RPA Automation Analyst

Career Area:

Procurement

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.

Job description

Key Responsibilities
RPA Solution Development (Automation Anywhere)
    • Design, build, and maintain Automation Anywhere bots (TaskBots, MetaBots, and IQ Bots) using Bot Creator and Control Room. 
    • Develop attended and unattended automations, following enterprise RPA design standards and best practices.
    • Implement reusable components and modular bot architecture to improve scalability and maintainability.
    • Perform unit testing, integration testing, and defect resolution prior to production deployment.

Process Automation & Business Alignment
    • Analyze business processes and identify automation opportunities across Procure‑to‑Pay, Source‑to‑Pay, Supplier Management, Master Data, and Supply Chain operations.
    • Translate functional requirements into robust RPA workflows with strong exception handling and logging.
    • Automate interactions with web applications, ERP systems, Excel, emails, PDFs, and enterprise tools using Automation Anywhere capabilities.

Bot Operations & Support
    • Deploy, schedule, and monitor bots via the Automation Anywhere Control Room. 
    • Support production bots, troubleshoot failures, and perform root‑cause analysis.
    • Implement enhancements and optimizations to improve bot performance and reliability.
    • Ensure smooth transition to hypercare and long‑term support after go‑live.

Governance, Security & Compliance
    • Ensure compliance with RPA CoE standards, SDLC requirements, security controls, and audit guidelines. 
    • Follow enterprise credential management, access controls, and documentation practices.
    • Support audits by providing bot design documents, test evidence, and deployment artifacts.

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement
    • Collaborate with Automation Supervisors, Solution Architects, QA, and business stakeholders throughout the lifecycle.
    • Participate in code reviews, knowledge sharing, and RPA capability building initiatives.
    • Continuously upskill on Automation Anywhere platform features, including IQ Bot and intelligent automation capabilities. 

Success Measures
    • High bot stability and execution success rate in production
    • On‑time delivery of committed automation solutions
    • Reduction in manual effort, errors, and processing time
    • Compliance with security, audit, and governance standards

Qualifications & Skills
Technical Skills
    • Hands‑on experience with Automation Anywhere minimum 5 years to maximum 10 years
    • Strong knowledge of: 
        ○ TaskBots, MetaBots, IQ Bots
        ○ Control Room deployment and scheduling
        ○ Exception handling, logging, and error recovery
    • Experience automating Excel, web applications, emails, PDFs, and ERP systems

Domain & Business Skills
    • Understanding of Supply Chain and Procurement processes is preferred
    • Ability to interpret business requirements and translate them into automation logic
    • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and debugging skills

Professional Skills
    • Experience working in a global, matrixed delivery environment
    • Strong communication and collaboration skills
    • Ability to manage multiple automation tasks in parallel

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

 

Relocation is available for this position.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Posting Dates:

April 13, 2026 - April 21, 2026

Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply

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