Senior Mobile Automation Engineer

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’ innovations, products, and services play essential roles in people’s lives. Our end-to-end suite of software solutions helps our customers answer thousands of emergency calls and text messages, and process video, disparate evidence, and records. We are also proud to be an industry leader in video security solutions installed in more than 120 countries at thousands of customer sites. Our products leverage cutting-edge voice technology, video analytics, and Machine Learning to enable our customers to focus on what matters while providing faster responses, safer outcomes, and greater transparency. Job Description The Avigilon Alta Video team is responsible for the mission-critical infrastructure that powers our VMS. We are currently evolving our platform to support deep-tier interconnection across the Motorola product portfolio. Our team values high- performance engineering, architectural integrity, and a commitment to building the most reliable real-time tools in the industry. We have a fantastic city center office in the heart of Edinburgh and fully embrace a hybrid home/office working model, with an aim for 2 days in the office. We are looking for a skilled Senior Mobile Automation Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate combines strong automation expertise with excellent API & browser and performance automation skills, a solid foundation in coding, and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset. ● Mission-Critical Quality Assurance: Directly contribute to public safety and enterprise security by assuring the quality of cutting-edge solutions. ● Evolve AI Quality Strategy: Support the shift from traditional QA to continuous quality benchmarks for AI and real-time systems. ● Architect Modern Test Frameworks: Design and scale sophisticated automated testing frameworks using tools like TypeScript/Playwright across UI, API, and backend systems. ● Specialized Mobile Automation: Architects and scales robust mobile test automation frameworks from scratch, optimizing them for high-speed parallel execution across varied OS versions and device types. Basic Requirements You’re not expected to have all the following skills, but they will be useful in performing your job. We are looking for someone who can: ● Champion a culture of quality and act as a collaborative mentor across the engineering team. ● Expert-level proficiency in modern programming languages, with the architectural insight to design and uphold rigorous engineering standards. ● Deep mastery of Appium, XCUITest, or Espresso and Experience managing emulators/simulators, debugging mobile-specific issues (via Charles Proxy, Android Studio, or Xcode logs), and basic integration with mobile device farms (e.g., BrowserStack, Sauce Labs). ● Proven ability to architect, develop, and scale sophisticated automated testing frameworks for cross-stack (UI, API, backend, Mobile ) validation and maintainability. ● Expertise in building, securing, and refining CI/CD infrastructure to fully automate the software lifecycle and drive high-velocity release cycles. ● Advanced diagnostic capabilities for deconstructing complex system failures and implementing systemic preventative measures. It is also considered a bonus if you are: ● Hands-on experience with TypeScript /Playwright. ● Senior-level experience managing Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or complex orchestration and scheduling ecosystems. ● Specialized knowledge of video engineering, low-latency streaming, or digital media delivery pipelines. ● A background in hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) automation or firmware testing. 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 of 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 #LI-ZR1 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. MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS 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. Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com. If you are a current Motorola Solutions employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account.