Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we create technologies our customers refer to as their lifeline. Our technology platforms in communications, software, video and services help our customers work safely and more efficiently. Whether it’s helping firefighters see through smoke, enabling police officers to see around street corners, or reliably keeping the lights on in homes and businesses around the world, our work supports those who put their lives on the line to keep us safe. Bring your passion, potential and talents to Motorola Solutions, and help us usher in a new era in public safety and security.

Department OverviewOn any given day, every moment matters to someone, somewhere. And every moment, Motorola Solutions’ innovations, products, and services play essential roles in people’s lives. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. We keep utility workers connected and visible to each other with real-time voice and data communication across the smart grid. And we provide the situational awareness first responders need when a moment brings catastrophe. We help people be their best in their moments that matter.
Job Description

The Flex Solutions Architect (SA) requires the knowledge and skills that are both broad and deep. Must understand customer needs and vision and align technical solutions to address project deliverables, changing technologies, and to improve customer productivity and effectiveness. The SA is responsible for the development of the overall vision that underlies the project solution and transforms that vision through execution into the solution. Critical to this role is the ability to identify technical requirements that can go into product or services roadmaps and architectures, as well as, demonstrate the end-to-end technical differentiation of MSI solutions.

The role will work closely with the flex product deployment team resources and engage the product business units for technical clarifications/approach to complex requirements, as well as, interpret technical requirements with the project team for delivery scoping and project phasing. The SA will draw on the deep technical architecture of MSI products, software, applications, 3rd party, and customer legacy IT to interpret business requirements into technical architecture and be responsible for deploying the flex solution. 

Qualifications 

Desired Skills & Knowledge

• Linux and Windows Server operating systems
• Physical server installation
• RAID setup and configuration
• Network configuration
• Situational Stress-management
• Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years experience in the IT field or equivalent, or 5+ years experience in an IT capacity - preferred

Proficiency in the following areas a plus

• Motorola Software; Law Enforcement Terminology
• Shell and PERL scripting
• Tomcat
• Database management
• Linux/Windows operating system
• Serial communications
• Networking

This position is subject to working in high-security areas governed by the US Department of

Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy" and therefore requires

successfully passing of a more stringent fingerprint background check administered by Motorola Solutions Inc. customers.

Basic Requirements

4+ years experience in the IT field

Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customers

Travel Requirements
Relocation Provided
Position Type
Referral Payment PlanYes

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.

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