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. Our critical communications, video security and command center technologies support public safety agencies and enterprises alike, enabling the coordination that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals and safer businesses. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Motorola Solutions has recently acquired Rapid Deploy Inc., and we’re excited to welcome new talent to our growing team. By applying for this role, you’ll become part of the Rapid Deploy team within the broader Motorola Solutions organization—where innovation meets impact in the world of Public Safety.
At Rapid Deploy, our mission is to reduce emergency response times by equipping dispatchers and call-takers with real-time situational awareness through advanced tactical mapping and by delivering powerful analytics to help public safety agencies optimize their operations. Now, together with Motorola Solutions, we’re accelerating our shared vision of creating safer communities through smarter technology.

Job Description:

As a Senior Data Engineer at Rapid Deploy, a Motorola Solutions Company, you will have the hands-on opportunity to work in tandem with experienced engineers to deliver high-quality and robust solutions in an Agile environment. In addition to the requirements below, successful candidates and team members will share a passion for high-quality software, strong engineering principles, and methodical problem-solving skills.

• Key Responsibilities

• Work alongside a mixed technical team of data engineers and visualization specialists to build out
  our reporting and analytical product offering.

• Create, in collaboration with the team, the strategic direction of the BI and analytical function for the company to ensure optimal use of analytics and strategic decision-making

• Mentor Juniors and Interns

• Develop an appropriate model design to deliver on the strategy and client delivery.

• Design and plans for the integration of all data warehouse technical components.

• Review and participate in testing the data design, tool design, data extracts, networks, and hardware selections.

• Perform high-level design of the logical and physical architecture, logical and physical data model, and extract, transform, and load (ETL) processes.

Basic Requirements:

• Qualifications and Experience● Resident in South Africa
• BSc in Computer Science or Engineering or similar qualification.
• 5+ years of experience in building database technologies with the Microsoft SQL stack, e.g., SSIS, SQL,
• SSAS, and SSRS, data warehouse technical architecture, infrastructure components, ETL, and analytical tools.
• 5+ years of experience using Microsoft technologies, e.g., PowerShell, MDX, DMX, and DAX.
• 5+ years of experience in data modeling.
• Experience in analytical thinking and problem-solving utilizing any of the following toolsets: Python, R-Script, Julia, MATLAB, or Tensor Flow.
• Deep understanding of data warehouse principles and implementation.
• Quality experience with Cloud Servers/Azure, specifically.
• Experience with data visualization tools like Power BI, Tableau, Pyramid Analytics, Qlik, Domo
• Experience with applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing, and regression.
• Experience with deep learning techniques, mainly CNNs and RNNs (GANs and RL experience is a plus).
• Understanding of utilizing GIS and other location-based data analysis would be an advantage.
• Able to work effectively in a team environment.
• Excellent command of the English language – written and spoken.

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:

• Guaranteed 13 th Cheque

• Annual Incentive Performance bonus

• Discovery medical aid, 50% of the package for you and your dependents covered by MSI

• Old Mutual pension fund (7,5% deducted from the base salary, MSI contributing with an equivalent of 10.5% of base salary on a monthly basis)

• 20 PTO days, 36 sick leave days in a 3-year cycle (PTO entitlement increasing with the years of service)

• Family responsibility, compassionate and study leaves

• Employee Assistance Program - a confidential and free of charge hotline with professional counselling for our employees and their families

• Educational assistance program

• Free and unlimited access to all courses on LinkedIn Learning

• Fully Remote from any place in South Africa - set you up to work from home - laptop and accessories.

Travel Requirements:

None

Relocation Provided

None

Position Type:

Experienced

Referral Payment Plan

Yes

Company

Motorola Solutions South Africa (Proprietary) 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.