Director, Engineering, Sovereign Environments, SRE, Cloud
GoogleDirector, Engineering, Sovereign Environments, SRE, Cloud
GoogleLocation
Sunnyvale, CA
Type
Full-time
Posted
9/15/2026
Compensation
$307,000 - $427,000 per year
Job description
The Director of Engineering for Sovereign Environments at Google will lead the Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team, focusing on building and maintaining large-scale, fault-tolerant systems. This role requires a blend of technical expertise and strategic vision to drive the transformation of internal operational processes and tools. The team is responsible for ensuring reliability and uptime of Google's services while fostering a culture of intellectual curiosity and problem-solving. The position emphasizes automation and self-service solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 15 years of experience with system design, algorithms, data structures, complexity analysis, and software design or with Unix/Linux systems.
- Experience with container orchestration (Kubernetes/GKE) operating outside of public cloud data centers.
Responsibilities
- Drive the transformation of Google’s internal operational processes, tools, and practices to enable partners to operate the cloud autonomously.
- Ensure that SRE principles are built directly into the shipped software for reliable external operation.
- Redesign incident response, monitoring, and debugging paradigms for environments without ambient access.
- Oversee support tiers, including extended workforce acting as Level 3 support.
- Manage reliability for a globally distributed fleet, including lifecycle operations.
Benefits
- Employees at Google are often offered benefits like comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) matching, and flexible work arrangements, among other benefits.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Google Llc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
908
FY2026
Approval rate
98.4%
FY2026
LCA certified
4,273
FY2026
Entry-level share
0.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
-14%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-51%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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