Engineering Manager IAM Platform (Ops SRE & AI Enablement)

• Operational Leadership: Manage the overall health and security of the global identity infrastructure. Serve as the final point of escalation for complex identity issues and lead comprehensive post-incident reviews to ensure long-term platform stability.
• SRE & Observability: Establish a comprehensive observability strategy. Implement advanced monitoring logging and telemetry to gain deep insights into platform performance and user behavior enabling the team to resolve issues before they impact the business.
• Engineering & Automation: Drive a "platform-as-product" mindset. Replace manual workflows with automated code-driven processes for identity lifecycle management configuration and deployments to eliminate operational toil.
• AI & Innovation: Lead the integration of AI and Machine Learning into the identity stack. Explore and implement intelligent solutions for automated threat detection risk-based access control and streamlining governance processes.
• Strategic Mentorship: Manage and develop a high-performing team of engineers. Foster a culture of engineering excellence where automation is the default and technical debt is proactively managed.

• Experience: Significant background in Identity & Access Management or Infrastructure Engineering with dedicated experience in leadership or management capacity.
• Modern Engineering Mindset: A strong advocate for SRE principles with a proven ability to move teams away from manual ticketing toward automated scalable systems.
• Observability Advocate: Expert-level understanding of how to use telemetry and data to drive engineering decisions and maintain high availability.
• Identity Expertise: Deep technical knowledge of identity protocols authentication frameworks and authorization models in distributed environments.
• Automation Focus: Experience architecting automated solutions for complex workflows and infrastructure provisioning.

• Background in software development (e.g. Python Go) for building custom platform tooling.
• Experience implementing "Zero Trust" architecture principles.
• History of leading large-scale platform migrations or digital transformation initiatives.

• The location for this role is Dallas TX Nashville TN or Peoria IL.
• Relocation assistance is available.
• This role requires 5 days onsite.
• Sponsorship is NOT available.

• Budgeting: Knowledge of organization's budget process; ability to apply policies and practices for planning and administering a budget.
• Planning: Tactical Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term) tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
• Risk Management: Knowledge of processes tools and techniques for assessing and controlling an organization's exposure to risks of various kinds; ability to apply knowledge of risk management appropriately to diverse situations.
• Talent Management: Knowledge of the critical competencies required to achieve intended results; ability to generate consistent approaches for hiring selection retaining and leveraging talent across the organization.
• Team Management: Knowledge of effective team building techniques; ability to form and manage effective teams.
• Information Technology (IT) Security Policies: Knowledge of IT security policies standards and procedures; ability to utilize a variety of administrative skill sets and technical knowledge to ensure cyber security compliance.
• Cyber Security: Knowledge of network attacks and the defenses used; ability to defend and prevent electronic threats theft and attacks.

• 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

What We Do

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. responsible for bringing digital capabilities to our world-famous yellow iron. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.

Why Work With Us

The Cat Digital team is at the forefront of Caterpillar’s evolution. We take pride in solving complex problems by building new systems from the ground up. On our team you’ll leverage data from across our entire enterprise to find solutions that open a new world of possibilities for our customers and dealers. Join us in building a better tomorrow.

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