Senior Data Specialist

Caterpillar

Confirmed live yesterday High trust

Quick summary

Work type: On-site
Location: Chicago, IL
Salary: $160,555–$169,060 / yr
Posted: 46 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Closes: Nov 25, 2026
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

Market check

Salary context

Competitive pay

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $170k

This role $165k

$114k most similar roles pay here $227k

This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $140,000–$200,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $165k versus about $170k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

Employer

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. is the world''s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Industry: Heavy Equipment & Manufacturing

Caterpillar currently has 62 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $131,789–$192,710 across 61 roles with salary data.

Most-posted roles

View all roles at Caterpillar

At a glance

TL;DR · Senior Data Specialist

Role Posting Log in to save

The Senior Data Specialist joins the Cat Digital team to address complex data problems and provide solutions aligned with organizational objectives. This role involves performing data design, quality management, metadata management, and architecture tasks while developing detailed pipeline specifications including field mapping and business rules. The specialist will document logical data models for various domains and design robust, scalable database and ETL solutions. To succeed in this role, the candidate must possess expertise in computer architecture and systems software infrastructure. Required technical skills include AWS tools like CloudWatch, Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, and RDS; scripting and API tools such as PowerShell, SQL, JSON, Python, Apigee, and Postman; and cloud services including VPC, CloudFormation, EC2, IAM, EBS, and ECS. The role also requires experience in data cleansing and correlating transactional datasets.

Skills

Data Architecture ETL AWS Python SQL S3 DynamoDB RDS Lambda SQS SNS CloudFormation EC2 ECS VPC PowerShell JSON Apigee Postman NoSQL

What you'll do

Manage data design, quality, metadata, governance, and architecture tasks.
Develop data object pipeline specifications including field mapping, business rules, and quality rules.
Document logical data models, candidate source lists, and canonical formats for domain deployment.
Design robust and scalable database solutions and ETL processes.
Solve complex technical problems aligned with Cat Digital's overall objectives.
Perform data cleansing, conforming, and correlation of transactional data sets.

What we're looking for

A master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 3 years of experience as a Software Engineer or similar role is required.
Alternatively, a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer or similar role is accepted.
Experience with computer architecture and systems software infrastructure is required.
Proficiency with AWS tools including CloudWatch, Lambda, SQS, SNS, S3, DynamoDB, and RDS is required.
Experience with API and scripting tools such as PowerShell, SQL, JSON, Python, Apigee, or Postman is required.
Experience with cloud infrastructure tools like VPC, CloudFormation, EC2, IAM, EBS, and ECS is required.
Experience in data cleansing, conforming, or correlation of transactional data sets is required.
Skills in data design, quality, metadata management, governance, architecture, and ETL solution design are required.

Save