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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
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The Senior Autonomy Engineering Specialist (DevOps Architect) serves as the technical authority for DevOps architecture across onboard mining and construction platforms within the Cat Technology team. This role involves defining and evolving the DevOps architecture strategy to enable reliable software delivery in embedded and distributed environments. Key responsibilities include establishing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code frameworks, and observability standards for MineStar products. The specialist will use Python, C++, CMake, and Conan to manage dependencies and build ecosystems. Required skills include experience with Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins, alongside containerization and orchestration technologies. The position solves the complex problem of integrating development, test, and operations ecosystems with onboard platforms, cloud services, and APIs to ensure high availability and performance in mission-critical environments.
Define and evolve the DevOps architecture strategy for scalable CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code frameworks.
Translate business and operational needs into automated DevOps solutions for embedded and distributed systems.
Integrate development, build, test, and deployment pipelines with onboard systems, cloud platforms, and APIs.
Create and govern reusable pipeline templates, automation frameworks, and infrastructure modules to ensure consistency.
Oversee the design, implementation, and operation of platform tooling for high-quality software delivery.
Define and promote automated testing strategies, security protocols, and site reliability engineering (SRE) practices.
Mentor engineering teams on DevOps principles and conduct architecture and pipeline reviews.
Manage dependencies and artifacts using tools like Conan to ensure build reproducibility and version consistency.
What we're looking for
Bachelor’s degree in engineering (software, electrical, computer) or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Experience with Python or C++ for DevOps automation, tooling, and system integration.
Strong experience with C++ build ecosystems, including toolchains, cross-compilation, CMake, and Conan for dependency management.
Experience designing and implementing CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, or Jenkins.
Strong understanding of DevOps architecture including 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.
Demonstrated extensive professional experience as a web application developer and/or UI Architect delivering production software.
Demonstrated experience developing embedded web applications using HTML5 and Angular.
Systems Engineering
Software Development Life Cycle
HIL
Embedded Systems
Robotics
Autonomy
System Integration
Site Technology
architecture, design
Technical Troubleshooting
CI/CD
Python
PowerShell
C
C++
Assembly
Jenkins
Bitbucket CI
GitHub Actions
infrastructure-as-code
Hardware-in-the-Loop
Linux
Windows 11
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Low Energy
TCP/IP
ISO
IEEE
C++
Python
Embedded Linux
HIL
SIL
CUDA
TensorRT
MATLAB
Simulink
GTest
CANoe
CANalyzer
CANape
ETAS INCA
Computer Vision
Radar Processing
Machine Learning
ISO 21448
SOTIF
CAN
Ethernet