Career Area:
Technology, 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.
Your Impact 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.
Job Summary
We are seeking a skilled
Cloud Data Architect(IS Specialist) to join our
India CoE-Integration & Engg -CAT IT Division
We are seeking a visionary Data Architect to lead the design and governance of data architecture specializing in Snowflake architecture, cloud migrations, data engineering and analytics.
The incumbent would have proven expertise in designing scalable data architectures, implementing high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines and optimizing cloud data solutions for actionable business insights. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, ensuring data governance, and driving cost-efficient, secure, and compliant environments. Recognized for delivering innovative solutions that enhance operational excellence and business growth.
The preference for this role is to be based out of
Bangalore – Caterpillar PSN
What You Will Do
As a Data Architect in Caterpillar’s Data Services team, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining scalable, secure and high-performance data architectures that support enterprise-wide analytics, reporting, and digital transformation initiatives. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to modernize data platforms, ensure data governance, and enable advanced analytics capabilities across Caterpillar’s global operations.
We are seeking a visionary Data Architect to lead the design and governance of data architecture specializing in Snowflake architecture, cloud migrations, data engineering and analytics.
The incumbent would have proven expertise in designing scalable data architectures, implementing high-performance ETL/ELT pipelines and optimizing cloud data solutions for actionable business insights. Adept at leading cross-functional teams, ensuring data governance, and driving cost-efficient, secure, and compliant environments. Recognized for delivering innovative solutions that enhance operational excellence and business growth.
Key Responsibilities:
Architectural Leadership
- Design data architecture based on Caterpillar Enterprise Architecture standards
- Recommend standards for data modeling, integration, storage, and governance
- Lead the selection and implementation of data platforms, tools, and technologies based on Enterprise guidelines.
Data Engineering Enablement
- Collaborate with data engineers to build robust, scalable, and secure data pipelines.
- Ensure alignment between data architecture and ETL workflows, cloud infrastructure, and analytics platforms.
- Support real-time and batch data processing for production monitoring, predictive maintenance, and supply chain optimization.
Integration & Platform Strategy
- Architect data flows between shop floor systems, SAP, IoT platforms, and cloud data lakes/warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, Azure, AWS).
- Define APIs, data services, and integration patterns for seamless interoperability.
Governance & Compliance
- Establish data governance frameworks, metadata management, and lineage tracking.
- Ensure compliance with Enterprise standards and internal security policies.
Collaboration & Leadership
- Work closely with business stakeholders, IT teams, and analytics leaders to translate business needs into data architecture solutions.
- Mentor data engineers and analysts on best practices and architectural principles.
Innovation & Optimization
- Explore and implement AI/ML capabilities, including GenAI, to accelerate product innovation.
- Optimize data performance and accessibility across hybrid environments.
What You Will Have
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, Data Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
- Overall 15+ years of relevant experience in IT with at least 5+ years of experience in Data Architecture with significant exposure to manufacturing domain.
- Expertise in Data Modeling (conceptual, logical, physical), ETL design, and cloud-native architecture.
- Hands-on experience with data platforms like Snowflake, Azure Data Lake, AWS Redshift.
- Familiarity with BI tools (Power BI, Tableau, SAP Analytics Cloud) and data cataloging tools.
- Cloud Platforms Services: AWS (S3, Glue, Lambda, EC2, Athena, API Gateway, Cognito), Azure (Data Factory), GCP (Pub/Sub)
- Data Warehousing ETL/ELT: Snowflake (Snowpipe, Snowpark, Copy Command, Virtual Warehouses, Clustering, Micropartitioning), Informatica, Talend, dbt, Fivetran, Qlik Replicate, Apache Airflow, Control-M, Tidal Automation
- Programming Scripting: Python (Pandas, PySpark, Snowpark), SQL / PL/SQL, Shell Script / Unix, C++, Java
- CI/CD Automation
- Analytics Visualization: Power BI, Tableau, SnowSight
- Exposure to Agile Project methodology would be a plus
- Other: Data Modeling / ERD Design, Data Validation Anomaly Detection, Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Masking Policies, Secure Data Sharing
- Certifications Preferred:
- Cloud Architecture Certification (AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Architect, or GCP Professional Cloud Architect)
- SAP Certified Application Associate (e.g., SAP BW/4HANA or S/4HANA Integration)
- Data Management or Governance Certification (e.g., DAMA, CDMP)
- Optional: Six Sigma Green Belt, ISA Certified Automation Professional
- Work Timings: 1:00PM to 10:00PM IST (Approx.)
- This position requires candidate to work a 5-day -a -week schedule in the office
Skills Desired:
Problem Solving: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
Level Expert:
- Gains agreement on the problem-solving process, risk assessment, decision points, and criteria.
- Trains others in the process of eliciting alternatives and assessing their impact.
- Orchestrates the resolution of high-impact and cross-functional problems.
- Successfully organizes problem solvers and stakeholders for high-impact problems.
- Predicts and explains long-term trends and implications for alternatives.
- Monitors industry for best practices and new techniques in problem-solving.
Technology Advising: Knowledge of effective advisory methods and ability to provide valued information and advice to clients regarding products, technologies, services and solutions for a specific technology domain.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Collaborates with an extended professional technology network to help clients effectively identify, plan for and accomplish technology objectives.
- Supervises others in advising a range of clients across a myriad of products, technologies, services and solutions in a relevant technology domain.
- Identifies and evaluates emerging technologies and advises clients regarding their potential business impacts.
- Effectively consults with and conveys technology concepts, business impacts and other advice to senior client levels.
- Trains others in developing technology business, channel management and client coaching.
- Leverages formal certifications in mastery of multiple areas of technology in demonstrating credibility for client consulting.
Application Design, Architecture: Knowledge of basic activities and deliverables of application design; ability to utilize application design methodologies, tools and techniques to convert business requirements and logical models into a technical application design.
Level Expert:
- Consults to others on the technical design of high-impact, multi-technology complex applications.
- Contributes to the establishment and implementation of best practices for application design.
- Leads in evaluating and selecting emerging application design tools and techniques.
- Mentors juniors to create multiple application designs on multiple technology platforms.
- Directs the development of technical standards and platforms for application design.
- Provides application architecture consulting and educational support to associates and business line areas.
Requirements Analysis: Knowledge of tools, methods, and techniques of requirement analysis; ability to elicit, analyze and record required business functionality and non-functionality requirements to ensure the success of a system or software development project.
Level Expert:
- Creates leadership positions in identifying and implementing new tools and techniques.
- Shares expertise and his/her broad experience in using modeling tools for multiple requirements.
- Implements best practices for functional and information analysis and maintains the requirements definition.
- Provides insight into developing diverse and multiple requirements analyses.
- Monitors industry and vendor products in terms of improvements and enhancements.
- Establishes and communicates on advance technical standards for each stage of requirements analysis.
System and Technology Integration: Knowledge of the features and facilities of systems; ability to integrate and communicate among applications, databases and technology platforms.
Level Expert:
- Consults with others on system and/or technology integration efforts.
- Monitors system and technology integration trends and directions.
- Plays a leadership role in defining systems integration processes and practices.
- Designs complex interfaces, integration strategies and plans.
- Holds an industry wide conference on system integration and migration issues, problems and considerations.
- Demonstrates extensive experience with system and technology integration.
System Testing: Knowledge of system and software testing; ability to design, plan and execute system testing strategies and tactics to ensure the quality of software at all stages of the system life cycle.
Level Expert:
- Champions the employment of technology to maximize system test throughput and coverage.
- Builds testing and software QA methodologies and practices for the organization.
- Advocates appropriate levels of quality by resolution of important defects.
- Leads the team in testing activities and provides technical guidance on multiple testing projects.
- Directs the identification, investigation, reporting and follow-up with design teams for all issues raised during the testing process.
- Solicits and evaluates feedback from business process owners during pilot and parallel testing.
Systems Software Infrastructure: Knowledge of computer architecture and system software interaction; ability to design and build a fundamental architecture of operating systems, database management systems, communications protocols, compilers and other development tools.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Designs and implements software infrastructure and core technologies.
- Develops software architecture and data management policies and procedures.
- Resolves issues regarding the implementation of heterogeneous open systems.
- Evaluates the management of software configuration facilities and practices.
- Coaches on the essential elements of software architecture, platforms and products.
- Facilitates internal and external cooperative and distributed alignment and processing of systems software infrastructure.
Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on hardware, software, application or operation.
Level Extensive Experience:
- Emphasizes the business impact of failure and the criticality and timing of needed resolution so that problems can be avoided in the future.
- Creates trouble reports for all issues found and reviews solutions for completeness and correctness.
- Directs the resolution of communications problems in multi-vendor environments.
- Resolves a variety of hardware, software, and communications malfunctions.
- Coaches others on advanced diagnostic techniques and tools for unusual or performance-related problems.
- Facilitates the distribution of releases reports and correction packages to departments or clients.
What You Will Get:
- Work Life Harmony
- Earned and medical leave.
- Relocation assistance
Holistic Development
- Personal and professional development through Caterpillar ‘s employee resource groups across the globe
- Career developments opportunities with global prospects
Health and Wellness
- Medical coverage -Medical, life and personal accident coverage
- Employee mental wellness assistance program
Financial Wellness
- Employee investment plan
- Pay for performance -Annual incentive Bonus plan.
Additional Information:
Caterpillar 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
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO)
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
Posting Dates:
October 7, 2025 - October 20, 2025
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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