Manager of Private Cloud Platforms, Motorola Solutions

• Hands-on Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of Linux Administration and container orchestration (Kubernetes/OpenShift) is mandatory
• Experience: Bachelor's degree with 5+ years of experience in Network Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Systems Architecture
• Networking/Storage: Proven experience with Layer 3/4 Networking design, firewall management, and on-premise storage protocols
• Automation Skills: Solid coding and scripting skills (Python, Shell) to automate data center operations
• Agility: Ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving, and agile environment with a strong level of curiosity
• Strong level of curiosity and interest to learn
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to present complex topics to nontechnical audiences
• Self motivated and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment
• Container Orchestration: Expertise in RedHat OpenShift (OCP) and upstream Kubernetes cluster design, deployment, and management in a non-cloud environment
• Linux Mastery: Advanced Linux Administration (RHEL preferred), including performance tuning, kernel parameters, and system security
• On-Prem Networking: Deep understanding of Layer 3/4 Networking, including BGP, Load Balancing (NGINX, HAProxy, or F5), and Firewall management
• Automation & Scripting: Proficiency in Python and Shell scripting to automate manual data center tasks and infrastructure provisioning
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Experience with Ansible or Terraform (specifically for on-premise providers like VMware or Bare Metal)
• Version Control & CI/CD: Git/GitOps workflows and managing on-premise CI/CD instances (e.g., GitLab or Jenkins)

Desirable

• On-Premise Operations: Lead the deployment and maintenance of RedHat OpenShift and Kubernetes clusters in private data center environments
• Infrastructure Design: Direct the implementation of L3/L4 networking (load balancers/firewalls) and software-defined storage solutions
• Reliability & Performance: Define and meet strict scalability, availability, and security goals for local environments
• Collaboration: Rapidly build and evolve major platform features in collaboration with Product Management and other engineering stakeholders
• Governance: Assist in reviews and audits conducted at various points in the software life cycle to ensure compliance and security
• Design and implementation of local continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines within dedicated on-premise environments
• Development and operation of common platform services—centered on RedHat OpenShift and Kubernetes—that are leveraged by our software solutions
• Physical and Virtual Infrastructure: Managing the full stack, including Networking, Storage, and Compute, to ensure the reliability and security of environments where our services run
• Monitoring and support for these internal platform services to ensure 24/7 availability for our customers
• As a Manager, Platform Engineering on this team, you will be a hands-on leader responsible for developing services, tools, and processes that support our engineering teams
• We are looking for a technical lead who is motivated by automation and infrastructure-as-code, but possesses the deep foundational knowledge required to manage bare-metal and virtualized on-premise stacks
• You will be working on a results-oriented team where you are expected to lead by example—balancing people management with active technical contribution
• Your efforts will help shape the engineering culture and best practices across Motorola Solutions’ Software Enterprise organization