Caterpillar Inc.

AWS Cloud Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: East Peoria • Illinois • Texas • United States

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Salary

💰 $89,210 - $133,810 per year

Tech Stack

AWSAzureCloudPython

About the role

  • Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure and platform services, supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
  • Collaborate closely with cloud architects, application teams, and security partners to deliver secure, scalable, and resilient solutions following AWS best practices.
  • Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and operational tasks using infrastructure-as-code and scripting approaches.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex infrastructure and system issues in a globally distributed cloud environment.
  • Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, and retrospectives. (Scrum, Kanban, or similar)
  • Contribute to documentation, operational standards, and continuous improvement efforts across the AWS team.

Requirements

  • Cloud Experience: Working knowledge of designing, building, and supporting solutions on AWS, including concepts such as compute, networking, and storage
  • Infrastructure Troubleshooting: Proven ability to troubleshoot and resolve infrastructure and/or application issues across a complex global environment.
  • Source Control & CI/CD: Working knowledge of platforms like GitHub and Azure DevOps to manage code, automate builds, and support reliable deployment workflows.
  • Automation & Scripting: Experience developing automated solutions to deploy infrastructure or applications using scripting and configuration languages such as PowerShell, Python, JSON, and YAML
  • Operations & Monitoring: Basic familiarity with incident & vulnerability management, logs analysis, and monitoring
  • Top candidates will have: Relevant degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience supporting AWS cloud services
  • Technical curiosity, actively exploring new approaches to improve solutions with minimal supervision
  • AWS Associate level certification(s) or greater
  • Strong ability to troubleshoot issues and make system changes as needed
  • Excellent communication, teamwork, analytical, and interpersonal skills
  • Proficiency in problem solving and customer service skills.
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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
cloud infrastructureAWSinfrastructure-as-codescriptingPowerShellPythonJSONYAMLCI/CDtroubleshooting
Soft Skills
communicationteamworkanalyticalinterpersonalproblem solvingcustomer servicetechnical curiosity
Certifications
AWS Associate level certificationtechnical certification