Digital Architect - HR Technology

* Partner closely with Caterpillar IT to maintain an end-to-end view of the HR tech stack, including current-state architecture and target state development.
* Drive architectural and data integration capability, defining patterns that enable reuse, scalability, and clean integrations across tools.
* Developing detailed architecture deliverables to solve business problems.
* Designing an application's technical infrastructure, such as specific databases, programming languages, utilities, and testing approaches.
* Leading the evaluation and deployment of innovative technologies to add or enhance existing digital technical capabilities.
* Participating in addressing business requirements for applications and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver digital solutions that meet business results.
* The ability to objectively evaluate tools, platforms, and vendors - balancing factors such as cost, complexity, and long-term maintainability.
* The ability to clearly explain
* why* a choice was made, not just
* what* was chosen.
* Technical architects bridge the gap between business and technology.
* The ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, influence technology teams without formal authority, and create clear diagrams and documentation that align everyone around a shared solution.
* HR technology architects excel at translating HR strategy (talent, workforce planning, skills, AI-enabled insights) into technical solutions.
* Partner closely with HR, Legal, Finance, and IT to align architecture decisions with operating models, change management, and long-term transformation goals.
* An understanding of major HR platforms (e.g., Workday) and their native capabilities, data schemas, and limitations. This includes knowing when to configure vs. customize or when to “make” vs. “buy” a technology solution.
* A blend of HR and technology skills.
* Ability to foster relationships between different business functions, such as IT and Legal.

- ** Analytical 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.  
* Seeks discrepancies and inconsistencies in available information; explains variances.

• Organizes and prioritizes the sequence of steps to be taken to remedy the situation.

• Identifies many possible causes for a problem based on prior experience and current research.

• Quantifies the costs, benefits, risks and chances for success before recommending a course of action.

• Approaches a complex problem by breaking it down into its component parts.

• Chooses among a diverse set of analytical tools according to the nature of the situation.

- ** Effective Communications:
** Understanding 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.  
* Delivers helpful feedback that focuses on behaviors without offending the recipient.

• Listens to feedback without defensiveness and uses it for own communication effectiveness.

• Makes oral presentations and drafts reports needed for own work.

• Avoids technical jargon when inappropriate.

• Looks for and considers non-verbal cues from individuals and groups.

- ** Application Design, Architecture**:
Knowledge of basic activities and deliverables of application design; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools, and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.  
* Facilitates application design reviews and walkthroughs.

• Creates and evaluates technical alternatives for complex applications.

• Interprets application services such as API; integrates them with technical design.

• Develops various, distinct, and multiple technical application designs.

• Prepares technical design documents and blueprints for applications.

• Explores and evaluates application design considerations for multiple technologies.

- ** Data Architecture:
** Knowledge of processes, techniques and…