outcomes.
• Manage project schedules, timelines, and participate in weekend on-call duties or shifts.

Skills

Code reading

Troubleshooting

Customer advocacy

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics or equivalent

Tools

Kubernetes

Oracle

SAP

Job description

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:Eemshaven, Netherlands; Saint-Ghislain, Belgium; Fredericia, Denmark; Hamina, Finland; Frankfurt, Germany.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of experience troubleshooting and advocating for customers' needs, and triaging technical issues (e.g., hardware, software, application, operational, process).
• Experience reading code in a general purpose coding language (e.g., Java, C, C++, Python, Shell, Go, JavaScript) or in system design.

Preferred qualifications

• 2 years of experience with 2 or more of the following: Web Technology, Data/Big Data, Systems Administration, Machine Learning, Networking, Kubernetes, Oracle, SAP.
• Experience in technical consulting on supporting enterprise customers with high service-level objective and service-level agreement requirements.
• Experience with cloud computing (i.e., certifications, internships, coursework, etc.).
• Experience owning a full life-cycle of technical projects including design, development, maintenance, and driving long-term improvements.
• Experience developing backend applications or shell scripts.

About The Job

The Google Cloud Platform team helps customers transform and build what's next for their business — all with technology built in the cloud. Our products are developed for security, reliability and scalability, running the full stack from infrastructure to applications to devices and hardware.

Our teams are dedicated to helping our customers — developers, small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies — see the benefits of our technology come to life. As part of an entrepreneurial team in this rapidly growing business, you will play a key role in understanding the needs of our customers and help shape the future of businesses of all sizes use technology to connect with customers, employees and partners.

As a part of the Scaled Solutions team, you will work with Google Server Operations and the Data Center Software teams, delivering technical and process solutions that drive operational excellence.

In this role, you will help problem-solve at scale, troubleshooting issues globally by creating innovations in technology, operational processes, and policies. You will focus on resolving workflow execution blockers due to systems and software issues that arise across the supply chain software stack in the course of capacity fulfillment and enablement operations in Google data centers around the world by delivering innovative solutions and drive operational efficiency and cost-savings for Google Cloud.

You will have a mature set of performance metrics and invest in a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence, having a strong technical background is an important component of the role as we support multiple backend systems with interdependencies.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Belgium: €76000 - €77500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Germany: €78000 - €79500 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Finland: €58000 - €59000 (EUR) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn More About Benefits At Google.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose and troubleshoot data center blockers and stakeholder concerns to achieve swift resolution.
• Design, improve, and iterate on internal tools, software, and automated frameworks to streamline the issue management life-cycle.
• Create standardized technical playbooks and processes that enable the Google Server Operations team to manage and resolve issues autonomously.
• Partner with Engineering and Server Operations stakeholders to investigate, identify, and fix the fundamental root causes of negative business outcomes.
• Manage project schedules and timelines while fostering engagement with various cross-functional partners and providing essential business support by participating in weekend on-call duties or assigned work shift rotations.

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.