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

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with safety. It’s the constant that empowers people to confidently move forward. It can fill a flight or sell out a stadium. It can care for a patient or graduate a class.

As a global leader in public safety and enterprise security, we create and connect the technologies that help to keep people safe where they live, learn, work and play. Our integrated technology ecosystem unifies critical communications, video security and access control, and command center software, enabling collaboration in more powerful ways.

At Motorola Solutions, we’re ushering in a new era in public safety and security. Bring your passion, potential and talents to a career that matters.

Our Guardian Mobile MDT and Mobilisation Solutions provide the backbone for emergency response in the UK & Europe. Our applications help responders provide a high level of service to the public, enabling the right response when every second counts.

We are building new products to increase the safety and efficiency of emergency response agencies, and ultimately to help our customers save lives.

Job Description

This role is primarily remote/hybrid with travel to UK sites.

We are looking for an ambitious, technically minded Graduate Systems Engineer to join our Guardian Mobile delivery team. This role is designed for a high-flying graduate who wants to develop their career by taking ownership of complex infrastructure, systems integration, and deployment environments.

In this role, you will transition to take full systems engineering ownership of assigned Guardian Mobile deployments. Working closely with the Technical Project Manager, you will bridge the gap between operational needs and intricate enterprise architecture. You will own the technical configuration, system design validation, and end-to-end integration of our mobile solutions for strategic emergency services customers across the UK.

Because our products are targeted at Emergency Services to respond to life-critical situations, a highly analytical, rigorous, and risk-averse approach to system design and engineering is imperative.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Systems Engineering & Ownership: Support the design validation, integration, and deployment of the Guardian Mobile Solution from contract award through to go-live and live service.
• Enterprise Integration: Partner with the Customer's IT and Infrastructure leads to integrate the Guardian Mobile system securely into their complex environment architectures.
• System Configuration: Capture customer operational requirements and translate them into robust, high-availability technical system configurations.
• Technical Architecture Documentation: Create and maintain high-quality technical documentation relating to system level designs, implementation patterns, and interfaces.
• Product Collaboration: Work closely with the Guardian Mobile product engineering team to ensure new infrastructure requirements, features, and platform integrations align with project designs.
• Technical Stakeholder Engagement: Act as an internal and external technical point of contact for systems engineering, liaising confidently with customers and third-party suppliers.
   

Basic Requirements

Academic & Technical Qualifications:

• A formal qualification (First-Class or 2:1 Degree) in Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Systems Architecture, IT, or a highly relevant engineering discipline.
• IMPORTANT - Ability to obtain NPPV3 and SC security clearance (requires UK residency for a minimum of 5 years).

Core Systems Engineering Knowledge (Academic, Placement, or Project-Based Experience):

We are looking for a graduate who can demonstrate an advanced, foundational understanding of the following enterprise technologies:

• System Level Design: Fundamental knowledge of high-level systems architecture and software infrastructure design.
• Networking Principles: Strong understanding of network security, WAN technologies, routing, and firewalls.
• Microsoft Server Ecosystem: Familiarity with the Microsoft Server Family (including Server Core, IIS web hosting, Application Request Routing, and file shares).
• High Availability & Clustering: Theoretical understanding or lab experience with Microsoft Server High Availability, failover clustering, and load balancing.
• Database Management: Solid foundational experience/knowledge of Microsoft SQL Server (querying, database structures, or system support).
• Cloud Architecture: Familiarity with or exposure to implementing/engineering applications within Microsoft Azure or hybrid cloud environments.

Soft Skills & Methodologies:

• Troubleshooting: Exceptional engineering problem-solving skills with a natural curiosity to dig into complex infrastructure and software issues.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to translate complex systems architecture into clear language for various stakeholders.
• Agile & DevOps Mindset: Knowledge of Agile Project Management and modern software development/DevOps delivery models.

Highly Desirable:

• An industrial placement year or internship experience in an enterprise systems engineering, infrastructure, or software deployment environment.
• Knowledge of or exposure to UK blue-light (Police, Fire, or Ambulance) agencies, control room operations, or Mobile Data Terminal (MDT) software.

In return for your expertise, we’ll support you in this new challenge with coaching & development every step of the way. Also, to reward your hard work you’ll get:

• Competitive salary and bonus schemes

• Two weeks additional pay per year (holiday bonus).

• 25 days holiday entitlement + bank holidays.  

• Attractive defined contribution pension scheme.

• Private medical insurance.

• Employee stock purchase plan.

• Flexible working options. 

• Life assurance.

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.

• Career development support and wide ranging learning opportunities.

• Employee health and wellbeing support EAP, wellbeing guidance etc.

• Carbon neutral initiatives/goals.

• Corporate social responsibility initiatives including support for volunteering days.

• Well known companies discount scheme.

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Travel Requirements

Under 10%

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Company

Motorola Solutions UK Limited

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.