Systems Development Engineer – Secure Cloud & Kubernetes

Google; Reston (VA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Systems Development Engineer to manage Google-scale services and systems, focusing on automation, observability, and reducing toil. You will build tools and infrastructure to measure, learn, and act on system data, while supporting government customer deployments and on-call rotations.

The role stresses collaboration, mentorship, and building reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure. Team culture emphasizes diverse backgrounds, risk-taking in a blame-free environment, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or IT-related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3 years of experience with systems automation and with systems design and implementation.
• Experience in automation and scripting in languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, C++, Perl, or Bash.
• Must possess an active Top Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph.

Responsibilities

• Develop, configure, and maintain internal systems and customer portals.
• Support services before they go live through system design consulting, developing software platforms and frameworks, capacity planning, and launch reviews.
• Maintain services once they are live by measuring and monitoring availability, latency, and overall system health.
• Scale systems sustainably through automation and evolving systems to improve reliability and velocity.
• Perform complex day-to-day troubleshooting and resolution of infrastructure issues with engineering teams.

Skills

Automation experience

Scripting

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or IT-related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Google is seeking a Systems Development Engineer to manage Google-scale services and systems, focusing on automation, observability, and reducing toil. You will build tools and infrastructure to measure, learn, and act on system data, while supporting government customer deployments and on-call rotations.

The role stresses collaboration, mentorship, and building reliable, scalable cloud infrastructure. Team culture emphasizes diverse backgrounds, risk-taking in a blame-free environment, and