Senior Platform 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. 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 OverviewThe Alta Video Cloud-based video security solution from Motorola Solutions has demonstrated several solid years of significant growth. We are now looking to further expand with an additional Senior Platform Engineer to support our Platform and Operations Team based out of our Uxbridge office.
Alta Avigilon Video injects intelligence into their approach to security and all their solutions. They help organisations see, understand, and act on their surroundings to protect people, business, and reputation in real-time. We know that the best way to meet our goals is with a diverse team, where everyone’s voice is heard and valued. We’re proud that our department comprises 24 nationalities and we’re always looking to increase the variety of ideas and points of view at Alta Video.
Job Description

At Alta Video you will make a defining contribution to the development of our award winning product, which part of Motorola Solutions’s a next-generation security solutions, by: 

• Developing and scaling our cloud platform for both R&D as well as production environments.

• Managing the day-to-day operation of our infrastructure across cloud and on-premises environments, including both Google Cloud Platform and AWS.

• Adopting and driving a security-first mindset across everything you do. 

• Taking the time to Improve existing work, in regards to processes and tools. 

• Staying up to date with the latest developments within design, technology, and security, and suggesting short and long-term solutions. 

• Together with our software development teams, you will also get the opportunity to shape our unified security solution. 

Basic Requirements

Please note, this is a hybrid role out of the office in Uxbridge.

You’re not expected to have all of the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job. We are looking for someone who: 

• Can demonstrate outstanding technical ability.

• Is a passionate technologist with impressive infrastructure knowledge in Linux, AWS and/or GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash.

• Takes pride in what they do and is as committed to airtight tests as to implementing shiny new features, understanding not just day 0/1 needs, but looks forward to operating them at day 2 and beyond.

• Likes to find or develop - and then use - the right tools for the job, and share them.

• Enjoys using chaos-engineering principles to make an entire system robust.

• Wants a career where their creative abilities will make a difference to the world of technology and where they will be part of an impressive R&D environment.

• Wants to have their voice heard within the Team, and enjoys discussions and collaborations, but also is exhilarated by taking on a challenge individually and driving it through, whether that takes six hours, six weeks, or six months.

• Is proficient in English.

It is also considered a bonus if you have knowledge/experience of: 

• Having experience in an AWS FedRAMP environment, and/or having worked in the AWS GovCloud, will be a big advantage.

• Cloud architecture development, ideally across Google Cloud Platform and/or AWS.

• The Go programming language.

• Knowledgeable in continuous integration and continuous delivery/deployment processes and tooling (e.g. GitHub Workflows/Actions or Jenkins).

Does this sound like you? We'd love you to apply, even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements and qualifications. 

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes

• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).

• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.  

• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Flexible working options. 

• Life assurance.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.

• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.

• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.

• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.

• Well known companies discount scheme.

Travel RequirementsUnder 10%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced

Referral Payment PlanYes

CompanyAva Security Limited

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.