Senior Systems Development Engineer, CDS, Google Public Sector

Google; United States; On-site; USD 163,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Google Public Sector is seeking a Senior Systems Development Engineer to support Cross Domain Solution (CDS) systems at scale from our Reston, VA location. The role emphasizes automating toil, observability, and secure cross-domain integration while partnering with security teams and government partners.

The ideal candidate holds a TS/SCI clearance with polygraph, a CS/IT degree or equivalent, and at least 5 years in infrastructure, Linux/Unix, and scripting. US citizenship is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with technical infrastructure (deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting).
• 5 years of experience in Linux or Unix.
• 5 years of experience in scripting or automation using Python, Shell or Go.
• Active TS/SCI security clearance with polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support for Cross Domain Solution (CDS) systems, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, and patch management.
• Collaborate with security and operations teams to address vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security policies.
• Design, implement, and maintain CDS architectures, ensuring compliance with government and industry security standards.
• Develop and integrate hardware and software components to enable secure cross-domain communication.
• Work with security assessment teams to ensure systems meet required security certifications and accreditation.
• Document designs, configurations, and processes to ensure system maintainability and knowledge sharing.

Skills

US Citizenship

Linux/Unix

Scripting/Automation

Clearance TS/SCI with polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/IT or related field

Tools

Ansible

Puppet

Chef

SaltStack

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

Job description

Senior Systems Development Engineer, CDS, Google Public Sector

Location

• Google, Reston, VA, USA

Experience Level

Mid

Requirements

Must be a US Citizen to meet customer and compliance requirements, including potential access to classified information.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience with technical infrastructure (e.g., deployment, maintenance, troubleshooting).
• 5 years of experience in Linux or Unix.
• 5 years of experience in scripting or automation using Python, Shell or Go.
• Active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmentalized Information (TS/SCI) security clearance with polygraph.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience with configuration automation tools (e.g., Ansible, Puppet, Chef, SaltStack).
• Experience with cloud technologies, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or other cloud hyperscaler.
• Experience with networking technologies with Open Systems Interconnect (OSI) model and knowledge of domestic and global carrier networks.
• Knowledge of the trends in the security industry, public policy.

About the Job

Systems Development Engineering (SDE) at Google is a role where you manage services and systems at scale. SDEs creatively put their engineering discipline to use automating the mundane and reducing toil. We don’t just write code to fix bugs, but emphasize the development of tools and solutions that fix classes of problems. We know it’s hard to control what you can’t measure – so we focus on observability: instrumenting first, then turning data into knowledge, and finally knowledge into action.

We know that the operational efficiency of Google systems, services, virtual compute environments and the operating systems that power them impact the environment, not just the bottom line. We know that working together we can do more, and that community matters.

Google brings together people with a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage them to collaborate, think big and take risks in a blame-free environment. We promote self-direction to work on meaningful projects, while we also strive to create an environment that provides the support and mentorship needed to learn and grow.

Together we engineer and build the infrastructure, tools, access, and telemetry for systems that enable orchestration of Google-scale services. Come build things that matter.

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.

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

Salary:

US: $163,000 – $236,000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing support for Cross Domain Solution (CDS) systems, including troubleshooting, performance optimization, and patch management.
• Collaborate with security and operations teams to address vulnerabilities and ensure compliance with security policies.
• Design, implement, and maintain CDS architectures, ensuring compliance with government and industry security standards.
• Develop and integrate hardware and software components to enable secure cross-domain communication.
• Work with security assessment teams to ensure systems meet required security certifications and accreditation.
• Conduct testing and validation of CDS systems to verify functionality, security, and reliability.
• Engage with stakeholders including government agencies and industry partners to identify requirements and deliver solutions.
• Investigate emerging technologies and assess their applicability to cross-domain solutions.
• Document designs, configurations, and processes to ensure system maintainability and knowledge sharing.

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Locations:

Google, Reston, VA, USA

Experience Level:

Mid – Experience driving progress, solving problems, and mentoring more junior team members; deeper expertise and applied knowledge within relevant area.