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[Apply on Caterpillar’s careers site →](https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers/job/Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/Senior-Manager-Software-Engineering_R0000392224) [OpenNash Jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/) / [Caterpillar](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/) / Senior Manager Software Engineering ## Job description ### 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 seeking a Senior Engineering Manager – DevSecOps to lead the strategy, execution, and evolution of enterprise DevSecOps capabilities across multiple product and platform portfolios. ### This leader will have below responsibilities Strategic Leadership Define and execute the enterprise DevSecOps and Platform Engineering strategy aligned with CAT Digital's technology vision and business objectives. Drive cloud modernization, automation, and platform transformation initiatives to improve agility, scalability, and operational resilience. Champion engineering excellence by establishing standards, governance, and best practices across software delivery and infrastructure operations. Leverage Generative AI and emerging technologies to improve engineering productivity, operational efficiency, and developer experience. Partner with senior business and technology leaders to influence roadmaps, investment decisions, and long-term technology strategies. Drive measurable improvements in reliability, deployment velocity, security posture, and cost optimization. Organizational & People Leadership Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing organization comprising DevOps, Platform Engineering and Cloud Engineering professionals. Drive talent development, succession planning, workforce strategy, and career growth initiatives. Foster a culture of ownership, innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and operational excellence. Build strong cross-functional partnerships across engineering, product, architecture, security, and operations teams. Establish performance goals and coaching frameworks that enable both individual and organizational success. Technical & Platform Leadership Provide technical leadership for large-scale distributed systems, cloud-native platforms, CI/CD ecosystems, container orchestration, and infrastructure automation. Influence enterprise architecture decisions, engineering standards, and modernization strategies. Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC), GitOps, platform engineering, and self-service capabilities. Establish best practices for security, observability, reliability, performance, scalability, and compliance. Partner with engineering leadership to ensure product teams are enabled with efficient, secure, and reliable development platforms. Lead initiatives focused on platform reliability, availability, incident reduction, recovery improvements, and proactive operational management. ### Required Qualifications & Skills Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline. 15+ years of progressive experience in Software Engineering, DevOps, Site Reliability Engineering, Platform Engineering, or Cloud Engineering. 5+ years leading engineering managers and large technical organizations. Demonstrated success leading enterprise-scale cloud transformation and DevSecOps initiatives. Demonstrated utilization of AI led efficiencies Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills. ### Posting Dates October 27, 2026 - November 6, 2026 Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply Not ready to apply? Join our Talent Community. ## At a glance - Posted by the employer: Oct 27, 2026 - First seen by OpenNash: Nov 1, 2026 - Last checked: Nov 1, 2026 - Listed for: 5 days - Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu +1 more - Employment type: Full-time[Apply on Caterpillar’s careers site →](https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers/job/Chennai-Tamil-Nadu/Senior-Manager-Software-Engineering_R0000392224) ## Hiring at Caterpillar - Open jobs: 909 - New in the last 7 days: After two weekly collections - Tracked since: Jul 9, 2026 [All Caterpillar jobs](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/) · [Weekly hiring report](/reports/hiring/) ## More jobs at Caterpillar ### [Backend Software Engineer (Architecture)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/be842584caa902114c53/) ### [CMM Programmer - Large Engine Components](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/ede8ca67b0bb36bc1c21/) Lafayette, Indiana ### [DevOps Engineer - CloudOps & FinOps](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/edfbdbb810d4b5e9c073/) Kosice, Slovakia ### [Embedded Software Engineer](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/797b4e54e214f6bd1fa9/) Chennai, Tamil Nadu ### [Embedded Software Engineer (Linux & MCU)-service](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/caterpillar/jobs/d7a4df032d285314c342/) Wuxi, Jiangsu ## Similar jobs at other companies ### [Software Engineer, Software Development Engineering (Apps) 3-6 years - Artifactory](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/sandisk/jobs/14f1b9e58a1e3e67456f/) Sandisk ### [Senior Manager of Software Engineering – Java, Distributed Platforms & AI/Agentic Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/jpmorganchase/jobs/ec53671089da2ec0d78d/) JPMorganChase · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ### [Software Engineering Intern - Community Linux Engineering (Brno, Czech Republic)](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/ibm/jobs/44998b1494ac89651023/) IBM · Brno - Tech Park Brno - C ### [Specialist Software Engineering](https://jobs.opennash.com/companies/aegon/jobs/b91a2561eff9aa8eabdd/) Aegon OpenNash lists jobs from employers’ own careers sites and does not handle applications. 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