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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 OverviewThe Software Enterprise Deployment and Integration team is the team that delivers solutions to the public safety sector. We are committed to providing technology and tools which will allow customers to focus on their mission, and enable them to respond faster with smarter and safer decisions. We deploy and support products such as Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management Systems, Jail Management Systems and Mobile Data Computing, among other offerings.
Job Description

The 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 SA is considered the engineer of record for the project and is responsible for the technical solution delivery.

The role will work closely with the 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 solution. 

• Be the customer’s technical consultant
• Identify explicit/implicit customer problems, needs & initiatives
• Define, analyze and validate use cases and workflows with key customer stakeholders
• Research and select appropriate technologies
• Define and analyze system interfaces
• Design a solution based on:
  • Customer requirements
  • Available technologies
  • Project constraints (budget, time, and resources)

• Present viable solutions that are within the boundaries of the project budget
• Work with key stakeholders to support and drive solution within the customer organization
• Support in the successful implementation (within scope, budget and time) of the proposed solution
• Document reference architectures, best practices, and lessons learned for future opportunities
• Foster customer references
• Be a collaborator and easily build a network of subject matter experts.

Qualifications:

• 10+ years of IT or Engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.
• Engineering, IT, or Computer Science bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred
• Must have lead successful systems integration and systems implementation teams [as a lead engineer or lead architect] on complex customer projects;
• At least one major industry certification in networking, OS, and/or database required
• Must have excellent relationships with IT vendors, IT solutions providers, integrators, and carriers in the marketplace
• Excellent presentation skills required. Must be highly skilled with drawing and diagramming tools (such as MS Visio or similar)
• Strong verbal and written skills; fluency in English
• Willing to travel, occasionally up to 75% of the time

Basic Requirements

• 10+ years of IT or Engineering experience.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contract.

Travel Requirements50-75%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
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.