Manager, Software Engineering

Caterpillar Inc.

Manager of Software Engineering at Caterpillar, driving DevOps and engineering excellence across cloud and platform services. Leading teams to foster innovation and collaboration in technology.

Posted 7/4/2026full-timeChennai • 🇮🇳 IndiaSeniorLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDockerDynamoDBGroovyJenkinsKubernetesMySQLPostgresPythonTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive enterprise adoption of CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC), and automation practices
Define and execute DevOps roadmap aligned with product and platform strategies
Design and manage scalable cloud infrastructure across AWS/Azure environments
Oversee containerized deployments using Kubernetes/EKS/Docker
Ensure high availability, performance, and resilience of platform services
Lead and mentor high-performing DevOps/SRE teams
Establish clear accountability, roles, and delivery ownership
Foster a strong engineering culture focused on automation, quality, and innovation
Evaluate and introduce new tools and technologies to optimize DevOps capabilities
Drive cost optimization (FinOps), automation, and efficiency improvements
Enable DevSecOps practices, embedding security into the delivery lifecycle
Partner with engineering, product, security, and operations teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
12–16 years of experience in DevOps, Cloud Engineering, or SRE roles
8+ years of experience in leading DevOps or platform engineering teams
Strong experience with AWS and/or Microsoft Azure
Expertise in Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, ARM)
Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub, Azure DevOps)
Automation using scripting (Python, Bash, Groovy)
Kubernetes, Docker, EKS (or equivalent) – mandatory experience
Experience with databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)
DevSecOps practices and cloud security fundamentals
Monitoring, observability, and incident management frameworks
AWS/Azure certifications (preferred)
Experience with large-scale enterprise platforms or digital products (preferred)
Exposure to FinOps, AI Ops, or advanced automation frameworks (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional growth opportunities
Leadership programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

DevOpsCloud EngineeringSREAutomation (Python, Bash, Groovy)Monitoring and ObservabilityIncident ManagementDatabase Management (MySQL, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB)FinOpsAI OpsAdvanced Automation Frameworks

Soft Skills

MentoringCollaborationAccountabilityInnovationEngineering Culture

Certifications

AWS CertificationAzure Certification