Motorola Solutions
Public Safety
DirectorofSoftwareEngineering
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“Director of Software Engineering at Motorola Solutions. Skills: Software Engineering Leadership, System Architecture, Site Reliability Engineering, Public Safety Systems. Direct engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery. Drive modernization across cloud, observability, security, AI”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure flawless, mission-critical performance; Own the uptime; Ensure high availability, fault tolerance, and secure deployments; Raise the bar for technical competence, coding standards, and operational discipline
Industry & Context.
Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customers, Subject to working in high-security areas governed by the US Department of Justice's "Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy", Requires successfully passing a stringent fingerprint background check, Under 10% travel
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent discipline, 10 + years of industry software engineering and architectural experience, 5 + years of progressive engineering leadership experience, Deep technical expertise in deploying and maintaining commercially available software in highly restricted, secure, and demanding real-world environments, Must be able to obtain background clearance as required by government customers, Legal authorization to work in the U. S. indefinitely is required
Nice to Have
Proven track record of designing, delivering, and operating large-scale, mission-critical software systems (e. g. , healthcare, aviation, financial tech, or public safety), Expert-level understanding of both on-premise and cloud-native software architectures, with a history of successfully migrating or bridging legacy systems, background in SRE, automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and advanced observability platforms
What You'll Do.
Direct engineering strategy
Drive modernization across cloud
Define and enforce quality assurance and SRE practices
Ensure high availability
Serve as authoritative technical voice during P1 incidents
Manage executive escalations and direct engineering talent
Build trust with public safety executives
Communicate complex technical realities with clarity
Mentor and elevate engineering managers and developers
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Driving cross-functional development teams; Directing forward-deployed engineering talent; Working with product managers
Communication Scope
Communicate complex technical realities with clarity, poise, and extreme accountability
Full Job Description
## **Company Overview** At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future. ## **Department Overview** The Response & Reporting engineering organization does not simply develop software; we architect the operational intelligence engines that secure communities worldwide. We build and maintain the mission-critical platforms used by public safety agencies to orchestrate live incident command, manage massive ecosystems of digital evidence, process electronic records, and drive real-time crime analytics. When seconds matter, our code is the operational backbone for first responders. ## Job Description As the Director of Software Engineering, you will own the development, operational resilience, and modernization of a premier software product line built for public safety agencies. Lives depend on the reliability of our systems. Your primary mandate is uncompromising engineering excellence, product quality, and system reliability to ensure flawless, mission-critical performance. You will operate as the technical executive for this product, leading a global engineering organization. You are responsible for defining the architectural vision, enforcing rigorous Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) standards, and driving execution across the software development lifecycle. **Core Responsibilities** * **Technical Leadership & Execution:** Direct the engineering strategy, architecture, and delivery of mission-critical CAD and RMS systems. Drive modernization across cloud connectivity, observability, security, and AI-assisted development without compr
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