AWS Cloud Engineer

Caterpillar•East Peoria, IL

12h•Onsite

About The Position

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. Caterpillar IT is seeking a Cloud Engineer to join our AWS Cloud team. In this role, you will work alongside both peers 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

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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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.