Lead Sovereign Public Sector Network Engineering Manager

Google Inc.; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 176,000 - 256,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Inc. in Reston, VA is seeking a Network Engineering Manager for Sovereign Operations within Google Public Sector. You will lead production WAN teams, oversee both physical and virtual networking, and drive automation in highly secure environments.

You will shape roadmaps with leadership, manage incident response, and recruit top engineers while maintaining high availability across internal and government-facing services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in network engineering or technical operations, including Top Secret environments.
• 2 years of experience in technical leadership, people management, or managing engineering teams.
• Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Lead the team responsible for critical O&M work streams on the production WAN connecting Google air-gapped regions and government customers.
• Oversee health and reliability of physical and virtual cloud networking components, direct incident management strategy, and drive automation initiatives.
• Partner with leadership to shape technical roadmaps, manage project execution, and recruit and retain engineering talent.
• Combine strong technical expertise with operational leadership to maintain high availability and performance across internal and cloud-hosted services.
• Demonstrate proven experience leading engineering teams operating production-scale networks and understanding service provider protocols, software automation, and classified environments.
• Manage technical portfolios and resource allocation for WAN capacity expansion, upgrades, and public sector initiatives.
• Foster technical growth and performance management for team members, building a high-reliability operational culture.

Skills

Network engineering

Leadership

Security clearance

Technical leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

Google Inc. in Reston, VA is seeking a Network Engineering Manager for Sovereign Operations within Google Public Sector. You will lead production WAN teams, oversee both physical and virtual networking, and drive automation in highly secure environments.

You will shape roadmaps with leadership, manage incident response, and recruit top engineers while maintaining high availability across internal and government-facing services.