Senior Platform Engineer-Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform

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.

We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to lead design and optimize automated
infrastructure platforms across on-premises and multi-cloud environments (Azure & GCP).
In this senior individual contributor role you will champion an automation-first and continuous-
optimization mindsetbuilding resilient deployment pipelines automating enterprise platform
services and modernizing infrastructure configurations. While operating primarily as a hands-on
technical expert you will also mentor engineers guide architectural discussions and drive
operational excellence across team projects.

Key Responsibilities
Architecture & Automation Design
Design and implement scalable resilient and automated platform architectures across
on-premises enterprise datacenters Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform
(GCP).
Lead the design of infrastructure automation pipelines configuration management
workflows and environment orchestration using an automation-and-optimization
approach.
Configuration Management & Deployment
Develop standardise and manage infrastructure playbooks roles and automation
workflows using Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform (Automation
Controller / AAP).
Oversee end-to-end on-premises infrastructure deployments hybrid cloud integrations
and migration strategies.
Manage structured configuration datasets using YAML XML JSON and environment-
specific parameters across disparate platforms.

Scripting & Tooling
Write production-grade maintainable scripts and tooling primarily in Python supported
by extensive Bash and legacy/specialized Perl scripting for automation integration and
operational tasks.
Maintain refactor and modernize legacy automation scripts (Perl/Bash) into modern
Python and Ansible-driven solutions.
Operating Systems & System Administration
Provide deep technical expertise in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) administration
kernel tuning security hardening storage configuration and troubleshooting.
Ensure platform security standards compliance auditing and system updates are
automated seamlessly across large server fleets.
Technical Leadership & Collaboration
Serve as a senior technical escalation point for complex platform deployment and
infrastructure issues.
Lead and assist project teams through architectural design reviews technical planning
and task execution.
Mentor junior and mid-level engineers in automation best practices clean code/scripting
standards and modern platform engineering principles.

Required Qualifications & Experience
Experience: 6 years in Infrastructure Engineering or Platform Engineering with
strong experience in a Senior Individual Contributor capacity.
Linux Expertise: Expert-level administration of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
operating systems.
Automation Platform: Deep hands-on experience with Ansible and Red Hat Ansible
Automation Platform (AAP) for enterprise configuration management and
orchestration.
Scripting Languages: Strong proficiency in Python (primary modern scripting) Bash
(system automation) and Perl (legacy script refactoring and system automation).
Data Formats: Advanced familiarity working with YAML XML JSON and structured
configuration schemas.
Cloud & On-Premises Experience:
Hands-on experience architecting and operating On-Premises datacenter
deployments.
Demonstrated hands-on experience provisioning and managing infrastructure in
Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Preferred Qualifications
Red Hat Certified Specialist in Ansible Automation.
Experience with enterprise CI/CD pipelines (e.g. GitLab CI GitHub Actions Azure
DevOps).
Knowledge of infrastructure provisioning tools (e.g. Terraform) and containerization
ecosystems (Docker Podman OpenShift/Kubernetes).

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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.