Systems Engineer - Ontario, Canada

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.

Aperçu de l’entreprise

Chez Motorola Solutions, nous pensons que tout commence par nos employés. Nous sommes une communauté mondiale soudée, unie par la volonté incessante de contribuer à la sécurité des personnes partout dans le monde. Nous concevons et connectons des technologies qui contribuent à protéger les personnes, les biens et les infrastructures. Nos solutions favorisent la collaboration essentielle pour améliorer la sécurité des populations, des écoles, des hôpitaux, des entreprises et, finalement, des nations. Connectez-vous à une carrière qui compte et aidez-nous à bâtir un avenir plus sûr.

Department OverviewAt Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter. We help firefighters see around buildings and police officers see around street corners. Our work is very meaningful, impactful, and cutting edge and we invite you to explore it.
Motorola Solutions is a world leader in the field of professional mobile communications systems with an impressive heritage of technological innovations and a global base of installed systems. The group's main business is the upgrade of mission critical digital communication systems for Government & Public Safety Communications customers.
Job Description

The Upgrade Team comprises Project Management, System Engineering and Field Engineering personnel working together in a high-performance culture, often with demanding cycle times and high customer expectations because we are working on mission critical communication systems.  Our systems are designed around the APCO Project 25 communications standard. The System Engineer will take responsibility for and oversee all technical aspects of the assigned project. This includes upgrading radio network including servers, network, and RF devices, customer presentations, and complete system documentation.

Responsibilities

• Multi-Vendor Hardware: Hands-on experience with Juniper, Aviat, Cisco, Nokia/Alcatel, Xtreme, and Ceragon networking equipment, as well as HPE/DELL PowerEdge servers and HP Z2/ZBook workstations

• Networking & Protocols: Deep understanding of switching and routing protocols, including OSPF, ISIS, BGP (iBGP, eBGP, M-BGP), MPLS (RSVP-TE, LDP), and IPSec

• Systems & Scripting: Proficiency in Windows (Registry) and Linux (Filesystem) environments; ability to read, follow, and automate workflows using Ansible, Bash, PowerShell, and Python

• Operations & Security: Proven ability to configure and troubleshoot routers, switches, firewalls (ACLs/Policies), and remote access/file transfers (SSH, SCP, Telnet, RDP, SMB)

• Analysis & Diagnostics: Skilled in using Wireshark for network packet analysis and resolving complex issues like connectivity drops or crashed script executions

• Certifications: Preferred credentials include CompTIA Network+, Juniper JNCIA-Junos, Nokia NRS1, CCNA, or equivalent industry certifications

• This role will travel 50% of the time

• Current Schedule: 3 weeks from office and 2 weeks from customer sites

• Travel to customer sites will be throughout North America

Requirements

• Knowledge in radio communication systems, radio propagation, RF, wireless or broadband/LTE

• Good understanding, and working knowledge in IP networking, network design methodologies; troubleshooting (Ethernet, TCP/IP, L2/L3, MPLS)

• Experience working with servers and virtualization such as ESXi, Linux-based Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), Linux, Windows Server, Active Directory, and Windows Group Policy

• Direct customer-facing experience is highly preferred

• Excellent communications skills and the ability to present complex topics to non-technical audiences

• Willing and capable to lead a project, to be a team player, follow instructions, and identify/manage risks in a project

• Comfortable delegating tasks to project team members

• Self-motivated, able to collaborate with members from different organizations, able to provide feedback by writing improved procedures, and able to maintain focus in a pressured environment

Target Base Salary Range: $70,000-$80,000 CAN

Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or 3+ years of networking experience.

• Must be able to obtain necessary security clearances as required by government contract; Canadian citizenship is typically required depending on the applicable clearance level.

Travel Requirements50-75%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

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.

Motorola Solutions adopte, favorise et promeut les principes de diversité, d’équité et d’inclusion. Nous encourageons et accueillons les candidatures de toutes les personnes qualifiées, quelles que soient leur race, origines ethnique, religion ou croyance, orientation sexuelle, identité et expression sexuelle, statut d’anciens combattants ou tout autre statut protégé par la Loi.

Nous sommes fiers de notre culture axée sur les personnes et les communautés, encourageant ainsi chaque Motorolan d’être la version la plus authentique de lui-même dans ses responsabilités afin de tenir la promesse d’un monde plus sécuritaire.

Si vous souhaitez vous joindre à notre communauté mais croyez que vous ne possédez pas toutes les exigences requises pour le poste convoité, nous aimerions tout de même connaître les raisons pour lesquelles vous pensez être un excellent candidat pour notre équipe.

Nous offrons également des mesures d’adaptation pendant toutes les étapes du processus d’embauche afin de favoriser l’inclusion des personnes vivant avec un  handicap physique et/ou mental. Pour demander un aménagement, veuillez remplir ce formulaire d'aménagement raisonnable afin que nous puissions vous aider.