Sr. Java COE Team Member (Enterprise)

Caterpillar Inc.•Nashville, TN

3d•$128,470 - $208,770•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. The Java COE Senior Member is a hands‑on technical role focused on building, modernizing, and deploying enterprise Java applications. This position supports and coaches developers on modern Java development practices, with a strong emphasis on deploying applications to container platforms such as OpenShift (and possibly Kubernetes clusters) using Infrastructure as Code. The role is responsible for researching emerging Java technologies, frameworks, and tooling, and performing proof‑of‑concept implementations to evaluate their value within the Caterpillar enterprise. The incumbent will also be helping Java application developers troubleshoot production issues, provide on-call and day-to-day incident ticket response, provide application support and development with Java COE owned products and services, identify opportunities to automate and develop automation solutions to streamline operations tasks. The individual will champion modernized development by enabling AI‑assisted development processes and improving developer productivity through automation, while collaborating closely with senior developers, cybersecurity, and other information technology professionals to deliver secure, scalable, and cloud‑native solutions.

Requirements

7+ years of Java Development experience
Expertise with application development & deployment, upgrading and migrating of applications in on-prem data centers as well as in Cloud environments
Strong Application Security development background
Basic understanding of networking infrastructure
Ability to research, learn and understand new technologies and communicate complex topics with team members and application development teams
Assist application teams with issue resolution and roll out of security tools
Experience in Git, Maven, VS Code, Eclipse, IntelliJ, Java web application servers, JDBC
Java application troubleshooting skills using tools like Eclipse MAT, IBM Java Heap and Thread Analyzers, Application Monitoring tools

Nice To Haves

Understanding of latest development and technology best practices
Experience with Java technologies such as Spring, Hibernate
Strong understanding of Application Development Life Cycle
Familiarity with the following: Azure DevOps, Artifactory, SonarQube, OpenShift/Kubernetes, Docker Containers, Windows, Linux, Github, GitHub CoPilot, AI Prompting as it relates to development, Azure Active Directory, WebSphere Application Server, Self-starter and ability to work individually or in a team
Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services

Responsibilities

Provide coaching to developers based on Industry best practices and information shared to Caterpillar’s Java development community
Provide application developer perspective during project discussions and decisions -- be an application developer advocate
Maintain a working relationship between Java application development community and Enterprise Web Hosting team to continuously improve the infrastructure offerings
Develop processes, identify process improvements, and/or process automation, to provide reliable services across functional lines
Assist developers in integrating applications with various Caterpillar systems using OAuth, SOAP, REST, MQ, etc.