Caterpillar Inc. is a global leader in building sustainable communities and innovative solutions. They are seeking a Data Specialist to employ data analytics for assessing technical performance, analyzing customer requirements, and ensuring data accuracy across diverse formats. The role involves working with cloud service models and developing digital tools to solve complex business problems.
Employ data analytics to assess technical performance and recommend system enhancements
Analyze customer requirements, ensuring solutions conform to models while being implementable and maintainable
Identify data inaccuracies within large datasets of diverse formats
Research, design, and document data specifications throughout the production lifecycle
Demonstrate proficiency in software development, web technologies, SQL, and other data programming languages
Explain the importance of Value Realization milestones for long-term projects and measure and attain post-project implementation value
Identify process changes or business value integration in change initiative plans and activities
Communicate connections between change initiatives and associated goals and cases
Describe agile process, including checkpoints and deliverables
Apply agile development methodology, interpreting metrics used to measure progress and effectiveness
Define key selection and qualifying criteria for projects suitable for agile development
Utilize major tools and techniques associated with specific methodologies
Work with cloud service models, such as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) or Software as a Service (SaaS)
Follow established procedures to define client requirements for cloud services
Implement cloud service models, including IaaS, SaaS, or Serverless computing
Execute tasks under supervision to increase capacity or add capabilities through cloud computing
Document and resolve basic cloud security issues
Research relationships between business data sets and establish structured data relationships
Adhere to organization database design policies, utilizing appropriate tools and techniques
Test database effectiveness before release for business use
Verify data accuracy and integrity in warehouse systems
Load data into the warehouse regularly
Derive business or technical insights from raw data
Acquire large volumes of data from different sources and systems
Address technical and administrative challenges encountered during the ETL process
Assist in the installation, configuration, and support of information management software
Develop backup, recovery, and archival practices
Analyze issues and requirements for managing information resources
Design value chain that achieves customer availability requirements and internal financial commitments for Drivetrain components manufactured globally
Work with a global network of Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Business Resources, and IT professionals to solve complex problems and drive business solutions
Develop, deploy, and maintain digital tools designed to address business problems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Mechanical Engineering, Data Science, Analytics or a related field
2.5 years of experience as a Data Specialist, Data Analyst, Data Scientist, or related occupation in data analytics
Experience with Extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process, and/or developing databases through the ETL process in Snowflake and Python
Experience in designing, deploying and implementing cloud computing solutions which connect supply chain, manufacturing, engineering, and purchasing data models
Experience with operations, supply chain, and purchasing to build inventory models
Proficiency in PowerPoint, PowerBi, and Excel to make data driven business proposals
Experience with Snowflake database architecture development and access management
1 year of experience with Operations, Supply Chain, or Purchasing
2.5 years of experience working with drivetrain components, BOM (Bill of Materials) structures, and mechanical engineering drawings
Preferred
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision benefits
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)
401(k) savings plans
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)
Health Lifestyle Programs
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts
Career Development
Incentive bonus
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
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