Data Engineer

1 month ago

Peoria, Illinois, United States Caterpillar Full time

Career Area:

Business Technologies, Digital and Data

Job Description:

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When 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.

What does it mean to live the Caterpillar Experience?
It means you play a part in building a better world.

You contribute to a winning culture-a spirit of accountability-that has driven change on every continent for more than 90 years.

To work with us is a commitment to improve sustainability, invent for the digital age and innovate in order to bring solutions to millions of people.

Sure, you work for Caterpillar. But more importantly, you work for the good of your career, your family, your community, and your world.

Job Summary

This position will be responsible for building scalable, high performance infrastructure and data driven analytics applications that provide actionable insights.

The position will be part of Caterpillar's fast-moving Global Parts Pricing organization, driving action and tackling challenges and problems that are critical to realizing superior business outcomes.

The data engineer will work with data scientists, business intelligence analysts, and others as part of a team that assembles large, complex data sets, pipelines, apps, and data infrastructure that provide competitive advantage.


What You Will Do:

  • Build infrastructure required for optimal extraction, transformation, and loading of data from a wide variety of data sources using AWS tools
  • Design, develop, and maintain performant and scalable applications
  • Identify, design, and implement internal process improvements: automating manual processes, optimizing data delivery, redesigning infrastructure for greater scalability
  • Perform debugging, troubleshooting, modifications and testing of integration solutions
  • Operationalize developed jobs and processes
  • Create/Maintain database infrastructure to process data at scale
  • Create solutions and methods to monitor systems and processes
  • Automate code testing and pipelines
  • Engage directly with business partners to participate in design and development of data integration/transformation solutions.
  • Engage and actively seek industry best practice for continuous improvement

What You Have:

  • BS in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or related quantitative field
  • Development experience, preferably using Python and/or PySpark
  • Understanding of data structures, algorithms, profiling & optimization
  • Understanding of SQL, ETL/ELT design, and data modeling techniques
  • Great verbal and written communication skills to collaborate cross functionally and drive action
  • Thrive in a fastpaced environment that delivers results
  • Passion for acquiring, analyzing, and transforming data to generate insights
  • Strong analytical ability, judgment and problem analysis techniques

Desired Skills:

  • MS in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or related quantitative field
  • Experience with AWS cloud services (e.g. EMR, EC2, Lambda, Glue, CloudFormation, CloudWatch/EventBridge, ECR, ECS, Athena, Fargate, etc.)
  • Experience administering and/or developing in Snowflake
  • Masters Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Computer Engineering, or related quantitative field
  • Strong background working with version control systems (Git, etc.)
  • Experience managing continuous integrations systems, Azure pipelines is a plus
  • Advanced level of experience with programming, data structures and algorithms
  • Working knowledge of Agile Software development methodology
  • Experience performing root cause analysis on internal and external data and processes to answer specific business questions and identify opportunities for improvement
  • A successful history of manipulating, processing and extracting value from large disconnected datasets

What You Will Get:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers, who build a better world.
Here, you earn more than just an hourly wage.

Because we value your performance, we offer a total rewards package that provides day-one benefits (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) along with the potential of an annual bonus.

Additional benefits include paid vacation days and holidays (prorated based on the hire date).

Additional Info :

The primary locations for this position are Peoria IL and Dallas TX
This position may require 10% travel.
Sponsorship is
not available.

About Caterpillar -
Caterpillar Inc.

is the world's leading construction and mining equipment manufacturer of off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.

For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed to contributing to a reduced-carbon future.

Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.
Relocation is available for this position.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O.

As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at

Posting Dates:

August 9, August 18, 2024
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
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