AWS Cloud Engineer

Caterpillar Inc.•Irving, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Caterpillar IT is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our AWS Cloud team. In this role, you will work alongside both peer engineers and cloud architects to focus on creating foundational buildouts, CI/CD solutions, and cybersecurity efforts to support our internal partners’ needs. We have a focus on developing the next generation of IT professionals where you will gain a foundational knowledge of the manufacturing industry, as well as, key technology trends.

Requirements

Working knowledge of designing, building, and supporting solutions on AWS, specifically focusing on container & serverless concepts: EKS, ECS, Lambda, and Docker
Working knowledge of platforms like GitHub and Azure DevOps to create/manage/troubleshoot code, automate builds, and support reliable deployment workflows.
Experience developing automated solutions to deploy infrastructure, cloud workloads or integrations using scripting and configuration languages such as Python and YAML

Nice To Haves

Relevant degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience supporting AWS cloud services
AWS cloud services experience: EKS, ECS, Lambda, and Docker
Technical curiosity, actively exploring new approaches to improve solutions with minimal supervision
AWS Associate level certification(s) or greater
Excellent communication, teamwork, analytical, and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in problem solving and customer service skills

Responsibilities

Design, build, and operate cloud infrastructure and platform services, supporting enterprise-scale workloads.
Collaborate 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, foundational standards, and continuous improvement efforts across the AWS team.