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

Company Overview

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. Our critical communications video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike enabling the coordination thats 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 toolings 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 :

Bachelors or Masters 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 US citizenship 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 Justices 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 : $100000 - $120000 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

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 :

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical Dental Visionbenefits

401K with Company Match

10 Paid Holidays

GenerousPaidTime Off Packages

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

PaidParental & 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 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.

Were 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 Formso we can assist you.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Air Freight,Accounting & Finance,Electrical Commissioning,General Services,Civil Engineering,Linux

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Monthly Salary Salary : 100000 - 120000