Autonomy Engineer Platform

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Job Summary
We are seeking an Autonomy Engineer to design build and operate platform capabilities that enable autonomy and AI-driven applications on Caterpillars on-premises infrastructure. This role focuses on delivering scalable reliable and production-ready platform services to support autonomy workloads across industrial environments.
The Engineer will work closely with platform SRE and application teams to integrate autonomy solutions improve system reliability and accelerate delivery using modern DevOps and platform engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities
Design develop and integrate platform capabilities supporting autonomy and AI workloads on on-prem infrastructure
Build and operate highly available scalable services aligned with platform standards and architecture
Collaborate with platform SRE and security teams to ensure production readiness reliability and compliance
Develop and enhance deployment pipelines automation and observability for autonomy systems
Test troubleshoot and optimize system performance across autonomy and platform components
Support integration of autonomy applications with Kubernetes-based platform services and infrastructure
Contribute to continuous improvement through adoption of DevOps practices automation and reusable components
Participate in Agile/SAFe teams to deliver features aligned with program priorities

Required Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent practical experience
4 years of experience in software engineering platform engineering or distributed systems
Strong programming skills in one or more languages (e.g. Python Java Go)
Experience with Linux containers and microservices-based systems
Working knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration in production environments
Understanding of CI/CD DevOps practices and system monitoring

Preferred Qualifications
Experience with on-prem or air-gapped platform environments
Exposure to AI/ML or autonomy-based systems and applications
Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform Ansible)
Familiarity with observability tools and SRE practices
Experience working in industrial mission-critical or large-scale enterprise environments

Key Skills / Competencies
Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Agile delivery
Platform and distributed systems fundamentals
Problem solving and debugging in production systems
Collaboration across cross-functional engineering teams

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