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IS Specialist

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Hybrid
Peoria, IL
128K-209K Annually
Senior level
Hybrid
Peoria, IL
128K-209K Annually
Senior level
Provides technical leadership for Indirect Procurement systems, including SAP Concur, vendor management platforms, and Oversight. Designs middleware integrations, enterprise ETL/ELT architectures, APIs, databases, Snowflake solutions, Power BI reports, and PowerApps. Partners with stakeholders on requirements and deployments, supports users, manages audit activities, coordinates projects, mentors teams, drives adoption, and identifies process improvements.
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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.
As an IS Specialist supporting Indirect Procurement, you will be hands-on and provide technical leadership that performs critical Procurement and enterprise support through best-in-class technology and processes that are consistent, integrated and user-friendly. This role has responsibility and accountability for deploying, transforming and managing the various software suites (SAP Concur, Vendor Management Systems, and Oversight) that the enterprise leverages for Indirect Procurement. This position will help support the internal Indirect Procurement organization as well as key stakeholders across the enterprise.
What You Will Do:
  • Design, develop, and deploy middleware jobs using Datastage or Snaplogic by connecting to various source and target systems
  • Provide technical leadership by architecting solutions on various projects based on the business requirements.
  • Collaborate with senior stakeholders and business users to collect VOB/VOC, business requirements, and prepare implementation plans for successful deployment.
  • Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and organizational skills
  • Provide front-line support to customers when needed as part of helping them in resolving support issues
  • Would be accountable and responsible for overseeing audit-related tasks of Vendor Management application
  • Oversee and coordinate multiple engagements across projects, operations, and support teams to ensure they are completed on time and within budget by following the demand management methodology
  • Would be accountable and responsible for designing and developing Power BI reports based on the business needs
  • Should have an attitude to learn new technologies and implement them
  • Mentor and coach the team on technical challenges, when needed
  • Will be accountable for driving adoption and identifying continuous improvement opportunities including standardization, simplification, and risk mitigation
  • Gather business requirements and work with various stakeholders to deploy SAP Concur

What You Have:
  • Bachelor's degree - or 10 plus equivalent experience required
  • 5 plus years of experience in relational database design, data modeling, and structured query language (SQL)
  • Experience in Power BI report design and development
  • Proficiency in English is required
  • Strong experience designing and implementing API integrations, including RESTful services, system-to-system integrations.
  • Working knowledge of AI concepts, capabilities, and enterprise use cases, with the ability to identify opportunities for AI adoption.
  • Hands-on experience with Snowflake across both development and administration.
  • Strong experience architecting enterprise-wide ETL/ELT solutions across diverse systems and data platforms, defining scalable integration patterns, technology strategies, and target-state architectures spanning legacy and cloud-based technologies.

Considerations For Top Candidates:
  • SAP Concur Experience
  • Beeline or IQNavigator Experience
  • Should have 8 plus years of experience in Middleware Technologies like Datastage / Snaplogic.
  • Must have 6 plus years of experience in on-prem databases and 3 plus years of working experience in Snowflake
  • Should have experience in building PowerApps
  • Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and conceptualization skills
  • Experience in managing multiple projects using project management methodologies
  • Experience in scripting languages like VBScript or JavaScript is an added advantage.
  • Consistently exhibits the willingness and interest to learning new technologies

Additional Info:
  • The ideal location for this role is Peoria-IL or Irving-TX

About Caterpillar -
For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company's primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers' toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more at www.caterpillar.com.
Summary Pay Range:
$128,470.00 - $208,770.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-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
This position requires working onsite five days a week.
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.
Posting Dates:
October 13, 2026 - October 19, 2026
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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