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# Senior Platform Engineer

- **Company:** Motorola Solutions, Inc.
- **Location:** Uxbridge, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Amazon Web Services, Bash Shell, Continuous Integration, Github, Monitoring of Systems, Python (Programming Language), Linux System Administration, Prometheus, Software Engineering, Google Cloud, Cloud Platform System, Grafana, Multi-Cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, Jenkins, Programming Languages
- **Published:** September 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/senior-platform-engineer/motorola-solutions-uk-ltd-job108032346

## About the Role

* 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).

## Description

* 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.


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