Senior IT Analyst Applications (Senior Azure Cloud Engineer)

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. Your Impact 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. We are seeking a skilled Senior IT Analyst Applications ( Senior Azure Cloud Engineer )to join Azure Platform Services -CAT IT Division. We are currently seeking a Senior Azure Cloud Engineer to join the Azure Platform Services team within the Caterpillar Information Technology Division. In this role, you will build, deploy, and operationally support Azure IaaS solutions on a global scale, with emphasis on SAP workloads.  You will act as a technical subject matter expert, contributing to cloud modernization, platform reliability, and automation. This role supports mission‑critical systems, demands strong engineering discipline, and offers opportunities to collaborate with senior architects and cross-functional cloud teams.  If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking team, apply now. The preference for this role is to be based out of Whitefield PSN Office, Bangalore, India What you will do Cloud Engineering & Delivery Build, migrate, and manage Microsoft Azure IaaS solutions, including SAP Workloads, VMs, VNets, App Services, Functions, Databases, Storage, and Integration Services. Deploy or integrate cloud technologies based on business partner requirements using automation-first approaches. Enhance, follow, and contribute to enterprise cloud designs, processes, and governance. Technical Support & Problem Solving Serve as a technical SME for cloud infrastructure and platform services, providing troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance tuning across a complex global network. Support solutions running on Azure and work closely with senior engineers, architects, and global teams. Assist teams with documentation, training, onboarding, and platform usability. Automation & DevOps Build automated solutions for infrastructure deployment using PowerShell, Python, YAML, ARM Templates, CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps / GitHub), Azure CLI, VBS, Java, NodeJS, JSON, Bash, Azure Portal. Contribute to standardized templates, repeatable deployment processes, and Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices. Security, Compliance & Operational Excellence Apply secure-by-design standards, identity best practices (Managed Identity, RBAC, Key Vault), and network security patterns. Participate in LTA (Logical Technical Architecture) reviews, operational excellence practices, and cloud governance alignment. Support monitoring, logging, disaster recovery, backup, and vulnerability remediation.  What you will have  7+ years of Azure Cloud experience in application development, cloud operations, or infrastructure engineering. Hands-on expertise with Azure core services: IaaS (VMs, VNets, NSGs, Load Balancers, Storage, ASR) Experience automating deployments using PowerShell, Python, JSON, YAML, CI/CD, Azure DevOps (Microsoft VSTS). Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills across distributed systems and global network environments. Experience supporting or building cloud architectures in production environments. Ability to perform development/deployment assignments without close supervision. Ability to work directly on technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls. Ability to deploy or integrate infrastructure technology components based on requirements gathered from customers. Ability to perform integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that require careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results. This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office Top Candidates Will Also Have: Experience with Azure infrastructure operations or applications development, with special emphasis in areas of SAP workloads, networking, DNS, application services, security, distributed computing, databases, and storage Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related information technology degree Azure Certifications such as AZ-120, AZ-900, AZ-104, or AZ-500 Experience using the SCRUM methodology Experience working with IT security on infrastructure or applications security compliance and security vulnerability remediation activities Strong verbal and written communication (English), teamwork, analytical, and interpersonal skills Strong problem solving and customer service skills Skills desired: Core Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations. Level Extensive Experience: • Manages application-related issues, implications, and approaches with clients. • Evaluates key interfaces and interdependencies among core applications systems. • Explains features and benefits of core applications for consideration by business units. • Implements existing and planned application enhancements in major business units. • Tracks data flow between own applications and core applications in other business areas. • Plans enhancement, conversion, and retirement strategies for core applications. Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations. Level Extensive Experience: • Ensures capture of lessons to be learned from a problem-solving effort. • Organizes potential problem solvers and leads problem resolution efforts. • Uses varying problem-solving approaches and techniques as appropriate. • Contributes to standard practices for problem-solving approaches, tools, and processes. • Analyzes and synthesizes information and devises alternative resolution strategies. • Develops successful resolutions to critical or wide-impact problems. Application Design, Architecture: Knowledge of application design and architecture principles and practices; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools, and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design. Level Extensive Experience: • Analyzes system requirements and translates them into detailed design specifications. • Designs complex application architectures that meet performance, scalability, and reliability requirements. • Evaluates and selects appropriate pattern, components, technologies, and tools for application development; integrates them with technical design. • Leads application design reviews and walkthroughs to ensure alignment between business requirements and technical solution. • Troubleshoots complex design issues and provides innovative solutions. • Prepares technical design documents and blueprints for applications. Implementation: Knowledge of how to run applications for organizations; ability to implement application software within an organization and help end-users perform specific tasks (ex: accounting or graphic design). Level Wo