Lead and inspire a team in DevSecOps tooling strategies, overseeing developer tools, coaching, and integrating new technologies while ensuring security best practices.
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and Data
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.
Caterpillar's DevSecOps Tooling Center of Expertise (COE) is seeking a Team Leader to lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team responsible for defining the direction and strategy for application developer tools across the Caterpillar enterprise. This leader will drive enterprise transformation by championing AI-enabled development, setting clear priorities, and establishing measurable AI efficiency metrics and reporting. This highly influential role requires strong leadership, strategic vision, and the ability to partner with senior developers, cybersecurity, and other business leaders to deliver scalable, secure, and modern development practices across the organization.
What You Will Do:
The ideal candidate must be a self-starter capable of thinking with an enterprise perspective while still being flexible enough to keep the business running. Tasks range from developing analysts and vendors, developing leading and managing the team's day-to-day activities and support processes to providing guidance on platform configurations and policies. Other duties include, but not limited to:
What You Have:
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
Additional Info:
About Caterpillar -
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $208,770.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
May 5, 2026 - May 6, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
Technology, Digital and Data
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.
Caterpillar's DevSecOps Tooling Center of Expertise (COE) is seeking a Team Leader to lead, coach, and inspire a high-performing team responsible for defining the direction and strategy for application developer tools across the Caterpillar enterprise. This leader will drive enterprise transformation by championing AI-enabled development, setting clear priorities, and establishing measurable AI efficiency metrics and reporting. This highly influential role requires strong leadership, strategic vision, and the ability to partner with senior developers, cybersecurity, and other business leaders to deliver scalable, secure, and modern development practices across the organization.
What You Will Do:
The ideal candidate must be a self-starter capable of thinking with an enterprise perspective while still being flexible enough to keep the business running. Tasks range from developing analysts and vendors, developing leading and managing the team's day-to-day activities and support processes to providing guidance on platform configurations and policies. Other duties include, but not limited to:
- Enterprise DevOps Process Owner/Leader - GitHub, DevOpsTools & AI acceleration for Development
- Hosting and managing common developer tools for enterprise use
- Oversee operational support team members
- Agile Scrum lead for the team - roadmaping and delegation
- Assisting developers in integrating with source code management and other various developer tools
- Supporting projects to migrate from legacy components to supported technology
- Creating and refining policies to ensure effective and secure usage of development tools within Caterpillar
- Coaching and communicating information to Caterpillar's development community
- Participating on special projects as a source code management and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Subject Matter Expert
- Researching future developer tool related products/versions. Guide in evaluating, selecting and utilizing new and existing tools and technique
- Leading the future DevSecOps Tooling strategy
What You Have:
- Require an accredited, four-year Information Technology degree, a closely related technical degree, OR 7 years of equivalent work-related experiences with an Associates Degree.
- Supervisory/Team leadership and work delegation experience
- Ability to work well with a geographically distributed team
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and apply them with an enterprise perspective
- Ability to act in a self-directed manner, independently researching tools/libraries/technologies or solving a problem with minimal oversight and instructions
- Excellent communication skills (in English) to persuade others to use recommended practices and technologies
- A strength in source code management strategies using Git and other popular tools.
- A clear understanding the Software Development Life Cycle
- Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery.
- A familiarity with web development in either Java or .NET - Minimum 5-7 years of development experience
- An understanding of modern web development security threats and security best practices
- Collaborating across teams to consolidate and simplify DevOps tools and services
Top Candidates Will Also Have:
- Experience with GitLab, Azure DevOps, GitHub Enterprise Cloud
- GitHub Copilot experience - 2yrs
- Experience with SonarQube and JFrog Artifactory
- Experience with SQL Server and Snowflake
- A familiarity with administering Linux or Windows Servers
- Experience with Windows PowerShell, Python or other popular scripting languages.
Additional Info:
- The ideal location for this role is East Peoria - IL, Nashville - TN, Dallas - TX
- This position may require 10% travel.
About Caterpillar -
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $208,770.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
May 5, 2026 - May 6, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community.
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