Sr. Platform Engineer - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) / OpenShift

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
The Core Platforms & Services (CPS) 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 while maintaining a strong commitment to secure, sovereign, and on-premises deployment architectures.
Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on this team, you will be a key contributor to the design, deployment, and operation of our platform services, with a strong focus on on-premises and hybrid cloud environments. You will be responsible for building robust, automated solutions leveraging Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and OpenShift to deliver mission-critical public safety services. The ideal candidate has a passion for automation, deployment processes, and a solid background in both traditional infrastructure and modern container platforms, with essential skills in internal tool UI development.

Key Responsibilities

• Platform Deployment & Management: Design, implement, and manage mission-critical platform infrastructure utilizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and OpenShift for sovereign and on-premises customer deployments.
• Hybrid CI/CD: Design and implementation of the continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline into multiple public cloud and On-prem regions.
• Automation & Scripting: Develop and maintain automation tools, scripts (primarily Python and Shell), and reusable components to provision, monitor, and scale infrastructure and applications.
• Platform Tool Development: Contribute to the development of common platform services and internal tooling, including essential UI components (front-end knowledge) to enhance usability and management capabilities for sovereign deployments.
• Developing and deploying REST APIs
• Hybrid Observability: Integrate and operate Azure tooling's, specifically Azure IOT and Observability solutions, to provide unified monitoring and management of hybrid and on-prem environments.
• Network & Security: Provide expertise in L3/L4 networking (load balancers, firewalls) design, implementation, and troubleshooting in an on-premises enterprise context.
• Reliability & Security: Define, meet, and ensure scalability, availability, security, and performance goals for all deployed platform services.
• Support cloud platform operations and sovereign operations including issue troubleshooting and resolution.
• Assist in reviews and audits conducted at various points in the software life cycle.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent with 6+ years of combined experience in Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Security Engineering.
• Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving, growing, and agile environment.

Core Technical Skills (Mandatory)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administration and Hardening
• Shell and Python scripting/development
• Red Hat OpenShift / Kubernetes / Docker
• Azure Administration / Azure API / CLI
• UI Development: Front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, NodeJS, Angular frameworks) for internal tooling
• Networking (L3/L4 concepts, Firewalling)
• GitOps methodologies and GitHub

Desirable Skills (Nice to Have)

• Infrastructure-as-Code: Terraform and Helm
• Advanced Azure Tooling: Azure DevOps and Serverless architectures
• Networking Components: DNS and NGINX
• Certifications: Security, Azure, or Kubernetes Certifications
• Active Directory or similar centralized identity solutions

Our customers also require ship and residency for this role.

The candidate must be in the office once a week at one of the following locations: Allen, TX, Chicago, IL, or Schaumburg, IL.

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

Atleast 6+ years of combined experience in Network Engineering, Cloud Engineering, or Security Engineering.

3+ years of experience with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Administration and Hardening

Must be a U.S.Citizen

Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customer.

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.