System Integration Test Architect

Caterpillar Inc.

System Integration Test Architect at Caterpillar driving end-to-end quality validation across complex multi-program ecosystems. Aligning with business and engineering goals to improve testing quality and efficiency.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeChicago • Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $128,470 - $208,770 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

MicroservicesSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Drive end-to-end validation across complex, multi-program ecosystems and to deliver solutions that improve quality and enable testing
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

Requirements

What you’ll need

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

Benefits

Comp & perks

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

APIsystem integrationsproduct backlog managementend-to-end test scenariossystem validation strategiesdefect managementroot cause analysisSQLtest automationdata quality/validation platforms

Soft Skills

technical product ownershipcross-team alignmentcommunicationprioritizationrefinementdelivery trackingrisk identificationdependency managementcontinuous improvementmonitoring and reporting