Lead Software Test Engineer

Caterpillar

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Work type: On-site
Location: Irving, TXPeoria, IL
Salary: $128,470–$208,770 / yr
Posted: today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $169k

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About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 40 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $128,470–$190,176 across 39 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Lead Software Test Engineer

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As a senior quality engineering leader at Caterpillar’s Parts.cat.com, you will provide advanced technical guidance in designing and executing functional testing strategies and performance testing for the global eCommerce platform. Your daily responsibilities include validating complex distributed systems, defining test coverage models, and ensuring software meets production readiness standards. You will use tools like Playwright for UI automation and k6, JMeter, or Artillery for performance testing, while collaborating with development teams to improve application design and testability. This role requires extensive experience in software quality engineering, system testing, and performance engineering, particularly within large-scale eCommerce environments, and a strong understanding of distributed systems and cloud technologies like AWS.

Skills

Playwright k6 JMeter Artillery CI/CD Grafana Datadog OpenSearch Azure DevOps Jenkins GitLab AWS HCL Commerce Distributed Systems Agile Methodology

What you'll do

Designs and leads execution of functional testing strategies using modern automation tools.
Validates behavior of complex distributed applications across frontend, services, and backend systems.
Defines and enforces test strategies, coverage models, and release readiness criteria.
Leads performance testing strategies using k6, JMeter, and Artillery to ensure system scalability.
Conducts root-cause analysis and resolution of performance issues across application layers.

What we're looking for

Extensive experience in software quality engineering and performance engineering.
Proven hands-on experience with Playwright or similar UI automation frameworks.
Strong experience with k6, JMeter, Artillery for performance testing.
Deep understanding of distributed systems and application architecture.
Experience in Agile and modern software delivery environments.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Expertise in UI, API, and integration testing.