Career Area:
Digital
Job Description:
Cat Digital's Metadata Management team is looking for a talented and motived Senior Metadata Specialist to join our team. Role responsibilities include representing the team as a SME in Metadata Management across the data platform community. You will be responsible for collaborating with varying levels of leadership and engaging with an US and offshore.
Job Duties:
Competent to perform all necessary data related task without close supervision, which could include metadata management, data governance, data design, or data quality.
Refine the Cat Digital Metadata management strategy and define continuous improvement of data quality, governance, and processes.
Liaises with data creators to support project planning, training, guidance on standards, and the efficient creation/maintenance of high-quality data.
Contributes to policies, procedures, and standards as well as technical requirements.
Ensure compliance with the latest data standards supported by the company, and brand, legal, information security (data security and privacy compliance).
Creates, updates, and enhances metadata policies, processes, and catalogs.
Drives alignment and coordination of data governance efforts.
Works directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution.
Maintains high standards of quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits.
Identifies and encourage areas for growth and improvement within the team.
Employee is also responsible for performing other job duties as assigned by Caterpillar management from time to time.
Basic Requirements:
A 4-year degree from an accredited college or university or equivalent experience.
5 years or more of experience in data management (data design, data quality, metadata, governance, etc.).
Top candidates will also have:
Experience in Metadata Management role within a large corporation preferably high tech or technology manufacturing.
Understanding of information management concepts such as controlled vocabularies, authority control, data modeling, and schema design.
Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, data quality, data modeling, and data architecture concepts.
Must be detail oriented with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Experience with:
Metadata managers (ex. Erwin Mapping Manager)
Metadata Cataloging Tools (ex. Collibra)
Dig Data and Cloud Technology (AWS, Data Lakes, Snowflake)
File format (XML, JSON)
Object Oriented Development (Python, Java, Javascript, C++, Scala)
Passion for technology and an eagerness to contribute to a rapidly changing, team-oriented environment
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Visa sponsorship available for eligible applicants.
EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - Including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.
