Sr. Google Workspace Engineer

DDN•Santa Clara, CA

2d•$160,000 - $210,000

About The Position

DDN is hiring a senior Google Workspace engineer to serve as the internal technical owner of its collaboration environment. The engineer will drive Google Workspace, take the service through hypercare, and own its ongoing administration, security, reliability, and advanced support. This hands-on role works closely with IAM, Security, the Service Desk, and the Digital Workplace team. The role owns administration and improvement of core Workspace services, email configuration and troubleshooting, collaboration and data-governance standards, service health, escalations, documentation, operational runbooks, and release controls. It also serves as the internal engineering lead for the partner-run migration of mail, calendars, and files; supports the transition from Teams meetings to Google Meet and the planned retirement of Microsoft 365 mail, OneDrive, and SharePoint; and partners on identity, access, integrations, and automation. The engineer configures and maintains Workspace security controls, administers Google Vault retention and holds with Legal and Compliance, provides technical evidence for audits and access reviews, and supports secure Gemini Enterprise access to Workspace data. The engineer also coaches support engineers and works with Google or vendors on complex production issues. Initial priorities are supporting final migration waves and hypercare, establishing sustainable in-house operations, and closing dependencies for Microsoft mail and file-service retirement.

Requirements

At least 7 years in IT infrastructure or collaboration engineering, including at least 3 years administering Google Workspace in a production enterprise environment.
Deep hands-on knowledge of Gmail, Drive/Shared Drives, Calendar, Meet, Groups, and the Google Workspace Admin Console.
Strong knowledge of mail flow, DNS, authentication standards (SPF, DKIM, DMARC), permissions, and shared data governance.
Experience with SSO, IAM integrations, Google Vault, audit logging, and security controls across Workspace.
Ability to troubleshoot complex migrations, production incidents, integration issues, and employee-impacting problems.
Useful scripting or API experience and the discipline to document, test, and safely deploy changes.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Microsoft 365-to-Google Workspace migrations, Google Meet transition, or coexistence.
Google Workspace administration certification or experience supporting SOC 2/ISO 27001 audit requirements.
Experience integrating Workspace with Okta or another enterprise identity provider.

Responsibilities

Administer and improve Gmail, Drive and Shared Drives, Calendar, Meet, Groups, and other core Workspace services, including organizational units, admin roles, policies, domains, and licensing.
Own email configuration and troubleshooting, including routing, aliases, delegated access, SMTP, DNS, MX, SPF, DKIM, and DMARC.
Establish standards for sharing, data ownership, storage, groups, access, and collaboration while avoiding unnecessary friction for employees.
Monitor service health and changes, manage high-severity escalations, and maintain support documentation, operational runbooks, and release controls.
Serve as the internal engineering lead for the partner-run transition of mail, calendars, and files; validate migration results and close gaps identified during go-live and hypercare.
Support the move from Teams meetings to Google Meet and the planned retirement of Microsoft 365 mail, OneDrive, and SharePoint, including coexistence and user-impact issues.
Partner with IAM on SSO, provisioning, joiner/mover/leaver changes, and access for Windows, Mac, and mobile users; support integrations with Slack and enterprise applications.
Build practical automation using Google Workspace APIs, Apps Script, Python, GAM, or similar tools for administration, reporting, and account lifecycle tasks.
Configure and maintain security controls for administrative access, MFA/SSO integrations, data loss prevention, external sharing, OAuth app access, and audit logging.
Administer Google Vault retention and holds with Legal and Compliance, and provide technical evidence for audits and access reviews.
Support the Principal Architect and AI platform owners on secure Gemini Enterprise access to Workspace data, and own Workspace configuration.
Coach support engineers, document standards, and work with Google or vendors on complex production issues.
Support final migration waves and hypercare, establish sustainable in-house Workspace operations, and close dependencies for Microsoft mail and file-service retirement.