Cloud Platform Engineer

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.

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.

The Alta Video Cloud‑based video security solution from Motorola Solutions has demonstrated several solid years of significant growth. We are now looking to further expand with an additional Cloud Platform Engineer to support our Platform and Operations Team based out of our Uxbridge office. Alta Avigilon Video injects intelligence into their approach to security and all their solutions. They help organisations see, understand, and act on their surroundings to protect people, business, and reputation in real‑time.

We know that the best way to meet our goals is with a diverse team, where everyone’s voice is heard and valued. We’re proud that our department comprises 24 nationalities and we’re always looking to increase the variety of ideas and points of view at Alta Video. We have an office in Uxbridge (West London) and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model, with an aim for 2 days in the office.

• Developing and scaling our cloud platform for both R&D as well as production environments.
• Managing the day‑to‑day operation of our infrastructure across cloud and on‑premises environments, including both Google Cloud Platform and AWS.
• Adopting and driving a security‑first mindset across everything you do.
• Taking the time to improve existing work, in regards to processes and tools.
• Staying up to date with the latest developments within design, technology, and security, and suggesting short and long‑term solutions.
• Together with our software development teams, you will also get the opportunity to shape our unified security solution.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Can demonstrate outstanding technical ability.
• Is a self‑starter and strong analytical thinker, able to reason through complex problems and propose solutions, as well as leveraging the experience of the team when needed.
• Is a passionate technologist with impressive infrastructure knowledge in Linux, AWS and/or GCP, Terraform, Kubernetes, Helm, Prometheus, Grafana, and Bash.
• Takes pride in what they do and is as committed to airtight tests as to implementing shiny new features, understanding not just day 0/1 needs, but looks forward to operating them at day 2 and beyond.
• Likes to find or develop - and then use - the right tools for the job, and share them.
• Wants a career where their creative abilities will make a difference to the world of technology and where they will be part of an impressive R&D environment.
• Wants to have their voice heard within the Team, and enjoys discussions and collaborations, but also is exhilarated by taking on a challenge individually and driving it through, whether that takes six hours, six weeks, or six months.
• Is proficient in English.

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