IT Infrastructure, Test Cell & Applications Specialist

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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.

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.

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

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.

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

Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.

Knowledge of computer architecture and system software interaction; ability to design and build a fundamental architecture of operating systems, database management systems, communications protocols, compilers, and other development tools.

Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools, and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application, or operation.

Knowledge of technical writing; ability to write documents such as training manuals, guidelines or documents on standards, processes, and procedures.

The required location for this role is Lafayette, IN

For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company’s primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers’ toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more at www.caterpillar.com .

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.

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