Senior AEM Software 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.
Cat® Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital and analytics solutions for our customers and dealers. We've created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide, our business and in the industries, we serve, data is generated continuously by Cat® equipment using the latest technology, advanced analytics, telematics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.
Job Summary:
Join the Digital Marketing Enablement - Platform Engineering team of Cat Digital and spearhead the designing, developing, supporting, and continuously improving enterprise Adobe Experience Manager platform capabilities that enable scalable, secure, and high-performing digital experiences. This role partners with product owners, architects, developers, and cross-functional teams to deliver integrations, platform enhancements, and operational improvements across AEM Sites, Assets, Cloud Manager, CI/CD pipelines, and related digital experience technologies. The engineer will help ensure platform reliability, code quality, performance, security, and maintainability while contributing to cloud migration, modernization, incident resolution, automation, and agile delivery practices.
What You Will Do:

• AEM platform development and support
• Cloud Manager and CI/CD responsibilities
• AEM Sites and Assets capabilities
• Platform reliability, security, performance, and maintainability
• Cloud migration, modernization, automation, and agile delivery

What You Will Have:

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Working Knowledge of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Software Development: Extensive Experience with software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
• Software Integration Engineering: Working Knowledge of software integration processes and functions; ability to design, develop and maintain interfaces and linkage to alternative platforms and software packages.
• Software Product Design/Architecture: Extensive Experience of software product design; ability to convert market requirements into the software product design.
• Software Product Technical Knowledge: Working Knowledge of technical aspects of a software products; ability to design, configure and integrate technical aspects of software products.

Considerations for Top Candidates:

• Extensive software development experience with Master's degree in computer science or related field)
• Strong experience with Adobe Experience Manager (AEM), Adobe Edge Delivery Services (EDS), Vercel Platform, Next.js Framework, CDN (Akamai) and Edge Computing technologies and AWS
• Proven experience in AEM Platform Operations & Support
• Demonstrates expertise supporting AEM as a Cloud Service environment and associated digital experience platforms.
• Leads incident resolution, root cause analysis, and service restoration efforts for critical business applications.
• Applies platform monitoring, observability, and automation techniques to improve service reliability.
• Possesses strong knowledge of AEM architecture, Dispatcher/CDN (akami) configurations, cloud deployments, and enterprise integrations.
• Collaborates across product, engineering, infrastructure, security, and vendor teams to ensure successful platform operations.
• Driving operational best practices, governance, change management, and service excellence initiatives.
• Experience coding HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript and Web components preferred

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate to be in Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, Denver, CO or Dallas, TX
• Relocation assistance is NOT available for this position
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

Summary Pay Range:
$112,710.00 - $183,140.00
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
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
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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