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. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.
Department OverviewAt Motorola Solutions, safety and security are at the heart of everything we do. The Alta Video Cloud-based video security solution has demonstrated years of significant growth, and we are expanding our R&D footprint. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property, and places. Alta Avigilon Video injects intelligence into security, empowering organizations to see, understand, and act in real-time to help create safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. We foster a people-first culture where unique perspectives drive innovation, bringing together 24 nationalities in our Uxbridge R&D team to continuously solve for safer.
Job Description
Job Description At Motorola Solutions, everything starts with our people. As a Senior Platform Engineer on our Alta Video Backend team, you will make a defining contribution to our award-winning next-generation security solutions. You will work in a human-centered, collaborative R&D environment where your creative abilities drive real-world impact. We empower Motorolans to do their best work, innovate what's next, and shape the future of safety and security. Qualified candidates may demonstrate success through a Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
Key Responsibilities
Cloud Platform Architecture & Scaling
- Develop and scale our cloud platform across R&D and production environments utilizing Google Cloud Platform and AWS
- Drive cloud architecture development, adopting Go programming where applicable to enhance platform capabilities
- Implement continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment processes using GitHub Workflows/Actions or Jenkins
Infrastructure Operations & Resilience
- Manage day-to-day operations across cloud and on-premises environments utilizing Linux, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash
- Champion chaos-engineering principles to build robust, resilient systems that withstand operational stress
- Maintain high standards across day 0, day 1, and day 2 operational lifecycles, balancing feature implementation with airtight testing
Security & Continuous Improvement
- Embed a security-first mindset across all platform engineering, deployment, and operational workflows
- Identify, develop, and share innovative tools and processes to refine and streamline team operations
- Collaborate dynamically with software development teams to shape and evolve our unified security solution
Basic Requirements
- Solid experience in platform engineering, systems design, or cloud infrastructure operations
- Excellent command of English
Job Requirements
Technical Expertise
- Cloud Infrastructure & Tools to manage and scale Linux, AWS, and GCP environments using Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash
- Security & Testing to embed a security-first mindset and establish comprehensive operational tests across the full system lifecycle
- System Resilience to apply chaos-engineering principles and optimize long-term operational health
- English Proficiency to communicate effectively, present technical solutions, and collaborate with global R&D teams
Professional Experience
- Cross-Team Collaboration to partner with software development teams in shaping scalable cloud systems
- Process Improvement to evaluate existing workflows, suggest short- and long-term improvements, and implement modern tooling
- Independent Execution to drive complex engineering projects from inception to completion
Preferred Qualifications (Optional)
- Experience working within an AWS FedRAMP environment or AWS GovCloud
- Hands-on programming experience with Go
- Practical knowledge of CI/CD pipeline automation tools such as GitHub Actions or Jenkins
In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:
- Competitive salary and bonus schemes
- Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).
- 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.
- Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.
- Private medical insurance.
- Employee stock purchase plan.
- Flexible working options.
- Life assurance.
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
- Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.
- Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.
- Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.
- Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.
- Well known companies discount scheme.
Are you ready to bring your unique expertise to a team dedicated to "Solving for safer"? Connect with us today!
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Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperiencedReferral Payment PlanYesCompanyAva Security Limited
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.
Skills Required
- Solid experience in platform engineering, systems design, or cloud infrastructure operations
- Experience managing and scaling Linux, AWS, and Google Cloud environments
- Experience with Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash
- Security-focused operational testing across the full system lifecycle
- Experience applying chaos-engineering principles and improving system resilience
- Effective English communication and collaboration with global R&D teams
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
- Experience collaborating with software development teams on scalable cloud systems
- Experience driving complex engineering projects from inception to completion
- Experience in an AWS FedRAMP environment or AWS GovCloud
- Hands-on programming experience with Go
- Experience with GitHub Actions or Jenkins for CI/CD automation
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is effective from day one with multiple national carrier options and bundled prescription coverage. Offerings also include mental health benefits and Flexible Spending Accounts, with optional pet insurance.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes generous PTO with 9–10 paid holidays, and many salaried roles use a Flex Time Off or unlimited PTO approach. Paid parental and family leave plus adoption assistance expand support.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits feature a 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. Additional financial programs like an employee stock purchase plan, performance bonuses, and company equity bolster long-term value.
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What We Do
Motorola Solutions is a global technology company that provides mission-critical communications, video security, and command center software to help protect people, property, and places for public safety agencies and enterprises.
