Principal Data Specialist

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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.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or any other Engineering field.
• 14+ years of hands-on experience with databases, SQL, and programming languages like Python or Java.
• Snowflake expertise and Data analytics exposure is good to have.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to manipulate and interpret large data sets.
• 8+ years expertise working on cloud services platform,i.e AWS
• Certification in data management and tools.

Responsibilities:

• Strategize and improvise the Data operations support roadmap, implement systems, processes, and governance to meet SLA (Service Level Agreement), SLO (Service Level Objective) and operational standards.
•  Accelerate MTTD (Mean Time to Detect) & MTTR  (Mean Time to Resolve) with automated incident management.
•  Leads technical prototypes & proof-of-concepts to prove new technologies, tools, and capabilities.
• Handle technical escalations and support the team in complex triage and troubleshooting
• Converts prototypes into working, production capabilities that deliver value to internal and external users.
• Discerning data accuracies in large sets of data of diverse formats.
• Identifies new opportunities for automation, alert noise reduction, and proactive detection of technical issues.
• Creates roadmap for scaling up of the team towards engineering support for minor bug fixes.
• Works with the team to create SWOT and ensures that the team is adequately skilled to handle the work efficiently
• Collaborates with peer technical teams and business partners to understand complex requirements and provide comprehensive solutions.

Skill Description:

•  Leads the onboarding of new applications and features in systematic manner.
• 7+  years of experience being in technical lead role managing a development or operations team.
• Leads in the selection of platforms, software, services, and support for enterprise-wide initiatives.
• Familiarity with Data integration ,ETL  and analytical tools.
• Knowledge of data quality and data lineage management.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Strong project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO).

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