Career Area:
Digital
Job Description:
Join the Application Integration team of Cat Digital and build software solutions that integration common services across our application portfolio and other enterprise systems used by Caterpillar customers and dealers. The integration of applications with various Digital Platform capabilities that are built on the latest technologies by adopting industry's best architecture patterns, security best practices etc. are critical for application's success and its adoption.
JOB RELATED STATISTICS:

• Leads architecture solution for Strategic Enterprise Project/Programs ($5M to $10M)

JOB DUTIES:
This position is recognized within the Cat Digital community as an expert in their technical or business domain. The Sr. Digital Architect will create and maintain architectural best practices, addressing application, data and technology in the context of business process across defined business functions(s) or technology domain(s).
Key areas of accountability include leading the development of Architecture Solutions for Strategic Enterprise projects and programs; developing and maintaining global technology roadmaps and application evolution plans; leading in the evaluation of new technology, information or integration standards; and developing digital strategy for a specific technical or business domain.
Responsibilities include one or more of the following:

• Lead Architecture assessment and design for infrastructure domains that provide core capabilities for the enterprise.
• Lead Architecture design and create roadmaps for end to end enterprise systems that serve multiple business functions.
• Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data model and metadata structures for low to medium complex projects.
• Define which data is extracted and the rules by which it is transformed for complex projects.
• Initiate and deliver technology evaluation and recommendations.
• Develop and maintain current and planned state architecture blueprints.
• Lead the efforts for Enterprise Technology and Application Rationalization.
• Ensure projects maintain an enterprise-wide view to support adoption of standards and practices and promote reuse.
• Develop, improve, validate, and use tools to facilitate Enterprise Architecture efforts.
• Lead the analysis of technology industry and market trends to determine their potential impact on the Enterprise Architecture.
• Assist in the development and alignment of the digital roadmaps with the digital and business strategy.
• Participate in the identification and analysis of enterprise business drivers and requirements that drive the future state architecture.
• Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.

Basic Qualifications:

• Position requires a four-year degree from an accredited college or university in computer science, information technology, or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 12 or more years of a progressive career in software engineering and architecture
• Strong demonstratable experience delivering product and/or enterprise architecture for enterprise scale solutions in public cloud (preferably AWS) and hybrid eco-systems.

Top candidates will also have:

• Must have in-depth understand and experience in two or more of the following: massive real-time event and message processing, data lakes, Big Data transformations and analytics, complex e-commerce applications, IoT edge and cloud data processing, SQL and NoSQL data modeling
• Strong understanding of Agile SDLC implementation in public cloud eco-system including environments management, test automation, peer review, CI/CD, resource optimization, etc.
• Strong hands on coding experience with any of Core Java, Spring, Python, etc.
• Strong hands-on development experience in public cloud environment
• Familiarity with ML and data analytics
• Understanding of enterprise data integration and analytical platforms (C3 IoT, Pentaho, Snaplogic,..)
• AWS development experience with exposure to a variety of different services.
• Open source project contribution
• A certification in TOGAF or similar framework is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and be able to deal with sensitive issues, mentor and coach and/or persuade others on new technologies, new applications, or potential solutions.
• Experience in multiple business processes or organizations and experience in multiple IT disciplines is also beneficial.

This position has the option to be based out of either our Chicago, IL; Peoria, IL or Dallas, TX offices with flexibility for partial remote work from home when we return to office.
Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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