Customer Engineer II, API and Integration, Google Cloud - Google

Chicago, IL

About the Job

The application window will be open until at least 19th December 2024. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Chicago, IL, USA; Boulder, CO, USA.

Minimum qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
6 years of experience with cloud native architecture in a customer-facing or support role.
Experience with API and application integration technologies such as API management or API security.
Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical stakeholders and executive leaders.

Preferred qualifications:

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, a technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Experience with legacy and modern application development, container orchestration systems, middleware technologies, and other applicable platforms.
Experience with integration architecture patterns, security protocols, enterprise messaging patterns, APIs, Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), Enterprise Service Bus (ESB), or Business Process Management (BPM)
Experience with cloud technologies including SaaS applications, iPaaS, business automation solutions, cloud infrastructure, and cloud networking.
Understanding of Google Cloud, multi and hybrid-cloud strategies, and associated technologies.
Knowledge of security and understanding of API security technologies such as OAuth, mTLS, SAML, JWT, and SSO.

About the job

When leading companies choose Google Cloud, it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. Once educational institutions, government agencies, and other businesses sign on to use Google Cloud products, you come in to facilitate making their work more productive, mobile, and collaborative. You listen and deliver what is most helpful for the customer. You assist fellow sales Googlers by problem-solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaise with the product marketing management and engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Google Cloud products.

As an Apigee and Application Integration Customer Engineer, you will partner with technical Sales teams as a subject matter expert in application integration to differentiate Google Cloud to customers. You will help prospective and existing customers and partners understand the power of Google Cloud, develop creative cloud solutions and architectures to solve their business challenges, engage in proofs of concepts, and troubleshoot any technical questions and roadblocks. You will use your expertise and presentation skills to engage with customers to understand their business and technical requirements, and persuasively present practical and useful solutions on Google Cloud. You will have excellent technical, communication and organizational skills. You will partner with internal engineering stakeholders to improve products and build solutions, optimizing for results when in production and identifying innovative ways to multiply your impact and the impact of the team as a whole. In this role, you will be a part of a diverse team of fellow Googlers working in an environment of respect and inclusion where Google promotes equal opportunities to succeed.

Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$180,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

Work with the team to identify and qualify business opportunities, understand key customer technical objections, and develop the strategy to resolve technical blockers.
Share in-depth subject matter expertise on Application programming interface (API) management, application integration platform, security, and other application modernization areas to support the technical relationship with customers. Evaluate process for prospects, including technology advocacy, supporting bid responses, product and solution briefings, proof-of-concepts, and partnering directly with product management to prioritize solutions impacting customer adoption to Google Cloud.
Work with Google Cloud products to demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer and partner environments.
Recommend integration strategies, enterprise architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure required to successfully implement a complete solution on Google Cloud.
Travel to customer sites, conferences, and other related events as required, acting as a public advocate for Google Cloud.

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.

Source : Google