Leads the design, implementation, and governance of secure, scalable AWS and Azure cloud architectures supporting AI, analytics, data platforms, and finance applications. Builds infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, containerized platforms, and hybrid-cloud networking. Drives application modernization, reliability, observability, disaster recovery, cost optimization, security, and governance while troubleshooting complex technical issues and influencing architecture decisions across teams.
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Join Caterpillar's Global Finance AI & Advanced Analytics organization as a technical leader responsible for designing, building, and governing scalable AWS and Azure solutions for the Global Finance Services Division. You will partner with AI architects, software and data engineers, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, cost-effective cloud platforms that power enterprise-scale AI, analytics, and finance applications. The role blends architecture leadership with hands-on engineering, giving you direct influence over Caterpillar's Finance AI strategy and measurable business results.
What You Will Do:
What You Will Have:
Top Candidates Will Have:
Preferred Technical Experience:
Additional Information:
Summary Pay Range:
$147,760.00 - $240,110.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
August 18, 2026 - August 24, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
Technology, Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.
Join Caterpillar's Global Finance AI & Advanced Analytics organization as a technical leader responsible for designing, building, and governing scalable AWS and Azure solutions for the Global Finance Services Division. You will partner with AI architects, software and data engineers, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, resilient, cost-effective cloud platforms that power enterprise-scale AI, analytics, and finance applications. The role blends architecture leadership with hands-on engineering, giving you direct influence over Caterpillar's Finance AI strategy and measurable business results.
What You Will Do:
- Design and implement cloud-native architectures across AWS and Azure supporting AI, analytics, data platforms, and enterprise applications.
- Build and maintain Infrastructure-as-Code to automate provisioning, governance, and deployment of cloud resources.
- Design secure networking, connectivity, identity, and data protection controls across hybrid and multi-cloud environments in partnership with cybersecurity and compliance teams.
- Build and support CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
- Design, deploy, and optimize containerized workloads and orchestration platforms.
- Drive application modernization utilizing microservices, event-driven architectures, and serverless computing.
- Lead cost optimization, observability, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives, and troubleshoot complex platform, network, security, and integration issues.
- Evaluate emerging cloud technologies and provide recommendations for adoption across Global Finance.
What You Will Have:
- Cloud Architecture: Expert knowledge of AWS and Azure compute, storage, networking, identity, monitoring, governance, resiliency, and security services.
- Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, and similar automation frameworks at enterprise scale.
- Cloud Security and Governance: IAM, RBAC, encryption, key and secrets management, network segmentation, and compliance-aligned architecture.
- Containers and Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS, and EKS; JFrog Artifactory for image, artifact, and software supply chain management is a plus.
- DevOps and Platform Engineering: CI/CD with Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions
- Data and Integration Architecture: Data lakes, API management, event-driven and messaging patterns, and enterprise integration; ServiceNow workflow and API integration is a plus.
- Reliability Engineering: Highly available, observable, disaster-recovery-capable solutions that meet availability and performance objectives.
- Requirements and Target Architecture: Translating business and technical requirements into practical designs, roadmaps, and governance processes.
- Effective Communication: Explaining complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and influencing decisions across teams.
Top Candidates Will Have:
- 10+ years of cloud architecture, cloud engineering, or software/application architecture experience.
- Deep hands-on experience delivering enterprise-scale hybrid and multi-cloud solutions in both AWS and Azure.
- Strong expertise with Terraform and cloud automation, plus Kubernetes, containerized, and microservices-based solutions.
- Enterprise networking knowledge including VPNs, private connectivity, DNS, load balancing, and network security.
- Experience implementing DevOps and CI/CD platforms, including artifact management with JFrog Artifactory.
- Experience integrating cloud solutions with ServiceNow workflows, APIs, and operational processes.
- Familiarity with AI/ML workloads and the infrastructure required to support modern AI applications.
- Working knowledge of FinOps principles, architecture reviews, security assessments, and technology governance.
Preferred Technical Experience:
- Azure: App Services, Functions, AKS, API Management, Key Vault, Storage, SQL Database, Monitor, Virtual Networks, DevOps, AI Services
- AWS: EC2, ECS/EKS, Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, VPC, IAM, CloudWatch, EventBridge, Step Functions
- DevOps & Platform: Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM Templates, GitHub and GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps Pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes, JFrog Artifactory, ServiceNow
- Development & Integration: Python, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, REST APIs, microservices, event-driven architectures, serverless computing
Additional Information:
- Sponsorship is NOT available
- Location: Irving, TX or Peoria, IL
Summary Pay Range:
$147,760.00 - $240,110.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
August 18, 2026 - August 24, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
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