Senior Autonomy Engineering Specialist (DevOps Architect)
Caterpillar2 days ago
Irving, TX, USASenior
Base Salary
$148k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and evolve scalable DevOps architecture, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, environment provisioning, observability, security integration, and performance optimization for embedded and distributed systems.
- Translate customer, Product Owner, and System Architect needs into reliable, secure, and efficient end-to-end DevOps solutions.
- Integrate development, build, test, and deployment pipelines with onboard and embedded systems, cloud platforms, APIs, and infrastructure.
- Create and govern reusable pipeline templates, automation frameworks, infrastructure modules, and DevOps standards across MineStar products.
- Design, implement, test, and operate CI/CD pipelines and platform tooling for embedded and connected applications.
- Define automated unit, integration, system, and release validation strategies while promoting security, monitoring, reliability, and SRE practices.
- Provide technical leadership, mentorship, architecture reviews, and pipeline reviews across engineering teams.
- Maintain architecture documentation, standards, metrics, estimates, and validation artifacts supporting scalability, compliance, and sustainability.
- Govern dependency and artifact management practices using tools such as Conan.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in software, electrical, computer, or related engineering, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience in lieu of a degree.
- Extensive professional experience as a web application developer and/or UI Architect, or equivalent experience delivering production software.
- Experience with Python or C++ for DevOps automation, tooling, and system integration.
- Strong experience with C++ toolchains, cross-compilation, CMake, and Conan-based dependency management.
- Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
- Strong understanding of DevOps architecture, pipeline orchestration, environment strategy, configuration management, and release/versioning practices.
- Experience deploying and managing applications across cloud, edge, and on-premise platforms using containerization and orchestration technologies.
- Ability to optimize pipeline performance, build efficiency, deployment speed, and system reliability in embedded or distributed environments.
- Experience developing embedded web applications using HTML5 and Angular.
- Preferred experience with Bash, networking protocols and security such as TCP/IP, UDP, and SSL/TLS, Linux-based or real-time operating systems, Docker, and WebAssembly.
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly, apply strategic thinking, influence through expertise, and design software products.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits, subject to plan eligibility.
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, and volunteer time.
- 401(k) savings plans, HSA, and flexible spending accounts.
- Health lifestyle programs, employee assistance, voluntary benefits, and employee discounts.
- Career development, tuition reimbursement, incentive bonus, disability benefits, life insurance, parental leave, and adoption benefits.
- Irving, Texas work location with onsite work five days per week.
- Up to 10% international travel is required.
- No relocation assistance is offered.
- The position is posted for October 30, 2026 through November 12, 2026.
About Caterpillar
Caterpillar Inc. designs, manufactures, and services construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives for infrastructure, resource, and energy customers. The public company, founded in 1925 and headquartered in Irving, Texas, sells primarily through an independent worldwide dealer network and provides equipment financing. It operates through Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation segments, with shares traded on the NYSE and Euronext Paris.