System Architect – Platform Engineering & Cloud
Caterpillar Inc. (company site, opens in a new tab)10+ yrsChennaiOn-siteDirect career pageEst. 30–45 LPA
Posted 10h ago
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Job description
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About This Role
- Own and evolve end-to-end technical architecture for platform ecosystem including applications, cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), data, APIs, and integrations ensuring security, scalability, resilience, and cost-effectiveness.
- Actively contribute hands-on to software development, including writing production-quality code in Java, building prototypes, and guiding architectural decisions through to implementation and production stability.
- Lead diagnosis and resolution of complex cross-system production issues, driving architectural and operational improvements for reliability and observability.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical field.
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture, or distributed systems.
- Strong hands-on Java development experience with production experience designing/implementing cloud-native systems on AWS and/or Azure.
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices, APIs, containers (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, relational databases, and production troubleshooting.
Ideal Candidate Profile
- Experienced system architect with deep expertise in cloud-native platform engineering across AWS and Azure environments.
- Proven ability to balance architectural trade-offs involving scalability, security, performance, maintainability, and cloud cost optimization.
- Skilled in translating complex architectural designs into operational production implementations while mentoring teams and establishing engineering standards.