Director, Data Engineering

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Job Description:

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Role Summary

The Director of Data Engineering is a senior technology leader responsible for designing building and scaling the enterprise data engineering ecosystem that powers Cat Technology platforms. This role will lead the extension of the Data Platform to support the physical AI platform for machine andjobsiteautonomy ensuring highquality well-architected and reliable data products that enable analytics insights and downstream applications.

The Director will set the vision for data design and architecture oversee data acquisition and ingestion strategies and lead the development of robust data engineering pipelines for transformation quality storage and access. This role partners closely with business stakeholders analytics product and various platform engineering teams to ensure data solutions are scalable secure and aligned to enterprise priorities.

What you will do:

• Define and own the data engineering strategy in support of Cat Technology platforms including the data and AI platform.
• Lead mentor and develop data engineers architects and technical leads to build highperforming teams
• Establish standards best practices and governance for data engineering architecture and lifecycle management
• Design and oversee scalable secure and resilient data architectures across cloud and hybrid environments
• Own data acquisition and ingestion strategies including batch streaming and nearrealtime pipelines
• Oversee development of reliable costeffective data pipelines with strong data quality monitoring and observability
• Partner with product analytics platform and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable data solutions

What you will have:

• Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
• Effective Communications: Understanding of effective communication concepts tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit receive and accurately interpret ideas information and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Software Engineering: Knowledge of software engineering; ability to deliver new or enhanced fee-based software products.
• Software Reliability Management: Knowledge of software reliability management; ability to develop and use principles methodologies and metrics that increase software product performance and reliability.
• 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.

Top candidates will have:

• 10 years of experience in data engineering data architecture or related roles with at least 5 years in a peopleleading or senior leadership capacity.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to balance longterm vision and nearterm delivery.
• Strong people leader who develops talent and builds highperforming teams.
• Strong experience designing and operating largescale data platforms and pipelines.
• Deep understanding of data modeling data warehousing and modern data architectures.
• Proven experience leading complex crossfunctional initiatives in an enterprise environment.

• Experience supporting multiplatform or productbased data ecosystems.
• Handson experience with cloudbased data platforms modern ETL/ELT frameworks and data observability tools.
• Familiarity with data governance privacy and security best practices.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align technical solutions to organizational outcomes.

Additional Details:

• This position requires the candidate tobe based in either Chicago IL ; Mossville IL or Dallas TX
• Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.
• Visa sponsorship is NOT available with this position.

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Summary Pay Range:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-related knowledge skills individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.

Benefits:

Subject to plan eligibility terms and guidelines. This is a summary list of 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

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.

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