Caterpillar Inc. · 11 hours ago
Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer
East Peoria, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$113K/yr - $169K/yr
7+ years expCaterpillar Inc. is a leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, committed to building a sustainable world. The Senior Data & Analytics Engineer will enable enterprise adoption of Microsoft Fabric and modern business intelligence practices, guiding business units in modernizing data environments and enhancing their BI capabilities.
ConstructionMachinery ManufacturingManufacturingMechanical Engineering
Responsibilities
Enable enterprise adoption of Microsoft Fabric by providing technical guidance, coaching, and best practices across analytics teams
Develop and maintain reusable assets, including templates, reference architectures, semantic model patterns, data pipelines, and governance documentation that support enterprise-wide modernization
Support teams in designing and optimizing Fabric Lakehouse environments, Data Factory pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, notebooks, and medallion‑style data architectures
Provide subject matter expertise for Microsoft Fabric, Power BI modeling, dataset optimization, DAX best practices, workspace design, and governance policies
Assist business units with complex or strategic analytics use cases, including performance tuning, troubleshooting, and proof‑of‑concept development
Partner with central infrastructure, platform engineering, and cybersecurity teams to ensure Fabric, Power BI, and related analytics services remain secure, scalable, reliable, and well-governed
Create monitoring approaches, standards, and operational best practices that uplift data quality, platform health, and BI performance across the enterprise
Collaborate with BI, data engineering, and data architecture teams to align enterprise analytics strategy with Caterpillar’s overall digital and data transformation roadmap
Support incident/problem management processes and communicate findings to business and technical stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Data Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field
7+ years of combined experience in Business Intelligence, data engineering, or analytics platform support
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric components, including Lakehouse, Data Factory (pipelines, dataflows Gen2), Notebooks, Delta tables, and semantic model development
Strong proficiency with Power BI, including data modeling, DAX, dataset optimization, performance tuning, and workspace management
Solid understanding of data engineering concepts, including ingestion patterns, transformation logic, medallion architecture, and SQL
Experience developing or supporting reusable data/BI assets such as templates, pipelines, semantic models, or governance artifacts
Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills across distributed systems, BI tools, and data pipelines
Experience scripting or automating tasks using tools such as Python, PowerShell, or SQL
Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with proven success supporting both technical and non‑technical stakeholders
Preferred
Experience enabling or governing analytics platforms in a Center of Excellence or enterprise technology function
Knowledge of enterprise-scale BI platforms such as Tableau, Cognos, ThoughtSpot, or Business Objects
Familiarity with deployment best practices, Git integration, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps approaches for Microsoft Fabric and Power BI
Experience with Azure data services (Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, Functions, Synapse)
Understanding of data warehousing concepts, dimensional modeling, and ETL/ELT practices
Experience with platform monitoring, capacity planning, gateway management, or BI environment tuning in a large enterprise
Ability to influence and coach cross-functional teams and contribute to enterprise analytics strategy
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
Company
Caterpillar Inc.
For 100 years, we’ve been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.51BKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAdvanced Propulsion Centre UK
2025-08-28Post Ipo Debt· $3.5B
2024-10-31Grant· $5.04M
2019-06-23Grant
Leadership Team
George Moubayed
Chief Sustainability and Strategy Officer / Senior Vice President Enterprise Strategy Division
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Eric Sporre
Vice President & Global Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
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