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We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.\nYour Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.\nOur common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. This is why we are committed to hiring and building diverse team representatives of the customers we serve globally. When you join our team, you can apply your unique life and job experiences and work in an environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters.\nWhen you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.\nAbout Cat Financial\nCat Financial is a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., 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 more than 40 years, Cat Financial has provided a wide range of financing solutions to customers and Cat® dealers for machines, engines, Solar® gas turbines, genuine Cat parts and services. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, Cat Financial serves customers globally with offices and subsidiaries located throughout North and South America, Asia, Australia, Europe and Africa. Visit cat.com to learn more about Cat Financial.\n\nRole Definition\nAssists in developing, testing and implementing application systems.\nResponsibilities\n Analyze business requirements and contribute to designing and testing solutions for multiple projects to meet business needs.\nDevelop user stories for data migrations for Insurance system transformation\nDesign and implement AI-enabled data solutions and AI agents\nDevelop user stories for reporting requirements for Insurance system transformation\n Facilitate daily scrum call with onshore and offshore teams\n Coordinate weekly PowerBI release for Insurance services\n Participate in preparing requirements documentation required in application system development.\n Contribute solutions for business applications, including testing and documenting capabilities.\nProvides application support to end users of software programs.\nDegree Requirement\nDegree or equivalent experience desired\nSkill Descriptors\nCore Application Systems: Knowledge of major production application systems used for delivery of services to internal and external clients; ability to leverage major production application systems in diverse situations.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nHelps create contingency plans to mitigate impact of disruption on core applications.\nIdentifies key players, criticalities, roles, and responsibilities.\nInvestigates application-related issues with both business and IT professionals.\nRecommends enhancements for a major application system or related subsystems.\nWorks with core application systems for a major business unit or function.\nProblem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nIdentifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.\nExamines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.\nDevelops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.\nHelps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.\nUses fact-finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.\nTechnology Advising: Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technology domain.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nAssesses the current technology environment, expressed needs and initiatives of client organizations.\nUses an effective consulting method to present technology solutions that resolve stated client business issues.\nAdvises clients regarding a family of specific products, technologies or services in a technology domain.\nDemonstrates basic competence and sound business knowledge regarding specific products,\ntechnologies or services within a domain of technology expertise.\nAchieves consulting relationship rating of 'professional' by delivering timely, meaningful advice meeting client needs in a narrow set of specific technologies.\nApplication Design, Architecture: Knowledge of application design and architecture principles and practices; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools, and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nCreates a basic architecture diagram, including component interactions and data flows.\nIdentifies and prioritizes application design and architecture tasks, such as refactoring and technical debt reduction.\nSelects and presents design alternatives for applications of small to medium complexity.\nUses design tools and technologies to develop prototypes and proof of concepts.\nDocuments design decisions and rationale for future reference and review.\nImplementation: Knowledge of how to run applications for organizations; ability to implement application software within an organization and help end-users perform specific tasks (ex: accounting or graphic design).\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nTracks problems associated with the quality and effectiveness of application software.\nResearches the benefits and drawbacks of an organization's application software.\nDrafts application software usage for the department's needs.\nProvides instant support for end users of application software.\nImplements a specific application software under the supervision of management.\nRequirements Analysis: 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.\nLevel Extensive Experience:\nPlays an active or leading role in recording and storing requirement documents in various forms.\nEnsures the successful completion of all major activities, tasks and deliverables pertaining to the requirement analysis stage.\nSupervises the advanced use of requirements analysis tools and services, including prototyping and use cases.\nProduces detailed functional and information requirements models and documentation.\nTrains others on requirements, walkthroughs and quality reviews.\nUtilizes automated diagramming tools to ensure traceability of requirements.\nSystem and Technology Integration: Knowledge of the features and facilities of systems; ability to integrate and communicate among applications, databases and technology platforms.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nAssists with current and planned integration initiatives.\nExplores major issues and considerations for successful system integration.\nWorks with applications, data, technology bridges and a variety of platforms.\nWorks with existing interfaces as well as integration and migration plans within own area.Plays an active role in local integration efforts.\nSystem Testing: Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.\nLevel Working Knowledge:\nSupports the project leader in developing and executing system test plans.\nEvaluates system documentation and user manuals for usability, accuracy and completeness.\nExecutes test cases, analyzes test results and reports on findings regularly.\nTests system components for compliance with functional requirements.\nParticipates in the testing of a system's ability to recover from hardware or software failures.\nAdditional Information:\nThis position requires incumbents to be onsite in the Nashville main office 5 days per week.\nCompensation & Benefits:\nSummary Pay Range:\n$94,728.00 - $151,572.00\nCompensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)* \nHealth Lifestyle Programs* \nEmployee Assistance Program* \nVoluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts* \nCareer Development* \nIncentive bonus* \nDisability benefits \nLife Insurance \nParental leave \nAdoption benefits \nTuition Reimbursement \n* These benefits also apply to part-time employees\nThis Job Description is intended as a general guide to the job duties for this position and is intended for the purpose of establishing the specific salary grade. 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