Applications Engineer – Java Developer

Career Area and Company Overview

Technology, Digital and Data

Cat 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.

Assists in developing, testing and implementing application systems.

• Participates in developing, coding and testing computer programs for relatively straightforward or small projects.
• Assist in preparing technical and procedural documentation required in application system development.
• Provide detailed flowcharts to show processing logic for simple application programs.
• Contribute solutions for programming system operations, including encoding, testing, debugging and documenting programs.

Problem 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.
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Identifies and documents specific problems and resolution alternatives.
• Examines a specific problem and understands the perspective of each involved stakeholder.
• Develops alternative techniques for assessing accuracy and relevance of information.
• Helps to analyze risks and benefits of alternative approaches and obtain decision on resolution.
• Uses fact‑finding techniques and diagnostic tools to identify problems.

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.
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Works with specific development platforms, system and program design tools.
• Participates in the technical design of a specific application.
• Selects and presents design alternatives for applications of small to medium complexity.
• Defines tasks, activities, deliverables and key concerns of technical design.
• Assists in reviewing and documenting technical application designs.

Implementation:

• 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).
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Tracks problems associated with the quality and effectiveness of application software.
• Researches the benefits and drawbacks of an organization’s application software.
• Drafts application software usage for the department’s needs.
• Provides instant support for end users of application software.
• Implements a specific application software under the supervision of management.

System and Technology Integration:

• Knowledge of the features and facilities of systems; ability to integrate and communicate among applications, databases and technology platforms.
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Assists with current and planned integration initiatives.
• Explores major issues and considerations for successful system integration.
• Works with applications, data, technology bridges and a variety of platforms.
• Works with existing interfaces as well as integration and migration plans within own area.
• Plays an active role in local integration efforts.

System 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.
• Level Working Knowledge:
• Supports the project leader in developing and executing system test plans.
• Evaluates system documentation and user manuals for usability, accuracy and completeness.
• Executes test cases, analyzes test results and reports on findings…