Platform Engineer

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission -critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

Department OverviewThe Cloud Platform Engineering 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 Azure to build at scale.
Job Description

The Cloud Platform Engineering team is responsible for:

• Design and implementation of the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline into multiple public cloud and On-prem regions

• 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 Platform Engineer on this team, you will be a key contributor to platform development activities. Our teams are developing services, tools, and processes to support other Motorola Solutions' 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.

Qualifications:

Responsibilities will include:

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

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

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

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

• Knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS/Azure)

• Previous experience with L3/L4 networking (load balancers/firewalls)

• Experience with monitoring tools 

• Experience with GitHub

• 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

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree + 5years of experience or Master's with 3+ years of experience in Network/Platform Engineering

• Experience with infrastructure and distributed systems; Background on services and cloud computing (Microsoft Azure or Amazon Web Services) a plus

• Experience with one or more of the following strongly preferred: Layer 3/4 Networking design and management; Kubernetes cluster design and management.

• Familiarity with Public Safety systems a plus

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

• 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 nontechnical audiences

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

Primary Skills 

• Linux Administration and Scripting

• RedHat OpenShift

• Azure API / CLI 

• Python, Shell

• Networking, Firewalling

• NGINX

• Kubernetes

• Active Directory

• GitOps

• DNS

Nice to have Skills:

• Security Certifications

• Azure Certifications 

• Kubernetes Certification

• Azure DevOps

• Serverless

• Terraform

• Helm

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Basic Requirements

Bachelor's degree + 5years of experience or Master's with 3+ years of experience in Network/Platform Engineering

Travel RequirementsNone
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced

Referral Payment PlanYes

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 email [email protected].