Automation Engineer (US Remote)

at Motorola Solutions in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Overview
At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission-critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.Department OverviewThe Technical Operations team for the Rave Product Lines has a critical role in fulfilling Motorola Solutions' mission of keeping people connected and safe. We ensure the security and stability of our hosted products in collaboration with the Information Security, Engineering, and QA organizations on an active and ongoing basis, with a vision of a constantly improving process and technology base to support the populations that rely on us. We're looking for people who bring enthusiasm to their roles and embrace the desire for continuous improvement in a fast paced environment.Job Description
The Automation Engineer is responsible for planning, building, and maintaining the tools used by the IT Department to manage the organization's core infrastructure. This includes automation, monitoring, logging, and security in support of the designed architecture.In addition to their specific design, coding/scripting, and general implementation work for infrastructure support systems, the Automation Engineer will work as an integral part of the Production IT organization in an active Production Support role.This will necessarily include writing documentation, providing technical training, and supporting Systems Administrators in using the technologies we provide & support.

What You'll Do:

Design, support, maintain, & deploy automation tools for critical safety applications and their underlying infrastructure

Design and deploy enhancements to processes such as central logging, revision control, and CI/CD pipelines

Manage via automation the complete lifecycle of applications & infrastructure from initial deployment to End-of-Life

Collaborate with Systems Administrators, Architects, Developers, and QA Engineers to service technologies used by first responders, medical professionals, and state/local government

Implement and improve internal tools to enhance the capabilities of the Production IT team in fulfilling business objectives

Conduct research on software and systems products (both paid and free, both proprietary and open source) to make and justify recommendations for infrastructure architecture

Critically & constructively assess existing systems for efficiency, effectiveness, security, usability, and maintainability

Develop and implement strategies for improving or further leveraging systems to make the most of our technology stack

Plan and support server and security audits, system backup procedures, and other recovery processes in accordance with the company's disaster recovery and business continuity strategies

Implement tools and processes integrating with third-party platforms in use by our teams

Build on our existing automation for our Cloud, physical, and virtual systems

Participate in our on-call rotation in support of our Production platforms and work with the team to perform off-hours maintenance activities as scheduled

Train and support the Production IT team in use of the platforms and solutions you implement and document.

Requirements:

A natural puzzle-solver with 5 or more years of experience in a production DevOps or Systems Engineering Role focused on Linux

Proven experience with AND enthusiasm for: Automation, DevOps Tools, Monitoring, Logging, and Backup technologies

Experience with Configuration Management systems such as Salt, Puppet, or Ansible

Mid-to-Advanced experience with scripting languages such as Python, Bash

Proven experience in overseeing the design, development, and implementation of software systems, applications, and networks

Proven experience with systems planning, security principles, and production management best practices

Ability to work independently or within a true collaborative project

Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills,... For full info follow application link.

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to no discrimination because of race, color, creed, marital status, age, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, protected veteran, or any other legally protected characteristic.