Career Area:
Information Technology
Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE:
Provides application and technical leadership in the development of detailed system specifications for major business systems and/or development, integration, and implementation projects. Applies systems solutions to business/technical problems through customer interactions, and by providing assistance to less experienced analysts in the design, programming, debugging, testing, and integration/implementation of complex, medium to large-sized automated information technology systems.
JOB RELATED STATISTICS: Indeterminate
JOB DUTIES:
This position reports to an IT Supervisor, Senior IT Supervisor, or IT Manager, as do other staff jobs in application systems and technical infrastructure sections.
This role understands and executes standard work to ensure the scope of services achieve and maintain appropriate level of risk and compliance to internal policies and procedures, including those relating to sustainability, cybersecurity, SOX, and IT General Controls.
Responsibilities of the incumbents are across functional lines with individuals assigned development projects, and/or maintenance, of existing mainframe, personal computer, server, Local Area and Wide Area Network, WEB, and/or distributed computing systems and infrastructure. Other job duties include, but not limited to:
Competent to perform all programming, project management, and development assignments without close supervision; normally assigned the more complex aspects of systems work.
Acts as team leader for development and support groups; provides programming and application/technical leadership, guidance, and assistance to other team members.
Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution, including responding to off-shift and weekend support calls.
Works independently on complex systems that may be used by one or more applications or systems.
Develops major system modules, programs, or integrates infrastructure components based on requirements gathered from customers.
Performs integrated testing and customer acceptance testing of components that requires careful planning and execution to ensure timely, quality results.
Fully knowledgeable of the relevant programming languages, program design and specification development, programming logic, logic diagrams, system analysis techniques, testing, debugging, documentation standards, file design, storage and internal systems and cross platform infrastructure components; can provide training on these topics for others;
Performs implementation and integration tasks for medium to large, complex in-house developed systems and/or purchased software solutions.
Assists customers with documentation, training and usability efforts.
Integrates processes across functional organizations.
Typically serves as a team member on one or more 6 Sigma projects.
Employee may also be responsible for performing other job duties occasionally as assigned.
BACKGROUND/EXPERIENCE:
Requires a relevant degree, technical certification, or equivalent experience.
The incumbent should be knowledgeable of the relevant programming languages; computing hardware and software; infrastructure elements, and current development processes and tools.
Six to ten years in development and support work is common. In addition, the incumbent should have a good knowledge of Caterpillar policies and procedures, and a general understanding of Caterpillar's organization."
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Relocation is available for this position.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
