Sr. DevOps Engineer

Job Description

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We are seeking a seasoned Senior Staff Engineer with a proven track record of experience in a high-tech environment. This is a critical role for an expert who can seamlessly blend hands-on Python development with a deep mastery of DevOps automation. You will be a hands-on technical leader, responsible for architecting secure and scalable systems, guiding a team of engineers, and driving automation and efficiency across the entire software delivery lifecycle.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:

• Provide Technical Leadership: Guide and mentor, a team of engineers, fostering best practices in coding, system design, and DevOps.
• Architect Scalable Systems: Design, build, and maintain highly available and scalable systems and APIs that can support significant growth.
• Champion DevOps & Automation: Drive the strategy and implementation of our CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker).
• Write Production-Grade Code: Lead by example as a hands-on developer, writing clean, well-documented, and efficient Python code.
• Improve Efficiency: Identify technical debt and automation opportunities, leading initiatives that improve the team's velocity and system reliability.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Work closely with product, security, and other engineering teams to align technical solutions with business goals.

Qualifications:

Who We're Looking For

You should have:

• At least 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership or lead role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and its common frameworks (Flask, GraphQL, or FastAPI).
• Deep expertise in DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), infrastructure as code, and cloud-native architecture.
• Extensive hands-on experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including a strong understanding of their services.
• Proven experience designing and building robust, scalable REST APIs.
• Mastery of containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Solid knowledge of databases, networking fundamentals, and security best practices.
• Exceptional leadership, mentoring, and communication skills, with a track record of successfully leading teams and complex projects.
• Bachelor's degree - desired

Bonus Points

• Experience with asynchronous/event-driven systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Celery).
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems.
• Relevant certifications in AWS, Kubernetes, or other DevOps technologies.
• A portfolio or examples of large-scale systems you have designed and led.

Target Base Salary Range: $100,000 - $130,000 USD

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

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• At least 7+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 3 years in a technical leadership or lead role.
• Expert-level proficiency in Python and its common frameworks (Flask, GraphQL, or FastAPI) and deep expertise in DevOps practices, including CI/CD automation (GitHub Actions, Jenkins), infrastructure as code, and cloud-native architecture and cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure), including a strong understanding of their services.

Travel Requirements

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Under 10%

Relocation Provided

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None

Position Type

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Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

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Yes