Overview

Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Job Summary
• We are seeking a skilled and experienced IT Analyst Applications ( Data Engineer – AI & Analytics ) to join our India GCC – GCIO ETL Services -CAT IT Division.
• Caterpillar is accelerating data‑driven decision making across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, services, and digital products. As a Data Engineer with AI skillset, you will design and build robust data pipelines, features, and platforms that power analytics, machine learning, and GenAI use cases—such as predictive maintenance, parts demand forecasting, warranty analytics, and intelligent knowledge retrieval.
• The preference for this role is to be based out of Bangalore – Caterpillar PSN
• Design, build, and maintain scalable batch/streaming pipelines (e.g., telematics/IoT, SAP, PLM, MES, service/warranty, dealer systems).
• Implement CDC, schema evolution, and data quality checks (Great Expectations/Deequ/custom).
• Develop feature pipelines for ML and analytics (feature stores, time-series transformations).
• Model data for lakes/lakehouses/warehouses (Delta/Parquet/Iceberg) following medallion or similar architectures.
• Optimize partitioning, compaction, and performance for large datasets.
• Partner with Data Scientists to productionize models (batch/real-time), build inference pipelines/APIs, and manage feature stores.
• Contribute to MLOps (CI/CD for models and data, model versioning, monitoring, drift detection).
• Support GenAI use cases (RAG pipelines, vector indexing, prompt orchestration, governance).
• Implement infrastructure‑as‑code, CI/CD and observability (lineage, cataloging, logging/metrics).
• Enforce security, privacy, and compliance (PII handling, role-based access, data contracts).
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Overall, at least 7+ years of experience in Data engineering
• Strong proficiency in Snowflake, SQL, Python, and ETL tools (e.g. Snaplogic).
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and data warehousing solutions (e.g., Snowflake, Redshift).
• Building feature pipelines, packaging and deploying models (batch/real‑time).
• Model serving (Databricks Model Serving, MLflow, Azure ML etc), model registry, experiment tracking.
• Familiarity with vector databases and RAG patterns.
• Ownership & bias for action; thrives in a product operating model.
• Clear communicator who can bridge business and engineering.
• Pragmatic, security‑first, automation‑oriented mindset.
• Collaborative partner across global, cross‑functional teams.
• This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office
• Shift Timing-01:00PM-10:00PM IST
• Helps create contingency plans to mitigate impact of disruption on core applications.
• Identifies key players, criticalities, roles, and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Follows policies, practices and standards for determining functional and informational requirements.
• Confirms deliverables associated with requirements analysis.
• Communicates with customers and users to elicit and gather client requirements.
• Participates in the preparation of detailed documentation and requirements.
• Utilizes specific organizational methods, tools and techniques for requirements analysis.
• 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.
• 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 regularly.
• Tests system components for compliance with functional requirements.
• Participates in the testing of a system's ability to recover from hardware or software failures.
• Work Life Harmony
• Earned and medical leave.
• Relocation assistance
• Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
• Career developments opportunities with global prospects
• Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
• Employee mental wellness assistance program
• Employee investment plan
• Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.