Motorola Solutions

Senior Platform Engineer

United Kingdom · Work style not stated · Full time

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EmployerMotorola Solutions
LocationUnited Kingdom
Work styleWork style not stated
Employment typeFull time
Employer posted28 Aug 2026

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 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 protect people, property, and places—fostering the collaboration critical for safer communities, schools, hospitals, businesses, and nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

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Job Description

The Alta Video cloud-based video security solution from Motorola Solutions has demonstrated several solid years of significant growth. We are expanding our Platform and Operations Team out of our Uxbridge office with an additional Senior Platform Engineer.

Alta Video injects real-time intelligence into security solutions, enabling organisations to see, understand, and act on their surroundings. We take pride in our diverse R&D environment—our department comprises 24 nationalities, and we actively cultivate a culture where every voice is heard and valued.

This role operates on a hybrid working model, combining remote flexibility with an aim for 2 days per week on-site in our Uxbridge office for collaborative design and team alignment.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and scale our multi-cloud infrastructure across both R&D and production environments (Google Cloud Platform and AWS).

Drive day-to-day operation, reliability, and security of infrastructure using Kubernetes, Helm, Terraform, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash.

Champion a security-first engineering mindset across all cloud and on-premises systems.

Apply chaos-engineering principles to continuously test, harden, and optimize system robustness.

Collaborate closely with software development squads to shape and elevate our unified security solution.

Basic Requirements

Demonstrated outstanding technical capability as a self-starter and analytical problem solver.

Deep infrastructure experience spanning Linux environments, AWS and/or GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash.

Commitment to Day-2 operational performance, testing, and system observability.

Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.

Desirable & Bonus Skills

Experience developing cloud architectures across both GCP and AWS ecosystems.

Automation proficiency in high-level programming languages (Go, Python, or JavaScript).

Hands-on knowledge of CI/CD pipeline automation tools (e.g., GitHub Actions or Jenkins).

What We Offer

Unique UK Benefit: Two weeks additional pay per year (Holiday Bonus scheme).

Work-Life Balance: Flexible hybrid working options and 25 days annual leave + bank holidays.

Competitive Package: Market base salary, performance bonus, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).

Comprehensive Care: Private Medical Care, Life Assurance, Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Pay, and 24/7 EAP.

Growth & Purpose: Matched pension scheme, broad learning programs, carbon-neutral initiatives, and corporate volunteering days.

Ready to shape software that protects emergency first responders and global communities when every second counts?

Join our growing team today!

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Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Company

Motorola Solutions UK 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.

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