Lead Architect

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

1d•$128,470 - $208,770•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Architect will deliver strategic technology initiatives within Caterpillar’s Commercial Process Division (CPD), part of the Power and Energy Group. CPD develops and delivers services, solutions, and processes that support Caterpillar’s customers, including its global Dealer Network. The role collaborates with business partners and enterprise teams to create business-relevant IT and business strategies for CPD. The position leads end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, secure, full-stack solutions using Agile methodologies. It defines application architecture across frontend, backend, integration, and data layers, aligning with enterprise standards and business goals, and translates business requirements into technical solutions. The Lead Architect provides hands-on technical leadership, establishes engineering standards and practices, leads DevOps and CI/CD strategy, promotes automation and AI-enabled workflows, and oversees automated testing and quality engineering across the SDLC. The role also mentors engineers, guides teams through complex technical decisions, and works closely with business leaders, product teams, and enterprise IT partners. This position is based onsite five days per week at one of the listed locations: Mossville, Illinois, or Irving, Texas. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Requirements

Experience working in or leading product-centric, cross-functional teams with a strong Agile mindset.
Proven experience designing and delivering solutions within the Azure ecosystem, including Azure DevOps.
Deep expertise in .NET-based full-stack architecture and the ability to evaluate and select appropriate technologies.
Experience with C#, ASP.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, and SQL.
Strong understanding of secure-by-design (Cyber Safe) development principles and application security best practices.
Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and automated testing frameworks.
Excellent communication and leadership skills.
Ability to influence technical and nontechnical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end architecture, design, and delivery of scalable, secure, full-stack solutions using Agile methodologies.
Define and evolve application architecture across frontend, backend, integration, and data layers, aligned with enterprise standards and business goals.
Partner with product owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and architectural designs.
Design, code, and review critical components and shared frameworks.
Establish and enforce coding standards, architectural patterns, and best practices for performance, scalability, reliability, and security.
Serve as a technical escalation point and enable high-performing, product-focused teams.
Lead DevOps and CI/CD strategy and automate reliable, frequent releases.
Embed intelligent automation across development, testing, and operational workflows.
Oversee automated testing and quality engineering across the full SDLC.
Mentor engineers and guide teams through complex architectural and technical decisions.
Collaborate with business leaders, product teams, and enterprise IT partners.
Design and implement interfaces and integration patterns, including technology interfaces with customer and partner systems.
Facilitate design reviews and walkthroughs, and evaluate architectural alternatives and tradeoffs.
Define technical requirements for development and deployment, participate in acceptance testing and environment configuration, and monitor defects and implementation issues.
Design and participate in functional, volume, load, and performance testing strategies; document test activities, results, and nonconformance issues.