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Business Technologies, Digital and DataJob Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience?
It means you play a part in building a better world. You contribute to a winning culture—a spirit of accountability—that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years. To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people. Sure, you work for Caterpillar. But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community, and your world.
Job Summary:
The role of the IT Architect within the Identity Access Management (IAM) organization of Caterpillar Cybersecurity is to serve as a consultant and expert in IAM technology where decisions and recommendations are recognized as authoritative in the IAM domain.
What You Will Do:
Provide architecture solution services and counsel to IT and business driven projects. Create and maintain architectural best practices, addressing application, data and technology in the context of the business process. Lead the development of Architecture Solutions for Strategic Enterprise projects and programs. Solve problems by determining the best course of action, within Department guidelines, from many existing solutions. Contribute to the development and alignment of the IT roadmaps with the IT and business strategy. Collaborate with peers to identify and analyze enterprise business drivers and requirements that drive the future state architecture. Engage in strategy and architecture development for new enterprise technology platforms. Initiate and deliver technology evaluation and recommendations. Develop and maintain current, planned, and future state architecture blueprints. Typical customers include employees within multiple business processes or functions including multiple Business Units and Divisions, dealers, suppliers, and customers.
Some of the key challenges facing this position are: leveraging knowledge to others; balancing short-term thinking against long-term strategy; developing strategic partners; delivering state-of-the-art solutions, architecture, and research projects as well as consistently acting in a proactive manner to advance Information Technology strategy.
Individuals must demonstrate creativity, foresight, and mature judgment as they anticipate and solve unprecedented business problems. The position is challenged to identify problems quickly and correctly, which are not obvious. Projects are typically complex and integrate business issues and problems, multiple application solutions, multiple IT Technologies across various architectures. The incumbent solves problems by determining the best course of action, within departmental guidelines, from many existing solutions and works dependently with no oversight or direction. Communications for needed investments, architectural changes, or business needs is critical to ensure solutions can be created to meet strategic business capability needs.
What You Have:
Accredited, four-year Information Technology degree, a closely related technical degree, or equivalent experience.
Strong experience and recognition as a domain expert.
Strong writing, communication, and presentation skills and able to deliver messages to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to balance Customer Experience and IT governance.
High level of customer focus with professional communication skills.
Demonstrated quick and clear decision-making skills in a collaborative environment.
Ability to think broadly and strategically, balanced with high attention to detail.
Able to execute on multiple projects simultaneously in fast-paced environments.
Possesses a service and solution-oriented approach.
Takes responsibility and achieves results.
Excellent organizing, time management. and priority setting skills.
A certification in TOGAF or similar framework and advanced degree in a relevant field are highly desirable.
Experience in multiple business processes or organizations and experience in multiple IT disciplines is also beneficial.
Excellent, hands-on technical knowledge and experience working in an enterprise infrastructure and applications environment.
Ability to share knowledge and collaborate by developing content and documentation for distribution to other team members, managers, and customers.
Industry recognized certification in security (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM, etc.).
Extensive knowledge and experience with IAM solutions such as Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, Conditional Access, CyberArk, Ping Federation, Multifactor Authentication, Digital Certificates, Identity Management solutions, SailPoint, etc.
Extensive experience in business analysis, documentation, and user access review.
Good knowledge of Caterpillar policies, standards, and procedures, with broad understanding of Caterpillar’s organization.
What You Will Get:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just an hourly wage, because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Additional Info :
The primary locations for this position are: East Peoria, IL, Nashville TN, or Dallas, TX
This position may require 10% travel.
Sponsorship is not available.
About Caterpillar -
Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.Posting Dates:
April 3, 2024 - April 13, 2024Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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