Technical Solutions Engineer, Storage, Cloud

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Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Tokyo, Japan; Sydney NSW, Australia.

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience reading/debugging in Java, C, C++, Software Framework, Python, Shell, Perl, or JavaScript.
• Ability to communicate in English fluently to interact with regional customers and stakeholders.

• Experience with Cloud technologies (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Cloud Computing Platform, OpenStack).
• Experience with Cloud based Serverless, Storage and Developer Tools technologies.
• Experience with SQL database administration, Google App Engine, open source software communities, Cloud networking solutions, or distributed computing technology.
• Experience as a system/network administrator working with Linux/Unix or Windows systems, from Kernel to Shell, file systems, and client-server protocols.
• Experience with web or mobile app development, troubleshooting database issues, schema design, and SQL query profiling.
• Knowledge of core data structures and concepts.

As a Technical Solutions Engineer, you will own our largest and most important customer issues to solve production issues on customer's business critical applications. You will be a part of a global team that provides 24x7 support to help customers seamlessly make the switch to Google Cloud. When customers cannot resolve issues themselves, you will ensure that we have the necessary tools and processes to swiftly resolve the issue with as little customer effort as possible.

You will troubleshoot technical problems for customers with a mix of debugging, networking, system administration, updating documentation, and when needed, coding/scripting. You will identify the root problem and improve supportability by working with a team of engineers and product managers. You will make our products easier to adopt and use by making improvements to the product, tools, processes and documentation. You will help drive the success of Google Cloud by understanding and advocating for our customers' issues.

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.

• Manage the customer's problems through effective diagnosis, resolution, or implementation of new investigation tools to increase productivity for customer issues on Google Cloud Platform products.
• Develop knowledge of Google's product technology and underlying architectures by troubleshooting, reproducing, determining the root cause for customer reported issues, and building tools for faster diagnosis.
• Act as a consultant and subject matter expert for internal stakeholders in engineering, sales, and customer organizations to resolve technical deployment obstacles and improve Google Cloud.
• Understand customer issues and advocate for their needs with cross-functional teams including product and engineering teams to find ways to improve the product, and drive high-quality production.
• Work as part of a team of Engineers/Consultants that globally ensure 24 hour customer support. This will include a need to sometimes work non-standard work hours or shifts.

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.