Cyber Engineering Intern – Summer 2026
RTX
Cyber Security
Applications Developer – IT Solutions
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Peoria • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,520 - $165,840 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudHibernateJavaJavaScriptSOAPSpringSQL
About the role
- Lead the design, coding, testing, and debugging of programs with varying complexity.
- Configure and customize purchased software solutions to meet business needs.
- Evaluate proposed software and program changes, assessing their impact on system performance and business outcomes.
- Identify and resolve application and technical issues, ensuring system reliability.
- Work independently on complex programs and subroutines, while collaborating with senior staff on major system modules and projects.
- Complete most programming assignments with minimal supervision.
- Demonstrate expertise in programming languages, program design, specification development, logic diagrams, testing, debugging, and documentation.
- Integrate in-house developed systems and purchased software solutions, ensuring seamless operation.
- Continuously improve development and support processes to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Collaborate with users to diagnose and resolve issues, delivering excellent customer support.
- Assist senior system development and support personnel in addressing customer requests and system challenges, contributing to innovative solutions.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field; or 5+ years of professional software development experience.
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience as an application developer, with proficiency in Java and JavaScript.
- Proven experience in software design, development, and support.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Familiarity with cloud technologies and modern IT architecture is a plus.
- Strong understanding of relational databases and SQL.
- Experience integrating applications using APIs, including SOAP and REST for web services.
- Familiarity with cloud-based development environments such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) or Microsoft Azure.
- Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies to solve real-world challenges.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to convey technical concepts clearly and tactfully.
- Outstanding planning and organizational abilities.
- Advanced analytical skills, with a talent for identifying multiple solutions to complex problems and recommending the best approach.
- Proven capability to manage multiple projects of varying scope simultaneously.
- Collaborative mindset, thriving in fast-paced, dynamic, and culturally diverse environments.
- Experience supporting IT-related business and security processes.
- Foundational web development skills, including experience with JavaScript frameworks.
- Working knowledge of Java frameworks such as Hibernate and Spring.
- Basic understanding of authentication protocols, including OAuth2.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
JavaJavaScriptSQLAPIsSOAPRESTHibernateSpringprogram designsoftware development
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillscommunication skillscollaboration abilitiesorganizational abilitiesindependenceteamworkplanning skillscustomer supportadaptability
