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, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it's helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.
The Command Center Software (CCSW) organization specializes in performing software and hardware delivery. Each software application in our Command Center suite is strengthened with unique integrations, consistent user experiences, accelerated workflows, and centralized access to data. Our public safety software suite is the only end-to-end software platform that provides a unified experience and intelligent capabilities designed specifically for public safety.
Job Description
The Solutions Architect role is responsible for all the technical aspects of project implementation. The Solutions Architect team is comprised of staff with a variety of skill levels in a variety of knowledge domains related to all the solutions in the Command Center suite. The Solutions Architect team delivers technical solutions by collaborating with Project Managers, Application Specialists, other Solutions Architects, customers, software developers, and any other resources needed to ensure the success of the project.
Responsibilities involved the integration of programmatic, technical, systems engineering, business, and personnel elements of a project, including:
Understanding the technical requirements, concepts of operation, and architecture of the overall solution. It requires working closely with the Pre- and Post-Sales teams to align the requirements with customer solution needs.
Leading and defending the project's technical and programmatic decisions. It requires identifying customer expectation mismatches and working with the Project Manager to mitigate them.
Tailoring and applying change management and systems engineering processes. Requires working with the customer and engineering teams when implementing solutions including third-party applications.
Assists Project Management in developing and managing costs and schedules by identifying technical risks to the deployment plan and suggesting mitigation options for those risks.
Participating as the technical counterpart to the Project Manager for third-party, customer, and internal meetings.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science (BS) in a technical or engineering field, an Associate Degree in a technical field; or equivalent experience (+6 years) in delivering Public Safety projects in a technical role or enterprise-level technical deployment projects.
Must be able to obtain necessary security clearance as required by local, state, and federal government contracts which include criminal and financial background investigations.
Excellent presentation skills are required. Must be highly skilled with drawing and diagramming tools (such as MS Visio or similar).
Strong verbal and written skills; fluency in English.
Willing to travel, occasionally up to 30% of the time.
This position is subject to working in high-security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires successfully passing a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.
Target Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $120,000 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
5+ years experience in delivering Public Safety projects in a technical role or enterprise-level technical deployment projects.
Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required
Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer
Travel Requirements25-50%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes
Our U.S. Benefits include:
Incentive Bonus Plans
Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
401K with Company Match
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.
Skills Required
- 5+ years experience in delivering Public Safety projects in a technical role or enterprise-level technical deployment projects.
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely.
- Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer (including CJIS fingerprint background check).
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Highly skilled with drawing and diagramming tools (such as MS Visio or similar).
- Strong verbal and written skills; fluency in English.
- Bachelor of Science in a technical or engineering field, an Associate Degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience (+6 years).
- Willingness to travel (role indicates travel approximately 25-50% of the time).
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.
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