Senior DevOps Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior DevOps Engineer to accelerate delivery of Cat Digital applications. You will enable teams with CI/CD pipelines, cloud infrastructure, and DevOps standards across the SDLC.

The role focuses on designing and implementing scalable, secure DevOps solutions using AWS, IaC, and modern tooling to drive business value for Caterpillar's customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with DevOps tooling and best practices.
• Ability to design, develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and IaC.
• Familiarity with IAM, networking and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with multiple development teams to implement DevOps standards and troubleshoot SDLC challenges.
• Create, optimize, and troubleshoot CI/CD pipelines.
• Work on cloud deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IaC).
• Help set DevOps standards across Cat Digital teams.
• Assist developers in using cloud services and resolving configuration issues.
• Communicate issues and solutions to stakeholders.

Skills

DevOps

CI/CD

Amazon Web Services

AWS CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

IAM / Networking

Tools

AWS CloudFormation

GitHub Actions

Azure DevOps

Job description

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.

Job Summary

The Cat Digital DevOps Engineering team supports the Cat Digital development community by providing DevOps tooling, technical guidance, standards, and best practices. As a DevOps Engineer, you will assist developers in leveraging these capabilities to accelerate their delivery of Cat Digital applications and software.

What You Will Do

As a Senior DevOps Engineer in Cat Digital, your mission is to enable effective, efficient, and secure development teams to deliver high-quality, business value to our customers. Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.

• Collaborate closely with several development teams to provide recommendations on DevOps best practices, Cat Digital DevOps standards, and troubleshooting of developer challenges in the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
• Work with developers to create, optimize, and troubleshoot Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Work with developers to create, optimize, and troubleshoot cloud infrastructure deployments using Infrastructure as Code (IAC).
• Collaborate with a DevOps Engineering community to help set standards and implement initiatives across Cat Digital teams.
• Work with developers in the usage of cloud services and assist in troubleshooting solution problems, including IAM, networking and other configuration issues.
• Communicate issues, recommendations, and solutions to developers, product owners, as well as software development managers.

What You Will Have

• Software Development Life Cycle: Knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
• Software Product Design/Architecture: Knowledge of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
• Software Integration Engineering: Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages.
• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.

Consideration For Top Candidates

• Typically, a candidate will have 5+ years of experience as a DevOps Engineer
• Experience with AWS cloud services (such as IAM, S3, Lambda, SageMaker, API Gateway, and RDS)
• Deep understanding of Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) principals and best practices
• Strong experience creating, managing, and troubleshooting CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Experience managing and deploying AWS infrastructure via AWS CloudFormation

Additional Details

• This position requires the candidate to be based in either Chicago, IL or Peoria, IL
• Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is available for this position

Summary Pay Range

$112,710.00 - $183,140.00

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

Visa sponsorship is available for eligible applicants.

Posting Dates

August 19, 2026 - August 25, 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.