Principal Application Architect

Caterpillar Inc.

Principal Application Architect responsible for designing secure architecture for digital applications at Caterpillar. Leading technology delivery and collaborating with cross-functional teams to drive business results.

Posted 6/24/2026full-timeChicago • Colorado, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $147,760 - $240,110 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudJavaReact

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems
Designing an application's technical infrastructure, such as specific databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
Leading the evaluation and deployment of new technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
Participating in addressing business requirements for applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meets business results

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and maintainable application architectures for large enterprise solutions.
Extensive knowledge and hands-on experience with enterprise-level technologies and applications, including Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Azure DevOps, Java, React, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native application patterns.
Strong understanding of enterprise security tools, secure application design practices, identity and access management, vulnerability management, and security controls required to protect large-scale digital platforms.
Strong technical leadership with the ability to guide engineering teams, influence architecture decisions, and align technical direction with business priorities.
Experience modernizing complex digital platforms, including cloud-native architectures, APIs, integrations, data platforms, and enterprise application patterns.
Ability to collaborate across product, engineering, architecture, business, and support teams to translate SIS business needs into practical technical roadmaps and solution designs.
Passion for learning, innovation, and applying emerging technologies to improve customer and dealer experiences through reliable, high-value digital solutions.

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

application architecturecloud-native architectureAPIsintegrationsdata platformsenterprise application patternssecure application designidentity and access managementvulnerability managemententerprise-level technologies

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationinfluenceguidanceinnovationproblem-solvingcommunicationcross-functional teamworkbusiness alignmentpassion for learning