Senior Platform Engineer
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Job Summary
At Motorola Solutions we believe that everything starts with our people. Were 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 thats 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 Overview
Job Description
The On-premise Infrastructure Engineering team is responsible for:
Design and implementation of local CI/CD pipelines within dedicated on-premise environments.
Development and operation of common platform servicescentered on RedHat OpenShift and Kubernetes.
Full-stack ownership: Managing the physical and virtual layers including Networking Storage and Compute.
As a Senior Platform Engineer you are a primary technical contributor responsible for building the services tools and processes that enable our engineering organization. We are looking for a builder who thrives in bare-metal and virtualized on-premise environments. You will lead complex technical projects mentor junior engineers and ensure our on-premise stack is automated secure and highly available.
Implementation: Lead the end-to-end deployment of RedHat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters on private hardware.
Automation: Build and maintain Infrastructure as Code (IaC) pipelines to automate server provisioning OS hardening and application deployment.
Troubleshooting: Serve as the escalation point for complex networking storage or container orchestration issues.
Security & Compliance: Implement security best practices (CIS hardening SELinux) for air-gapped or highly secure on-premise environments.
Performance Tuning: Optimize Linux kernel parameters and network configurations for high-throughput low-latency Public Safety applications.
Mentorship: Provide technical guidance and conduct rigorous code/configuration reviews for the engineering team.
Experience: 3 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a heavy focus on on-premise environments.
Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Information Technology or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).
Infrastructure Depth: Proven track record of deploying and maintaining production-grade Kubernetes or RedHat OpenShift clusters on bare-metal or virtualized private hardware.
Linux Expertise: Strong command of Linux internals (storage networking process management) and the ability to debug issues across the entire stack.
Network Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Data Center Networking fundamentals including switching/routing load balancing and firewall rule implementation.
Automation Mindset: Experience replacing manual operational tasks with automated workflows using Python Ansible or similar tools.
Critical Thinking: Ability to work in an agile environment and handle the high-pressure demands of maintaining mission-critical Public Safety systems.
Collaboration: Strong communication skills with the ability to document complex technical architectures and mentor junior team members.
Strong level of curiosity and interest to learn
Self motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment
Orchestration: Expert-level RedHat OpenShift (OCP) & Kubernetes.
Operating Systems: Advanced Linux Administration (RHEL preferred).
Networking: L3/L4 Networking BGP Load Balancing (NGINX/HAProxy).
Automation: Ansible Python and Shell scripting.
Version Control: Git & GitOps (ArgoCD or Flux).
Storage: Software Defined Storage (Ceph Rook or ODF).
Virtualization: VMware vSphere or KVM management.
Observability: Prometheus Grafana and ELK stack.
Certifications: CKA (Certified Kubernetes Administrator) or RHCE.
Security: Experience with CIS Hardening and STIG compliance in air-gapped environments.
In return for your expertise well support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also to reward your hard work youll get:
Private medical coverage with dental package
Life insurance MultiSport card
IP Tax Relief
PPE (Employee Pension Plan)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
Yearly salary increase (depends on individual performance)
Yearly bonus (depends on company performance)
Flexible working hours
Comfortable work conditions (high class offices parking space volleyball field on site)
Trainings and broad development opportunities
Great team atmosphere (small scrum teams)
Basic Requirements
Bachelors degree or equivalent with 3 years of professional experience in Systems Engineering Platform Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) with a heavy focus on on-premise environments.
Travel Requirements
Relocation Provided
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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 youd like to join our team but feel that you dont quite meet all of the preferred skills wed still love to hear why you think youd be a great addition to our team.
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Senior IC
About Company
Motorola Solutions, Inc., incorporated on March 9, 1973, is a provider of communication infrastructure, devices, accessories, software and services. The Company operates through two segments: Products and Services. It serves global customer base spanning federal, state, county, provin ... View more
