Principal Digital Architect – IOT

Caterpillar Inc.

Principal Digital Architect responsible for defining architecture for Caterpillar's digital platform. Leading teams in the development of IoT solutions and enterprise architecture across connected ecosystems.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeChicago • Colorado, Illinois, Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $159,120 - $258,570 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityElasticSearchIoT

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Participates in defining functional design, development and systems architecture for Caterpillar’s state-of-the-art digital platform aligning to common department goals in line with CAT Digital Strategy.
Assist teams that will build a world class platform to host a wide range of digital applications.
Provide technical leadership for connected asset and Industrial IoT solutions spanning onboard systems, edge computing, connectivity platforms, cloud services, data platforms, analytics, and customer-facing applications.
Responsible for the architecture, standards, and technology roadmap for the end-to-end connected ecosystem, ensuring secure, scalable, and resilient solutions from device to glass.
Define architectures for device connectivity, data exchange, edge-to-cloud integration, remote device management, telemetry-driven services, and digital product experiences.
Collaborate across product, engineering, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and business teams to enable fleet management, equipment health monitoring, predictive maintenance, AI-enabled user experiences, and future connected equipment capabilities.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Four-year bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in a Computer Science or Information Technology, or related field with 10+ years of experience
Strong demonstratable experience delivering product and/or enterprise architecture for enterprise scale solutions in public cloud and hybrid eco-systems. (AWS & Azure)
Experience in at least 3 of the following AWS services (ECS, Lambda, Dynamo, S3, RDS, ElasticSearch, SQS, Kinesis, NLB, API GW, IAM, VPC, Route53)
Familiarity with operationalizing Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence capabilities

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

Cloud ServicesData PlatformsEdge ComputingTelemetry-Driven ServicesDevice ConnectivityData ExchangeRemote Device ManagementPredictive MaintenanceAI-Enabled User ExperiencesDigital Product Experiences

Soft Skills

Technical LeadershipCollaboration