System Integration Test Architect

Caterpillar•Chicago, IL

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a System Integration Test Architect, you will drive end-to-end validation across complex, multi-program ecosystems and to deliver solutions that improve quality and enable testing. This role sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and quality, ensuring that system integrations are well-defined, gaps are identified early, and validation is executed in alignment with system test strategies.

Requirements

Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Application Design, Architecture: Knowledge of basic activities and deliverables of application design; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a test strategies.
Software Product Testing: Knowledge of software product testing; ability to design, plan, and execute testing strategies and tactics to ensure software product quality and adherence to stated requirements.
Typically have 12 years or more of software engineering experience
Experience as a Technical Product Owner, System Integration Lead, or QA/Test Lead in complex systems
Strong technical understanding of APIs and system integrations
Experience owning and managing product backlog in Agile environment
Ability to read and interpret API specs, logs, and integration data flows
Experience defining end-to-end test scenarios and system validation strategies
Ability to identify testing and quality gaps across systems and translate them into actionable plans
Experience working across multiple teams/programs with complex dependencies
Experience with defect management and root cause analysis
Hands-on SQL
Experience with test automation
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and microservices
Experience building or working with data quality/validation platforms

Responsibilities

Act as a technical product owner for system test architecture scope, aligning with business and engineering goals
Own and manage backlog, including prioritization, refinement, and delivery tracking
Define requirements for new solutions that improve quality, efficiency, and enable testing
Drive integration validation across multiple programs and systems
Identify integration gaps, risks, and dependencies across systems, data flows, and environments
Ensure test teams execute validation in accordance with defined system test strategies
Lead cross-team alignment between engineering, QA, product, and program stakeholders
Monitor and report on validation progress and coverage
Continuously improve integration testing processes, tooling, and coverage