Technical Solutions Engineer, Cloud Support, Networking (English)

Google; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 800,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is looking for a Technical Solutions Engineer for Cloud Support in Bengaluru, India. You will help customers troubleshoot technical issues related to Google Cloud and provide level two support to other teams. This role requires strong advocacy for customer needs and technical expertise in networking.

You will work within a global support team, solving complex problems and enhancing product adoption. Candidates must have 5 years of experience, a STEM degree, and fluent English communication skills.

Join Google Cloud and help customers transform their business with innovative technology.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience troubleshooting and advocating for customer needs.
• Experience in systems like Linux or Unix.
• Knowledge of network protocols such as DNS and routing.

Responsibilities

• Manage customer problems effectively to ensure productivity.
• Develop knowledge of Google's product technology.
• Work in a global team ensuring 24-hour support.

Skills

Troubleshooting technical issues

Customer advocacy

Scripting with Python or shell

Knowledge of TCP/IP protocols

Fluent English communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in STEM or equivalent

Tools

Linux

Kubernetes

Job description

Technical Solutions Engineer, Cloud Support, Networking (English)

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India; Pune, Maharashtra, India.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience troubleshooting and advocating for customer needs, and triaging technical issues (e.g., hardware, software, application, operational, process).
• Experience with one common scripting or coding language (e.g., Python, shell scripting).
• Systems experience (e.g., Linux, Unix) or a similar operating system.
• Experience in operating system kernel, file systems, and TCP/IP network protocols (e.g., DNS, routing, firewalls, and load balancing concepts).
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to interact with regional customers and stakeholders.

Preferred qualifications:

• Kubernetes or container networking experience.
• Software‑defined networking experience with public Cloud or SDN software.
• Familiarity with the HTTP protocol and APIs based on HTTP.
• Familiarity with network namespaces, how to take packet captures, and how to interpret packet captures.
• Knowledge of network specific kernel parameters (TCP keepalives, TCP windows, etc.).

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 Technical Solutions Engineer, you will own large and important customer issues in addition to providing level two support to other support teams. You will be a part of a global team that provides 24x7 support to help customers seamlessly make the switch to Google Cloud.

In this role, you will troubleshoot technical problems for customers with a mix of debugging, networking, system administration, updating documentation, and when needed, coding/scripting. You will make products easier to adopt and use by making improvements to the product, tools, processes and documentation. Your team is driven by customers and you will help drive the success of Google Cloud by understanding and advocating for customers’ issues. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise‑grade solutions that leverage Google’s technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage the customer’s problems through effective diagnosis, resolution, or implementation of new investigation tools to increase productivity for customer issues on Google Cloud Platform products.
• Develop knowledge of Google's product technology and underlying architectures by troubleshooting, reproducing, determining the root cause for customer reported issues.
• Work as part of a team of Engineers/Consultants that globally ensure 24 hour customer support, including a need to sometimes work non‑standard work hours or shifts.
• Act as a consultant and subject matter expert for internal stakeholders in Engineering, Sales, and customer organizations to resolve technical deployment obstacles and improve Google Cloud.
• Improve the supportability of Google Cloud networking technologies by working with product engineering teams on product launches and helping product teams understand customer issues to improve existing products.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents‑to‑be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.