Senior Platform Engineer-Ansible and Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform
Motorola Solutions · Posted Sep 15
Mission-critical communications, command center software, and video security solutions for public safety and enterprise
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About the role
Motorola Solutions is a global company that builds and connects technologies to help protect people, property and places, keeping people safer everywhere. The platform engineering team designs and optimizes automated infrastructure platforms across on-premises datacenters and multi-cloud environments (Azure & GCP). This senior individual contributor role champions an automation-first and continuous-optimization mindset, building resilient deployment pipelines, automating enterprise platform services, and modernizing infrastructure configurations, while also mentoring engineers and guiding architectural discussions.
What you will do
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- 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).
Benefits and support
- Referral payment plan
- 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.
About Motorola Solutions
Motorola Solutions is a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, specializing in mission-critical communications, command center software, and video security solutions. The company empowers communities and organizations by building and connecting technologies that enhance safety, operational efficiency, and situational awareness worldwide. Formed as the legal successor to the original Motorola following its 2011 corporate split, Motorola Solutions serves government agencies, public safety departments, and commercial enterprises across more than 100 countries.
- Industry
- Telecommunications
- Company size
- 10001+ employees
- Founded
- September 25, 1928
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Leadership
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
Senior Vice President, Strategy & Ventures
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