Lead Architect

Caterpillar Inc.•Mossville, IL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This position helps Caterpillar solve its customers’ toughest challenges while building a better and more sustainable world. The Lead Architect will deliver strategic technology initiatives within the Commercial Process Division (CPD), part of the Power and Energy Group. CPD focuses on the development and delivery of services, solutions, and processes that support Caterpillar’s commitment to customers, including the global Dealer Network. The incumbent collaborates with business partners and enterprise teams to create business-relevant IT and business strategies for CPD.

Requirements

Strong Agile mindset, with experience working in or leading product‑centric, cross‑functional teams.
Proven experience designing and delivering solutions within the Azure ecosystem, including Azure DevOps.
Deep expertise in .NET‑based full‑stack architecture, with the ability to evaluate and select appropriate technologies.
Experience across modern engineering languages and platforms, including: C#, ASP.NET, Java, JavaScript, Python, 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 both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Analyzes situations and reaches productive decisions using informed judgment. Identifies, organizes, and documents relevant data, stakeholders, and processes. Recognizes, clarifies, and prioritizes concerns while assessing risks, benefits, and alternatives.
Effective Communications: Communicates clearly and appropriately for the audience. Delivers constructive feedback and incorporates feedback from others. Produces presentations and reports needed for effective delivery. Avoids unnecessary technical jargon and recognizes non‑verbal cues.
Software Development: Produces software aligned with product requirements. Conducts walkthroughs and monitors quality of development activities. Evaluates advantages and drawbacks of development languages and tools. Estimates and monitors development costs and consults on tool selection and usage.
Software Development Life Cycle: Applies structured lifecycle methodologies for delivering software products. Understands phases, dependencies, deliverables, and decision points. Interprets product development plans and functional documentation.
Software Integration Engineering: Designs and implements interfaces and integration patterns. Understands ETL tools and data exchange techniques. Participates in developing technology interfaces and bridges with customer and partner systems.
Software Product Design/Architecture: Leads architecture and design of major or multiple products. Evaluates architectural alternatives and design tradeoffs. Facilitates design reviews and walkthroughs. Estimates cost and impact of proposed architectural designs.
Software Product Technical Knowledge: Defines technical requirements for development and deployment. Participate in technical acceptance testing and environment configuration. Monitors defects, bugs, and implementation issues.
Software Product Testing: Designs and participates in testing strategies including functional, volume, load, and performance testing. Documents test activities, results, and non‑conformance issues. Ensures adherence to functional requirements and design specifications.

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, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and business goals.
Partner with product owners and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and architectural designs.
Provide hands‑on technical leadership, including designing, coding, and reviewing 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, enabling high‑performing, product‑focused teams.
Lead DevOps and CI/CD strategy, ensuring high‑quality, frequent, and reliable releases through automation.
Drive an automation‑first and AI‑enabled mindset, embedding intelligent automation across development, testing, and operational workflows.
Oversee automated testing and quality engineering practices across the full SDLC.
Mentor engineers and guide teams through complex architectural and technical decisions.
Collaborate closely with business leaders, product teams, and enterprise IT partners.