8003BR

PRS Facility Location:

LaGrange, IL PRS Corporate - 364

Job Purpose:

The Integration Architect creates the strategy and architecture for integrating multiple systems and microservices. They lead the design and implementation of these solutions working with cloud solution architects, infrastructure, and application teams.

Req ID:

Company Description:

Railroads transport goods and people millions of miles every day. At Progress Rail, we believe in going the distance with them. We are looking for talented and innovative team players to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. Build a long-term career with opportunities for growth and advancement as part of a vibrant network of close to 200 global locations. Our innovative team members work together to forge the bridge between ideas and success!

As a Caterpillar company, Progress Rail is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive railway solutions – whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet their needs.

Learn how we keep our customers rolling by following us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn, and by visiting progressrail.com .

Education / Training:

• BS degree or equivalent work experience in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field.

Job Title:

Integration Architect / Developer - IT

City:

La Grange

Key Job Elements:

• Create the strategy and architecture for integrating multiple systems and microservices;

• Lead the design and implementation of these solutions working with cloud solution architects, infrastructure, and application teams;

• Conduct design and architecture reviews, gap analysis and assessment of integration implementations;

• Design and implement testing strategies for middleware and integration solutions;

• Perform testing on middleware and integration solutions to ensure accuracy and reliability;

• Create and maintain formal data structures, data description and data architecture related to system integrations; this can include data models, data definitions (logical, physical, and conceptual), data flow diagrams, data dictionaries, etc. Data architecture comprises of topics such as business semantics, meta data management, meta data workflow management and data modeling;

• Understand the business requirements, system functionality and business processes to design, implement, and maintain appropriate integration capabilities and data design;

• Architect, design and implement small to large scale integration solutions utilizing technologies suited for the task;

• Design specifications and develop data strategy and high-level data integration architecture documentation;

• Build data mappings, providing the means of system integration by considering the target as well as the source;

• Select systems and capabilities to meet business data requirements, evaluate new techniques for improved functionality.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required:

• 5+ years of experience with systems integration or related field;

• Solid experience developing and documenting integration architectures;

• Solid experience developing software utilizing various technologies including Java, Spring Boot, Angular, Docker;

• Solid experience working with messaging technologies (kafka, mqtt, amqp);

• Solid experience building middleware solutions using Java, Scala;

• Solid experience building and deploying integration solutions in AWS;

• Experience building microservices using Java Spring Boot;

• Experience building and deploying containerized solutions;

• CI/CD integration with Jenkins, Nexus Repository, Git and Jira.

Preferred:

• Experience with any of the following technologies: Javascript, Kotlin, Python, ElasticSearch, Cassandra, Postgres.

EEO:

Equal Opportunity Employer – Race/Color/Sex/Religion/National Origin/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Vets/Disabilities

Benefits:

Progress Rail offers an excellent total compensation package,* including competitive salary, paid time off for vacation and holidays, 401(k) plan with company match, medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance and flexible spending accounts. Relocation assistance may be available for some positions.

• Benefits eligibility differs by job position and employment status - governing plan documents control such benefits.

Job Category:

Information Technology

Work Location Options:

Fort Worth, TX; Chicago, IL; Winston Salem, NC; Albertville, AL

State::

Illinois