Senior Security Engineer

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 Overview

Our IT organization has a critical role in driving extraordinary business results. Through a strong partnership with other areas of our business, we bring innovative thinking to every conversation and deliver with integrity. We’re looking for people who bring great ideas and who make our partners’ ideas better. Intellectually curious advisors (not order takers) who focus on outcomes to creatively solve business problems. People who not only embrace change, but who accelerate it.

Job Description

As a dynamic technology enterprise that operates on a global scale, Motorola Solutions presents an interesting target for malicious actors. We face a variety of threats: from internal to opportunistic to the most persistent type of attackers. The Detection team is at the core of the Cyber Defense program and supports other components -  like threat hunting and incident response - in their smooth and timely operations.

The Enterprise Information Security Detect team provides the core of security engineering to build and operate the capabilities required to protect a global enterprise. This role will offer the opportunity to contribute to a global logging and monitoring infrastructure which spans a multi-cloud environment. 

Responsibilities:

The senior security engineer will assist the Enterprise Information Security program through a variety of initiatives with a broad impact on our continual operations. The responsibilities span from building automation to make old tasks more efficient, to creating cutting edge technology to allow our team to face new challenges.  The role will offer wide latitude to help shape our security engineering efforts. We are looking for someone eager to learn, excited about the possibilities, and ready to take the initiative to build our future. Collaboration and communication with the team will be key.

Basic Requirements

• Experience with networking fundamentals - from analyzing packets to configuration of technology like routers, switches, & firewalls
• Systems administration experience - familiarity with both Windows and Linux
• Ability to design, build, and maintain complex technological systems
• Ability to script in shell, python - desired

Perks and Opportunities Provided:

• Becoming a member of a team of world-class information security professionals

• Working in a dynamic environment with ever-evolving projects that truly impact our company and our mission

• Be at the forefront of the security industry, not just using cutting-edge technologies but defining how they are wielded and combined

• Great opportunity for independence and defining the destiny of security engineering