Senior Principal Architect Applied AI Enterprise

• 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.

• 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

• Deep experience designing and building agentic AI systems including multi-agent architectures tool use and orchestration patterns
• Experience designing and implementing production AI agent systems using frameworks like LangChain LangGraph Semantic Kernel or similar orchestration tools
• Strong understanding of LLM capabilities limitations and deployment patterns (prompt engineering RAG function calling context engineering)
• Experience evaluating and integrating AI/ML infrastructure components (vector databases embedding models orchestration layers observability tools)
• Broad software engineering background including API design authentication/authorization patterns and enterprise integration
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and influence architecture decisions across teams.
• Track record of staying current with rapidly evolving AI landscape and brining practical recommendations to the table
• Experience with MLOps/LLMOps practices model monitoring or production AI systems as scale ml

• 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

What We Do

Cat Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc. responsible for bringing digital capabilities to our world-famous yellow iron. With over 1.5M connected assets worldwide our teams use data technology advanced analytics and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.

Why Work With Us

The Cat Digital team is at the forefront of Caterpillar’s evolution. We take pride in solving complex problems by building new systems from the ground up. On our team you’ll leverage data from across our entire enterprise to find solutions that open a new world of possibilities for our customers and dealers. Join us in building a better tomorrow.

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