IT Infrastructure, Test Cell & Applications Specialist

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Job Description:

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 Senior IT Analyst – Technical Infrastructure and Test Cell designs, deploys, and maintains IT infrastructure and test cell solutions using current and emerging technologies. This role supports business operations by ensuring infrastructure reliability, security, scalability, and alignment with enterprise standards, regulatory requirements, and business objectives.

What You Will Do:

• Manage small to medium-sized IT projects in partnership with IT teams, business stakeholders, and external service providers.

• Serve as the IT liaison for manufacturing facilities, maintaining strong engagement with local facility leadership and providing guidance on issue resolution and shop floor technology solutions.

• Evaluate and support integrated testing and acceptance activities for infrastructure components.

• Partner with IT leadership and facility management to support enterprise IT security initiatives and compliance efforts.

• Collaborate with global business partners, internal and external IT service providers, and senior leadership to support multi-site Test Cell strategy development and execution.

• Support new business expansion initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and Test Cell environments for Lafayette Engine Center.

• Maintain a prioritized list of business needs and requirements, develop proposals for new requests, forecast demand, and follow Caterpillar IT demand management and solution request processes when Caterpillar IT is the supplier.

• Lead complex local infrastructure technology components supporting one or more applications, platforms, or systems.

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolve hardware, software, network, applications, and system-related issues.

What You Have:

• Project Management:
  Manage small and medium-scale IT projects in partnership with IT and business stakeholders.

• IT Consulting:
  Serve as the IT liaison for factories, maintain engagement with local facility management, and provide thought leadership for issue resolution and shop floor technology solution design.

• Team Lead:
  Work with global business partners, internal and external IT service providers, and senior management through multi-site Test Cell strategy development and execution.

• Maintain a prioritized list of business needs and requirements, develop proposals for requests, forecast demand, and follow Caterpillar IT demand management and solution request processes when Caterpillar IT is the supplier.

• Lead complex local infrastructure technology components that support one or more applications or systems.

• Diagnose, troubleshoot, and resolving hardware, software, network, and system issues.

• Lead new business expansion initiatives across infrastructure, applications, and Test Cells.

• Evaluate integrated testing and acceptance activities for infrastructure components.

• Partner with IT leadership and facility management on enterprise IT security initiatives.

Skills Descriptors:

Technical Excellence:

• Knowledge of a given technology and various application methods; ability to develop and provide solutions to significant technical challenges.

Technology Advising:

• Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services, and solutions for a specific technology domain.

Hardware Infrastructure:

• Knowledge of computer architecture and systems programming; ability to design, build and integrate IT hardware into multi-platforms for the organization.

Requirements Analysis:

• Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality…