Job Description

Career Area:

Digital

Job Description:

JOB PURPOSE: To provide architecture solution services and counsel to digital and business driven projects and manage enterprise technology footprint. The position provides leadership direction and accountability for strategic application architecture plans, technology design and lifecycle, and information integrity by promoting reuse through Enterprise Architecture processes/reviews and standard compliance practices. A Sr. Digital Architect will determine and develop architectural approaches and solutions, conduct architectural reviews and recommend how to proceed with the applications (replace, retire, maintain, etc.)

JOB RELATED STATISTICS:
Leads architecture solution for Strategic Enterprise Project/Programs ($5M to $10M)

JOB DUTIES:
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 and hybrid eco-systems.
Must have 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.

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.
Experience in multiple business processes or organizations and experience in multiple IT disciplines is also beneficial.

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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