
Senior Principal Architect, Applied AI Enterprise
Caterpillar Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Chicago • Colorado • Illinois • United States
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Salary
💰 $172,630 - $258,950 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems through agentic AI systems and patterns.
- Designing an AI application's technical infrastructure, including orchestration layers, tool integrations, data retrieval patterns, and testing approaches.
- Leading the evaluation and deployment of emerging AI technologies and frameworks to enhance Caterpillar's agentic capabilities.
- Participating in translating business requirements into AI solution designs and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver results.
Requirements
- Effective Communications: Expert 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.
- AI/ML Architecture: Deep understanding of modern AI/ML architectures including transformer models, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), agent frameworks, and model orchestration patterns
- Analytical Thinking: Expert knowledge of techniques and tools that promote effective analysis; ability to determine the root cause of organizational problems and create alternative solutions that resolve these problems.
- Cloud AI Platforms: Hands-on experience with major cloud AI platforms (Azure OpenAI Service, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI) and ability to architect multi-cloud or hybrid solutions
- Requirements Analysis: Expert 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.
- Data Architecture: Expert knowledge of processes, techniques and factors that affect data architecture; ability to design blueprints on how to integrate data resources for business processes and functional support.
- Target Architecture: Expert knowledge of target architecture; ability to develop the IT blueprint and roadmap while aligning the architecture and processes with business strategies and objectives.
- MLOps: Strong knowledge of MLOps practices including model versioning, deployment pipelines, monitoring, and governance frameworks
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
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Hard Skills & Tools
AI/ML Architecturetransformer modelsretrieval-augmented generationagent frameworksmodel orchestration patternsdata architectureMLOpsmodel versioningdeployment pipelinescloud AI platforms
Soft Skills
effective communicationanalytical thinking