Senior DevOps Engineer

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global closeknit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Motorola Solutions has recently acquired RapidDeploy Inc., and we’re excited to welcome new talent to our growing team. By applying for this role, you’ll become part of the RapidDeploy team within the broader Motorola Solutions organization—where innovation meets impact in the world of Public Safety.

At RapidDeploy, our mission is to reduce emergency response times by equipping dispatchers and calltakers with realtime situational awareness through advanced tactical mapping, and by delivering powerful analytics to help public safety agencies optimize their operations. Now, together with Motorola Solutions, we’re accelerating our shared vision of creating safer communities through smarter technology.

Job Description

Opportunity: We are seeking a highly skilled and driven Senior DevOps Engineer to mature, design, and deploy automated infrastructure provisioning mechanisms within our Azure cloudnative environment. This is a pivotal role for a creative, precise, and motivated individual with a strong background in cloudnative solutions, modern software tooling, and processes. You will report directly to RapidDeploys VP of SaaS Infrastructure and collaborate closely with a team of exceptional and dedicated DevOps engineers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Azure CICD Mastery: Design, implement, and continuously improve robust CICD pipelines specifically for our Azure cloud services, enabling developers to push code with high confidence and rapid delivery.

• Azure Infrastructure as Code (IaC): Collaborate with the team on the design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance of our scalable and highly reliable infrastructure entirely within Azure, utilizing Terraform for all Infrastructure as Code (IaC) initiatives.

• Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS): As part of the team, you will contribute to the design, implementation, and handson management of our Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) environments across the entire lifecycle, from Development and Staging all the way to Production, ensuring optimal performance and reliability.

• Azure Cloud Environment Support: Provide expert DevOps support to our Engineering Feature teams across all Azure Cloud environments, from development to production.

• CloudNative Innovation: Proactively investigate and recommend cuttingedge Azure technologies and tools that best fit RapidDeploys strategic goals.

• Documentation & Best Practices: Thoroughly document all Azure cloud infrastructure, systems, and processes, and ensure security, operability, quality, and scalability in all work.

• Operational Excellence: Serve as a key member of the toptier support team for escalated infrastructure issues and participate in an afterhours oncall rotation to address critical downtime.

• Collaboration & Mentorship: Foster strong collaboration between development and operations teams, sharing knowledge and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

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  Basic Requirements

  What Youll Bring (Skills & Experience):

  • Minimum of 5+ years of dedicated DevOps experience supporting Cloudonly Infrastructure Environments, with at least 2 years specifically in Microsoft Azure.

  • Extensive handson experience with Docker and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) in a production setting.

  • Proven expertise in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) utilizing Terraform for managing Azure resources.

  • Strong understanding of Azure networking concepts, system architecture, and advanced troubleshooting techniques.

  • Proficiency in utilizing Git as a repository for your infrastructure as code, including branching strategies.

  • Experience with relational (e.g., Azure SQL Database) and document (e.g., Azure Cosmos DB) database systems.

  • Familiarity with GitOps methodology and exposure to tools such as Flux CD, Kustomize, and Helm charts within an Azure context would be advantageous.

  • Experience with inmemory caching systems (e.g., Azure Cache for Redis) would be beneficial.

  • Solid scripting and automation skills (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash).

  • Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and diagnostics tools within Azure (e.g., Azure Monitor, Application Insights).

  • Behavioural Competencies:

    • Ability to work well under pressure in a fastpaced environment.

    • Excellent communication skills (written and verbal).

    • A strong problemsolver with an inquisitive nature.

    • A pragmatic approach to keeping solutions simple and efficient.

    • Exceptional organizational and planning skills.

    • In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work, you’ll get:

      • PTO 20 Days

      • Life Cover Life, dread disease, salary protection this is covered in full by RD and not out of CTC.

      • Fully Remote set you up to work from home laptop and accessories.

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        Travel Requirements

        None

        
        Relocation Provided

        None

        
        Position Type

        Experienced

        Referral Payment Plan

        No

        Company

        Motorola Solutions South Africa (Proprietary) 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 legallyprotected characteristic.

        We are proud of our peoplefirst and communityfocused 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.