Description
Career Area:
Technology, Digital and DataJob 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.
Who is CAT Digital? What do we do?
Big machines require big thinking. Are you looking for your next big challenge?
Cat® Digital is the digital and technology arm of Caterpillar Inc., leveraging the latest technologies to build industry leading digital solutions for our customers and dealers. With over one million connected assets worldwide, our teams use data, technology, advanced analytics, telematics, and AI capabilities to help our customers build a better world.
Working with a Fortune 100 leader, you can build your career on a global scale and take advantage of development opportunities with emerging technologies. We’ve created an inclusive environment for you to explore your passions, make an impact and do the work that really matters. Join Us.
Job Opportunity:
We are seeking talented individuals to join our team to help us establish and grow our presence, organization, culture, which will drive our digital product development efforts. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and collaborate with top professionals working on very high impact and visibility products. Don't miss this chance to join and support digital innovation for a global leader in heavy machinery!
What will you do?
As a Tier2 DataOps Engineer you will be responsible for advanced operational support, troubleshooting, and stabilization of data pipelines and data platforms. This role acts as a bridge between Tier1 support and engineering (L3) teams, ensuring fast incident resolution, data quality, and system reliability. You will also:
- Perform deep investigation of incidents escalated from Tier1
- Analyze logs, data pipelines, APIs, and system integrations to identify root causes
- Restore service using workarounds or fixes for known/semi-known issues
- Coordinate P1/P2 incident response, including bridge calls and stakeholder communication
- Monitor data pipelines, jobs, and system health (alerts, dashboards, logs)
- Detect anomalies in data flows and ensure data consistency and integrit
- Perform data validation across systems (ERP, APIs, DBs)
- Proactively identify risks and performance degradation
- Execute and continuously improve operational runbooks
- Collaborate with Data Engineering teams on:
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Permanent fixes (PCA/ICA)
- You will work with Tier1 (handover, guidance), tier3 / Engineering (escalations, RCA), Product and Data teams (data quality improvements)
- Support production releases and maintenance activities
- Validate post-deployment system behavior
- Ensure monitoring and alerts are properly configured
This position works directly with Slovakia based engineering leadership and Cat Digital in the US.
What You Will Have:
- Experience in data engineering, with a focus on data pipelines / ETL tools (SnapLogic, DataStage, etc. – or equivalents)
- Monitoring tools (AppDynamics, Azure Monitor, Grafana, Splunk)
- Knowledge of SQL and data analysis
- Significant experience with API integrations and distributed systems
- Expertise with log analysis and observability
- Understanding of IT operations, ITSM/ITIL, data governance, metadata management, data quality, and data architecture concepts (ITSM / ServiceNow)
- Technical Troubleshooting: Knowledge of technical troubleshooting approaches, tools and techniques; ability to anticipate, recognize, and resolve technical issues on software, application or operation.
- Systems Thinking: Knowledge of the critical interdependencies among individual system elements that help and hinder performance; ability to plan and design solutions that synchronize resources to achieve business results.
- 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.
- 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.
Top candidates will also have:
- Ability to correlate issues across multiple systems
- Experience in incident prioritization and SLA-driven environments
What we offer:
At Cat Digital, we are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning, and we believe in investing in the development of our employees. As a member of our team, you will have access to a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as very competitive compensation and benefits packages, like:
- 3 000 euros / month gross
- Performance related annual cash incentive
- Pension plan
- 5 days of extra vacation above the legislative requirement
- Attractive Life insurance
- 1 volunteering day
- Multisport Card
Take the chance to apply now for this position at Cat Digital Slovakia branch!
Contract type:
Full-time.
Place of work:
Kosice, Slovakia
Additional Information:
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Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, age, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military/veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws.
Caterpillar is committed to creating a dynamic work environment that values diversity and inclusion, respect and integrity, customer focus, and innovation. For more information, visit https://www.caterpillar.com/en/careers/why-caterpillar.html
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Base Minimum Pay:
€32,976.00
Please note that salary is only one component of the total compensation and benefit package available at Caterpillar.
Posting Dates:
May 29, 2026 - June 30, 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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