Cloud DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

​At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department OverviewThe Cloud Platform Engineering Infrastructure Team is responsible for the development and operations of critical cloud infrastructure and platform services, in support of Motorola Solutions' public and hybrid cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions for public safety customers. This team is part of Motorola Solutions’ Software Enterprise division, which offers secure, reliable and efficient team communications, workflow and operational intelligence solutions for mission critical public safety and enterprise markets throughout the world. Our services leverage Cloud Computing infrastructure on AWS, Azure, and GCP to build at scale.
Job Description

The Infrastructure Engineering team is responsible for:

• Design and implementation of the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) to multiple cloud solutions

• Development and operation of common platform services that can be leveraged by our SaaS solutions moving forward

• Overall reliability and security of these services and the environments they are run in

• Monitoring and support for these platform and infrastructure services

As a software engineer on this team, you will be a key contributor to platform development activities.  Our teams are developing services, tools, and processes to support Motorola Solutions' product engineering teams as well as deliver solutions to our customers. You will be working on a high-velocity, results-oriented team that leverages cutting-edge technologies and techniques. The right individual will be motivated and will have a passion for automation, deployment processes and enabling innovation. Your efforts will help to shape the engineering culture and best practices across Motorola Solutions’ Software Enterprise organization.

Responsibilities will include:

• Network and security design and implementation of core services used by our Public Safety solutions

• Support cloud platform operations and sovereign operations, including issue troubleshooting and resolution

• Design, implement, and maintain comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure high availability, optimal performance, and robust health of critical infrastructure and applications.

• Define and meet scalability, availability, security, and performance goals

• Rapidly build and evolve major features in collaboration with product management

• Design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions for our US Federal environments, ensuring compliance with all relevant security and regulatory standards.

• Research and experiment with key technologies, architectures, and standards

• Attend daily stand-up meetings, collaborate with peers, prioritize features, and work with a sense of urgency to deliver value to customers

• Assist in reviews and audits conducted at various points in the software life cycle

• Flexibility is required for evening maintenance shifts 3 to 4 weekdays per month. These shifts are scheduled in advance and adjust the daily working hours accordingly.

• Candidates are expected to go to the office at least once a week.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 3+ years of combined experience in Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Security Engineering

• Strong understanding of the OSI model, with a particular focus on layers 3 (Network) through 7 (Application) and their associated protocols

• Strong understanding of Observability (Monitoring, Logging, and Tracing)

• Proficiency in Git version control

• Kubernetes cluster design, management, and container orchestration

• Building and optimizing container images

• Solid coding and service development skills, with experience in at least one of the following toolsets or languages: Golang, Python, or Shell

• Develop quality scalable, tested and reliable applications using industry best practices

• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving, growing and agile environment

• Strong level of curiosity and interest to learn

• Excellent communications skills and the ability to present complex topics to non-technical audiences

• Self-motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment

• Familiarity with Public Safety software systems is a plus

Primary Skills:

• Linux Administration and Scripting

• Golang, Python, Shell (Programming/Scripting)

• AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Networking (L3/L4, load balancers), Firewalls

• NGINX

• Kubernetes

• Containers

• Grafana

• Kibana

• AWS CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, or Google Cloud Operations

• DNS

Nice to have Certifications or Skills:

• AWS, Azure, or GCP Certifications

• Kubernetes Certifications

• Security Certifications

• Azure DevOps Pipelines or GitHub Actions

• Serverless technologies / architectures

• Terraform or other IaC equivalent

• Helm

• GitOps, Argo CD or Flux CD

• RESTful API principles
   

Experience with AI/machine learning technologies is strongly preferred.

Target Base Salary Range: $85,000  - $127,600 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent with 3+ years of experience in Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Security Engineering or an MS degree.

• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain background clearance as required by US Federal government customer(s).

Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic. 

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.