Sr. 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 Overview
A smarter store starts with smarter communication. Theatro, our user-friendly, voice-driven AI platform provides retail workers with real-time, discreet, and efficient communication - helping them stay safe and productive while delivering top-notch customer service.
Job Description

We are seeking a seasoned Senior Staff Engineer with a proven track record of experience in a high-tech environment. This is a critical role for an expert who can seamlessly blend hands-on Python development with a deep mastery of DevOps automation. You will be a hands-on technical leader, responsible for architecting secure and scalable systems, guiding a team of engineers, and driving automation and efficiency across the entire software delivery lifecycle.

What You'll Do
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:

• Provide Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, fostering best practices in coding, system design, and DevOps.
• Architect Scalable Systems: Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable systems and APIs that can support significant growth.
• Champion DevOps & Automation: Drive the strategy and implementation of our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Write Production-Grade Code: Lead by example as a hands-on developer, writing clean, well-documented, and efficient Python code.
• Improve Efficiency: Identify technical debt and automation opportunities, leading initiatives that improve the team's velocity and system reliability.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product, security, and other engineering teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Qualifications:

Who We're Looking For

You should have:

At least 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership or lead role.

Expert-level proficiency in Python and its common frameworks (Flask, GraphQL, or FastAPI).

Deep expertise in DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), infrastructure as code, and cloud-native architecture.

Extensive hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure), including a strong understanding of their services.

Proven experience designing and building robust, scalable REST APIs.

Mastery of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.

Solid knowledge of databases, networking fundamentals, and security best practices.

Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and communication skills, with a track record of successfully leading teams and complex projects.

Bachelor's degree - desired

Bonus Points

• Experience with asynchronoevent-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Relevant certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or other DevOps technologies.
• A portfolio or examples of large-scale systems you have designed and led.

Target Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 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

• At least 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership or lead role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and its common frameworks (Flask, GraphQL, or FastAPI) and deep expertise in DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), infrastructure as code, and cloud-native architecture and cloud environments (AWS, Google Cloud Platform, or Azure), including a strong understanding of their services.

Travel Requirements
Under 10%
Relocation Provided
None
Position Type
Experienced
Referral Payment Plan
Yes

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.