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Critical Communications Networks Senior Software Engineer

Motorola Solutions
Schaumburg, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 6/2/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/22/2026
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

Motorola Solutions is building talent pipelines to meet future hiring demands. This is a pipeline role, while there is not an immediate opening, we want to build relationships with prospective candidates like you. If your background is a match to our requirements, we’ll follow up with an exploratory conversation.

Job Description

We are seeking smart, self-motivated software engineers to be responsible for designing, developing, unit testing, and integrating software to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of data center and cloud infrastructures. Collaborate with other teams across our global organization. To be successful in this role you must value teamwork and communication as well as working closely with other engineers in small, dynamic, Agile teams.

  • Design and develop application, platform and IT solutions software (Python, Nodejs, Java, etc) as part of a DevOps team that utilize both on prem and cloud software

This Position Requires The Following Skills And Behaviors

  • Able to break-down product or system level problems into sub-problems that are addressed with innovative designs
  • Able to coach and mentor junior engineers
  • Able to communicate ideas to engineers and direct managers clearly and concisely
  • Protocol Knowledge (e.g. https, ssh, REST, webhooks)
  • Cybsersecurity minded (all a plus: mtls, oauth, kerberos, CVE remediation)
  • Containerized applications and deployment (e.g. podman, docker)
  • Experience with devops, continuous integration, and automation environments (eg. github actions, Azure Dev Ops, Terraform, Ansible)
  • Software version control systems like git

Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline is required.
  • Any modern programming language (e.g. Python, Java, nodejs, Rust, etc.)
  • Must be a US Citizen or permanent resident or have a Master's degree and work authorization (F1 Visa on CPT accepted only for masters-level students).
  • Must have 2 years experience in Software Engineering.

Travel Requirements

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

No

Our U.S. Benefits Include

  • Incentive Bonus Plans
  • Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
  • 401K with Company Match
  • 10 Paid Holidays
  • Generous Paid Time Off Packages
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Paid Parental & Family Leave
  • and more!

EEO Statement

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

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world. If you’d like to join our team but feel that you don’t quite meet all of the preferred skills, we’d still love to hear why you think you’d be a great addition to our team.

We’re committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions. To request an accommodation, please complete this Reasonable Accommodations Form so we can assist you.

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