{"id":3857144,"url":"https://alion.io/job/caterpillar-senior-data-specialist-5","title":"Senior Data Specialist","company":{"id":176554,"name":"Caterpillar","domain":"caterpillar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/caterpillar","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":96,"open_postings":159,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.132,"repost_share":0.025,"time_to_fill_p50_days":31,"computed_at":"2026-11-11T05:49:22Z"}},"role":"Data Science","role_family":"Data Science","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chennai, India","Bengaluru, India"],"countries":["IN"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":true,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Agile","optional":false},{"name":"AWS","optional":false},{"name":"ETL/ELT","optional":false},{"name":"SQL","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-06T06:56:51Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-06","last_verified_at":"2026-11-11T06:58:37Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":5,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":5},"description":"Career Area:\nTechnology, Digital and DataJob Description:\nYour Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.\nWhen 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.\nYour Impact Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc\nWhen 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.\nWe are seeking a skilled Senior Data Specialist to join our FOM Data Analytics and AI -CAT IT Division\nThe preference for this role is to be based out of Chennai - Brigade World Trade Centre\nWhat you will do\nThe incumbent would employ data analytics to assess an organization's technical performance and makes system enhancement recommendations.\nResponsibilities\nEnsure data onboarding activities in data platform comply with data governance, security, and privacy policies.\nPerform data profiling to assess structure, completeness, and anomalies.\nCollaborate with Data Architects and Data Engineers to align on data models, ingestion pipelines, and storage strategies.\nDocument onboarding workflows, dependencies, and known data quality issues.\nIdentify and log data quality issues, ensuring proper tracking, triage, and resolution.\nWork with business teams to validate data correctness and usability.\nAnalyzing customer requirements based on the understanding of conformed models and catering solutions that are implementable and maintainable.\nDiscerning data accuracies in large sets of data of diverse formats\nResearching, designing, and documenting data specifications at all points in the production life cycle.\nUnderstanding software development and web technologies and having proficiency in SQL and other data programming languages.\nWhat you will have\nStrong SQL proficiency and experience with data querying\nKnowledge of ETL/ELT tools and data pipeline frameworks\nUnderstanding of cloud platforms (AWS preferred)\nExperience in data modeling and schema design\nFamiliarity with data cataloging and governance tools\nFamiliarity with manufacturing data sources including ERP, MES, IoT/machine data, and quality systems.\nAbility to interpret and analyze operational KPIs such as OEE, cycle time, lead time, and inventory turns.\nThis position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office\nSkills desired:\nValue Realization: Knowledge of value realization methods; ability to plan, execute, monitor and manage business activities and resources to determine and achieve the actual value from a business initiative as estimated in an associated business case.\nLevel Basic Understanding:\nDescribes the importance of Value Realization milestones for long-term projects.\nAssists in measuring and attaining post-project implementation value.\nIdentifies process changes or business value integration in change initiative plans and activities.\nContributes to project team communication regarding the linkage of a change initiative to its associated business goals and case. Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience. Level Working Knowledge:\nUses comparisons to familiar ideas when introducing a technical or novel feature.\nSeparates fundamental concepts from supporting details in explaining a product or service.\nExplains products and services with little or no use of technical jargon or advanced vocabulary.\nEmphasizes the most important facts or features of a product or service.\nPerceives lack of audience comprehension; further simplifies explanation when needed. Agile Development: Knowledge of agile methodologies and the agile development lifecycle; ability to utilize formal agile methodologies, disciplines, practices and techniques for the delivery of new and enhanced applications. Level Working Knowledge:\nExplains a specific agile process and its associated checkpoints and deliverables.\nWorks with a specific agile development methodology.\nInterprets metrics used to measure progress and effectiveness.\nDefines key selection and qualifying criteria for projects suitable for agile development.\nApplies major tools and techniques associated with the specific methodology. Cloud Computing: Knowledge of cloud-based solutions and their applications; ability to design, implement, and manage cloud-based solutions to meet business needs and improve operational efficiency. Level Working Knowledge:\nDesigns and implements a cloud-based solution to meet a specific business need or requirement.\nConfigures and deploys cloud-based infrastructure, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks.\nMigrates applications and data to a cloud-based environment, including data migration and integration.\nImplements cloud-based security measures, such as access controls, encryption, and firewalls.\nTroubleshoots and resolves common cloud-based issues, such as connectivity problems and performance degradation. Database Design (Physical): Knowledge of database systems; ability to establish a data model for designing an organization's database that runs effectively and efficiently for better business outcome. Level Working Knowledge:\nResearches relationships between different business data sets.\nParticipates in the establishment of data structures based on their relationships.\nAdheres to an organization's database design policies.\nUtilizes database design tools and techniques.\nTests the effectiveness of the database before its release for business use. ETL Process: Knowledge of the extraction, transformation and loading (ETL) process; ability to develop a database through the ETL process. Level Working Knowledge:\nEnsures the accuracy and effectiveness of data provided for the warehouse.\nLoads selected data into the warehouse on a regular basis.\nDerives necessary business or technical information from original data.\nAcquires a large amount of data from different sources/systems.\nSolves technical and administrative problems during the ETL process. Information Management: Knowledge of an organization's existing and planned Information Architecture and Information Management (IM) methodology; ability to collect and manage information from different sources, and distribute this information to enhance operational efficiency. Level Extensive Experience:\nDirects the implementation of information processing and operation standards to protect and manage information assets.\nDevelops capabilities, features and uses for major IM platforms.\nCoaches others on issues and considerations for managing structured vs. unstructured data.\nAdvises on improvement plans for existing and forecasted information architecture.\nConsults on all major information management platforms and practices.\nConsults on information architecture concepts, disciplines and practices. Modeling: Data, Process, Events, Objects: Knowledge of data, process and events; ability to use tools and techniques for analyzing and documenting logical relationships among data, processes or events. Level Working Knowledge:\nDefines common types of data, processes or event models.\nParticipates in model reviews and walkthroughs.\nExplains existing models to clients and describes their associated business processes.\nFocuses on modifying Data Structure, Access and Entity Relationship Diagrams.\nPrepares reports to recap current findings and issues in data, processes or event models.\nWhat you will get:\nWork Life Harmony\nEarned and medical leave.\nRelocation assistance\nHolistic Development\nPersonal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe\nCareer developments opportunities with global prospects\nHealth and Wellness\nMedical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage\nEmployee mental wellness assistance program\nFinancial Wellness\nEmployee investment plan\nPay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.\nAdditional Information:\nCaterpillar is not currently hiring individuals for this position who now or in the future require sponsorship for employment visa status; however, as a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers\nCaterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)\nEEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.\nThis position requires working onsite five days a week.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.Posting Dates:\nNovember 6, 2026 - November 12, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply\nNot ready to apply? 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