Digital Architect

Caterpillar - Irving, TX

Full-time - Mid Level

Irving, TX

Machinery Manufacturing

About the position

The position at Caterpillar Inc. involves participating in the definition of functional design and data system architecture across various digital platforms, with a primary focus on leading data architecture solutions for large Digital Thread Programs. The role emphasizes collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results, while also evaluating and deploying new technologies to enhance existing capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
• Lead the evaluation and deployment of new technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
• Participate in addressing business requirements for digital thread capabilities collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results.
• Run architecture meetings, discussions, and whiteboarding sessions to document the solution and hand over to the digital lead.
• Own and develop relationships with partner architects in cross-functional areas along with customers to optimize and enhance data solutions.
• Provide ROM (rough order magnitude) for the data solutions.
• Create reusable data solutions which can be used across functional domains.
• Create and review LTA documentation with reference to a business requirement.

Requirements

• Snowflake, SQL, Python, AWS, API knowledge.
• Strong understanding of the data platform and ability to build new data solutions on the existing platform with impact analysis.
• Demonstrable experience in troubleshooting and finding solutions for technical and functional issues identified by the program.
• Evaluate, analyze, document, and communicate business requirements to stakeholders.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K benefits from day one.
• Potential for an annual bonus.
• Paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).