Career Area:
Technology Digital and Data
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
When you join Caterpillar yourejoining a global team who cares not just about the work we do but also about each other. We are the makers problem solvers and future world builders who are creating stronger more sustainable communities. We dontjust talk about progress and innovation here we make it happen with our customers where we work and live. Together we are building a better world so we can all enjoy living in it.
Job Summary:
Join the Enterprise Salesforce Architecture team of Cat Digital and participates in defining functional designs and application systems architecture across various digital platforms.
What You Will Do:
- Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve the business problems.
- Designing an applications functional and technical architecture such as Highlevel architecture Technical Assessment Data Model Decomposing Creating ROM Technology Recommendations and Testing Strategies.
- Leading the evaluation proof of technology and deployment of new technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
- Participating in addressing business requirements for applications and collaborating with large scale crossfunctional teams to deliver digital solutions that meets business results.
- Serve as the primary architectural authority for all Salesforce platforms and related solutions within the CAT Digital.
- Partner with business units product owners technical project managers engineering and stakeholders to define and drive Salesforcerelated initiatives including Sales Cloud Service Cloud and Customer/Partner Communities.
- Develop architectural standards reference pattern and integration patterns for Salesforce and its connection with core systems.
- Evaluate and recommend tools apps and features from the Salesforce AppExchange or custom development to enhance platform capability.
- Oversee and guide technical teams during implementation ensuring adherence to best practices and architectural principles.
- Stay current with Salesforce releases emerging technologies and utility industry trends.
What You Will Have:
- 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.
- 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 technical application design.
- Platform Architecture: Knowledge of technologies and methods to design processing mechanisms and roadmaps to execute business application systems; ability to design these roadmaps and deploy supportive interfaces for endusers to access related systems in accordance with standards and processes.
- Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools methods and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit analyze and record required business functionality and nonfunctionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
- Target Architecture: Knowledge of target architecture; ability to develop the IT blueprint and roadmap while aligning the architecture and processes with business strategies and objectives.
Considerations for Top Candidates:
- Experience working as a Salesforce Solution Architect or Lead Developer
- Functional understanding and ability to demonstrate implementation of endtoend CRM solutions using Sales Service and Community.
- Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Certified Application Architect or System Architect (preferred).
- Experience with Salesforce integrations (APIs middleware) and data migration strategies
- Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and DevOps practices
- Familiarity with enterprise platforms (e.g. AWS Snowflake etc.
- Ability to translate complex business needs into actionable technical strategies.
- Experience in working on proposals estimating the scope of work and supporting preproject activities
What you Will Get:
Working with a Fortune 100 leader you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. Weve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions make an impact and do the work that really matters. Learn more on our Built In Chicago page at Details:
This position has the option to be based out of either our Chicago IL Peoria IL or Irving TX (Dallas) offices.
Relocation is NOT available for this role.
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Summary Pay Range:
$126000.00 $204720.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjobrelated knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical dental and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation Holidays Volunteer etc.*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to parttime employees
Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.
Posting Dates:
April 28 2025 May 7 2025
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
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