Enterprise Geospatial Sales Engineer

This position is based in London, UK; Munich, Germany or Stockholm, Sweden.

The area: Enterprise

We've helped over 30 million employees at three million organizations around the world to "go Google." As masters of cloud computing, the Enterprise team helps small and large businesses, educational institutions and government agencies discover the wonders of "the cloud" and work smarter through Google Apps. Our technical and sales teams design and implement solutions for these organizations with custom features, security and support -- all with Google's philosophy of innovation and ease of use in mind.

The role: Enterprise Geospatial Sales Engineer

When leading companies decide to "go Google," it's a huge win for spreading the power of cloud computing globally. But the Enterprise Sales team can't do it alone. Once educational institutions, government agencies and other businesses sign on to use Google Enterprise products to make their work more productive, mobile and collaborative, you come in. As an Enterprise Sales Engineer, you assist fellow Sales Googlers by problem-solving key technical issues for our customers. You liaison with the Product Marketing Management and Engineering teams to stay on top of industry trends and devise enhancements to Enterprise products.

Responsibilities:

• Engage directly with customers on both technical and non-technical levels to ensure superior service.
• Work directly with Google's geospatial products (Google Earth and Maps) to demonstrate and prototype integrations in customer environments.
• Provide hands-on or virtual technical assistance, pre-sales consulting and training.
• Travel to visit customers throughout the region.
• Interact directly with key support and product personnel to resolve issues.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BA/BS in Computer Science or a related technical field. In lieu of degree, relevant skills or equivalent experience.
• Experience in a geospatial technical role (i.e. development, technical support, consulting, systems engineering, or presales).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of GIS technologies, including common data formats for vector, terrain and imagery data types, and GIS applications including ESRI, MapInfo, Oracle Spatial, ERDAS, PCI Geomatics, and ER Mapper.
• Hands-on working knowledge of Linux; working knowledge of the Web 2.0 development platform and solutions to include dynamic HTML, HTML, cookies/sessions, XML/XSLT/XHTML, J2EE, Servlets, Javascript, ASP, and other CGI.
• Understanding of enterprise networking concepts (DNS, TCP, Firewalls, Proxy Servers, DMZ).
• Programming proficiency, with emphasis on ability to rapidly prototype specialized product demonstrations using Javascript, AJAX, Flash, Java, Python and/or Perl; knowledge of SQL.
• Fluency in English and German or another European language.