Principal Architect IV, National Security
Company: Google
Location: Reston
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
info_outline X Note: By applying to this position you will have
an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the
following: Reston, VA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA . Minimum
qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related
technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 10 years of
experience as an enterprise architect or equivalent experience in a
customer-facing role. Experience in cloud market insights and cloud
computing across applications, infrastructure, storage, platforms,
or data. Experience engaging with, and presenting to, technical
stakeholders and executive leaders. Must possess an active Top
Secret/SCI security clearance with current polygraph. Preferred
qualifications: Experience in designing, developing, and deploying
solutions that leverage or integrate generative AI. Experience
designing, developing, and deploying solutions to air-gapped,
internet-disconnected environments. Experience with networking
concepts such as software-defined networking, routing, virtual
private networks, load balancers and firewalls. Experience
prospecting, and building and maintaining customer relationships
from scratch, with excitement for building Greenfield territories
in government accounts. 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 part of the Customer Engineering organization in Google Cloud,
Principal Architects lead cross-functional teams of experts to help
customers design, plan, implement, and govern enterprise cloud
strategies. As a Principal Architect in the Federal public sector
space, you will partner with technical Sales teams to differentiate
Google Cloud to our 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 issues, 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. 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. The US base salary range for this
full-time position is $192,000-$267,000 bonus equity benefits. Our
salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. 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 enterprise infrastructure modernization expertise to
support the technical relationship with customers, including
technology advocacy, supporting bid responses, product and solution
briefings, and proof-of-concept work. Partner directly with product
management to prioritize solutions impacting customer adoption to
Google Cloud. Work directly with Google Cloud products to
demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer and partner
environments. Guide customers through assessments of existing
legacy application environments and provide recommendations on a
prioritization roadmap for infrastruction and application
modernization. Recommend integration strategies, enterprise
architectures, platforms, and application infrastructure required
to successfully implement a complete solution on Google Cloud.
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