Lead Digital Architect

Caterpillar•Peoria, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Lead Digital Architect for Caterpillar’s Scheduled Oil Service (SOS) platform defines and guides the technical architecture for both the existing solution and a new solution in development. The SOS platform collects and manages fluid-sampling information, and this role ensures architecture decisions support reliable sample-data capture, processing, integration, reporting, and long-term scalability. The architect represents the technical team in discussions about application functionality, system dependencies, and interactions with other Caterpillar applications, translating business and operational needs into technical direction. The role develops architecture deliverables for a Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS)-based solution, applies platform capabilities across data, analytics, agents, and applications to business use cases, evaluates and deploys technologies, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results. The position is based in Chicago, Peoria, or Dallas and requires onsite work five days per week, with up to 10% travel. Relocation assistance and visa sponsorship are not available.

Requirements

Extensive knowledge of platform architecture, including designing processing mechanisms and roadmaps for business application systems and deploying supporting end-user interfaces in accordance with standards and processes.
Extensive knowledge of web architecture and the processes, techniques, and factors that affect it, including designing blueprints to integrate web-based resources for business processes and functional support.
Extensive analytical thinking skills, including use of effective analysis techniques and tools, identifying root causes of organizational problems, and developing alternative solutions.
Strong communication skills to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs.
Extensive knowledge of requirements analysis tools, methods, and techniques, including eliciting, analyzing, and recording functional and non-functional business requirements.
Progressive career in software engineering and architecture.
Extensive knowledge of LIMS functionality and use in fluid-sample testing or data management.
Understanding of laboratory sample-testing equipment and its interactions with other solutions and data storage systems.
Ability to bridge high-level Java software architecture with hands-on coding, manage project lifecycles, mentor engineers, and ensure application scalability, security, and performance.
Hands-on knowledge of architecting enterprise-grade AI solutions, including scalable agentic AI, production deployment, and operational stabilization.
Experience evaluating new technologies and creating solution blueprints.
Demonstrated experience delivering product or enterprise architecture for enterprise-scale solutions in public cloud and hybrid ecosystems.
Strong understanding of Agile SDLC implementation in public cloud, including environment management, test automation, peer review, CI/CD, and resource optimization.
Experience architecting cloud-native solutions in public clouds such as AWS.
Hands-on experience working with AI models such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot.
Understanding of enterprise data integration and analytical platforms.
Ability to work onsite five days a week in Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL, or Dallas, TX.
Ability to travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

Experience in multiple business processes or organizations and across multiple IT disciplines.
Experience in manufacturing, supply chain, or transportation domains.

Responsibilities

Develop detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems for a LIMS-based solution.
Solution business use cases using platform capabilities across data, analytics, agents, and applications.
Lead the evaluation and deployment of technologies that add to or enhance digital technical capabilities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address business requirements and deliver digital solutions that meet business results.
Define and guide technical architecture for the existing SOS solution and the new solution in development.
Represent the technical team in discussions of application functionality, system dependencies, and interactions with other Caterpillar applications.
Ensure architecture supports reliable fluid-sample data capture, processing, integration, reporting, and long-term platform scalability.