IT Infrastructure & Test Cell Solutions Lead

Caterpillar Brazil; Lafayette, Northern (IN, KY); Hybrid; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

401(k) matching

Health Savings Account

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar is hiring a Senior IT Analyst – Technical Infrastructure for the Lafayette Engine Center in Lafayette, IN. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructure and test cell solutions to ensure reliability, security, scalability, and enterprise alignment.

The position requires coordinating with global partners, internal and external IT service providers, and senior leadership on multi-site Test Cell strategy and expansion initiatives.

Qualifications

• Must be able to manage small to mid-size IT projects with IT and business stakeholders.
• Ability to liaison with factories and engage with local facility management for shop floor technology solutions.
• Experience collaborating with global partners and external IT service providers on multi-site strategies.
• Ability to maintain a prioritized list of business needs, forecast demand and follow IT processes when IT is the supplier.
• Strong diagnostic, troubleshooting and resolution skills for hardware, software, network and system components.

Responsibilities

• Manage small to medium-sized IT projects in partnership with IT teams, business stakeholders, and external service providers.
• Serve as the IT liaison for manufacturing facilities, maintaining strong engagement with local facility leadership and providing guidance on issue resolution and shop floor technology solutions.
• Evaluate and support integrated testing and acceptance activities for infrastructure components.
• Partner with IT leadership and facility management to support enterprise IT security initiatives and compliance efforts.
• Collaborate with global business partners, internal and external IT service providers, and senior leadership to support multi-site Test Cell strategy development and execution.
• Support new business expansion initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and Test Cell environments for Lafayette Engine Center.
• Maintain a prioritized list of business needs and requirements, develop proposals for new requests, forecast demand, and follow Caterpillar IT demand management and solution request processes when Caterpillar IT is the supplier.
• Lead complex local infrastructure technology components supporting one or more applications, platforms, or systems.
• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, network, applications, and system-related issues.
• Lead new business expansion initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and Test Cells.
• Evaluate integrated testing and acceptance activities for infrastructure components.
• Partner with IT leadership and facility management on enterprise IT security initiatives.

Skills

Project Management

IT Consulting

Team Lead

Requirements Analysis

System Testing

Technical Troubleshooting

Technical Writing/Documentation

Job description

Caterpillar is hiring a Senior IT Analyst – Technical Infrastructure for the Lafayette Engine Center in Lafayette, IN. The role focuses on designing, deploying, and maintaining IT infrastructure and test cell solutions to ensure reliability, security, scalability, and enterprise alignment.

The position requires coordinating with global partners, internal and external IT service providers, and senior leadership on multi-site Test Cell strategy and expansion initiatives.