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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.\nAbout Caterpillar\nCaterpillar 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.\nFor 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.\nYour Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc\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.\nJob Summary\nWe are seeking a skilled Senior Digital Architect (Senior Data Solution Architect) to join FOM Data ML Ops and Support -CAT IT Division\nThe Data Solution Architect will provide strategic leadership for the overall architecture of the Manufacturing and Supply Digital Platform by designing platform capabilities that anticipate evolving business requirements and use cases.\nThe role will collaborate with peer architects and Enterprise Capability Owners to deliver diverse use cases thru applications, analytics, agents, and business intelligence. The position holds accountability for developing an enterprise-wide data architecture, creating reusable data components that can be assembled into datasets for business applications, analytics, business intelligence, agents, and digital twin solutions .Additionally, the role will leverage innovative NVIDIA technologies to advance digital twin capabilities, simulation, and optimization.\nThe preference for this role is to be based out of Chennai - Brigade World Trade Centre\nWhat you will do\nDesign and deliver solution architecture artifacts that address business problems and support successful implementation.\nTranslate business requirements into scalable data and digital solutions by leveraging platform capabilities across data, analytics, intelligent agents, and applications.\nLead solution design activities with a strong focus on mapping business requirements to source data, ensuring clear traceability from business need through source alignment, transformation logic, and downstream consumption.\nDefine and maintain conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support operational and analytical use cases across enterprise platforms.\nDefine API and interface models that support reliable data exchange across source systems, platforms, and downstream consumers.\nEstablish and maintain data contracts with source systems, including agreement on data definitions, schema, ownership, quality expectations, delivery timeliness, and change management.\nOwn data quality expectations within assigned solutions by defining validation rules, controls, reconciliation checks, and monitoring requirements across the data lifecycle.\nPartner with product, engineering, and business teams to evaluate technology options and support the adoption of tools and capabilities that improve solution delivery.\nCollaborate across cross-functional teams to ensure solution designs are practical, scalable, supportable, and aligned with enterprise standards and business outcomes.\nProvide architecture guidance to delivery teams and help resolve design issues related to data integration, source alignment, data modelling, and implementation readiness\nWhat you will have\nSolution Architecture\nExtensive knowledge of technologies, architecture methods, and design practices used to define end-to-end solutions, integration patterns, processing flows, and platform interactions.\nAbility to create solution designs that align with standards and support business and technical needs.\n Data Modeling\nStrong knowledge of data modelling principles, enterprise data design, and integration patterns.\nAbility to develop logical and physical data models, define scalable data structures, and support both operational(OLTP) and analytical (OLAP)solution needs.\nSource Data Mapping\nAbility to translate business requirements into data requirements by identifying relevant source systems, mapping business entities and attributes to source data, and defining how data will be transformed, validated, and consumed.\nData Quality Ownership\nGood understanding of data quality principles, controls, and governance expectations. Ability to define quality requirements, establish validation rules, support issue resolution, and ensure trusted, reliable, and fit-for-purpose data across solutions.\nData Contracts\nStrong understanding of how to establish data contracts with source systems to ensure alignment on data definitions, schema, ownership, quality expectations, refresh patterns, and change control.\nAnalytical Thinking\nIn-depth problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to break down complex business and technical issues, identify root causes, and develop practical solution options.\nEffective Communication\nExcellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, and collaborate effectively across teams.\nRequirements Analysis\nStrong understanding of requirements gathering and analysis techniques.\nAbility to work with product managers to clarify functional/non-functional needs and translate them into data solution.\nConsiderations for Top Candidates\nProgressive career in data engineering, data architecture, or solution architecture(typically 12+ years)\nDemonstrated experience designing and delivering solution architecture for enterprise-scale applications and data platforms in public cloud or hybrid environments. Strong experience in AWS ecosystem is preferred.\nStrong experience in data modeling, including physical data modeling, schema design, entity relationships, and optimization for operational and analytical use cases.\nDemonstrated ability to map business requirements to source data, including source system analysis, attribute mapping, data dictionary, transformation design, data lineage and end-to-end traceability.\nProven experience owning or driving data quality as part of solution delivery, including validation rules, reconciliation logic, defect identification, and fit-for-purpose data controls.\nExperience establishing and managing data contracts with source systems, including schema alignment, data definitions, quality expectations, latency expectations, and change coordination.\nStrong understanding and practical experience in three or more of the following areas: Real-time event and message processing .\nData lakes and modern data platforms\nLarge-scale data transformation and analytics\nIoT edge and cloud data processing\nSQL and NoSQL data Modeling\nIntegration of operational and analytical systems\nUnderstanding of vector database and knowledge graph modelling will be an advantage.\nGood understanding of Agile delivery practices in cloud environments, including environment management, peer review, test automation, CI/CD, and resource optimization.\nHands-on experience designing or developing solutions in a public cloud environment.\nFamiliarity with Agentic AI, AI/ML-enabled solutions, analytics platforms, and data-driven applications.\nUnderstanding of enterprise data integration patterns and analytical ecosystems.\nStrong collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to guide design discussions, mentor team members, and communicate effectively on complex or sensitive topics.\nExperience across multiple business processes, platforms, or IT disciplines is beneficial.\nExperience in manufacturing and/or supply chain domains is a plus.\nThis position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the Hosur Facility\nSkills desired:\nAnalytical Thinking: 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.\nLevel Extensive Experience:\nSeeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.\nOrganizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.\nIdentifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.\nQuantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.\nApproaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.\nChooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation. Effective Communications: 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. Level Working Knowledge:\nDelivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.\nListens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.\nMakes oral presentations and writes reports needed for own work.\nAvoids technical jargon when inappropriate.\nLooks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups. Application 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. 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