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Information Technology Placement Student page is loaded## Information Technology Placement Studentlocations: Peterborough, United Kingdomtime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: R0000323607**Career Area:**Students and Graduates**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.**12 Month Industrial Placement Scheme****Discipline: Information Technology****Location: Peterborough****Salary**: **£26,000, Share Scheme, Pension and 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).**We currently have some exciting opportunities for industrial placement students to join Caterpillar across several of our sites. You will have the opportunity to work with others across our organisation and you will be directly involved, and at the heart of our business, participating on strategic projects.***\*Please note that in order to be eligible to complete a 12 Month Industrial Placement commencing July 2026, you must be in your penultimate year of study unless enrolled in an integrated master’s program.***Caterpillar Inc. is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Since 1925, we’ve been driving sustainable progress and helping customers build a better world through innovative products and services. Throughout the product life cycle, we offer services built on cutting-edge technology and decades of product expertise. These products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value to help our customers succeed.We have a clear vision to be the global leader in providing customer value in the markets in which we operate. Our core values (Integrity, Excellence, Teamwork, Commitment and Sustainability) are key to our success.**Join Caterpillar IT in Peterborough**Based in Peterborough, our Technology team is at the forefront of digital transformation within Caterpillar. We design and deliver integrated IT systems that drive performance, efficiency, and sustainability across a wide range of products. As an IT solutions builder, you’ll be part of a dynamic, forward-thinking environment where your expertise will directly impact product innovation. Whether you're passionate about AI, App Development or Application Solutions, Caterpillar IT offers a collaborative space where your ideas matter and your skills make a difference.**Diversity at Caterpillar**When we leverage our people's experiences, backgrounds, and cultures in an inclusive environment, we enable every individual to achieve their full potential, which drives business success. We also have numerous well supported employee resource groups. Caterpillar is an equal opportunity employer, and we welcome applications from all talented IT enthusiasts—regardless of gender or background—who are excited to build smarter, safer, and more sustainable solutions for the future.As an equal opportunity employer, we value diversity at Caterpillar and believe the more experience you can gain early in your career the further you can go. That’s why during our yearlong scheme we place an emphasis on multiple diverse projects. You will have the opportunity to work and collaborate with people in Caterpillar facilities worldwide and we are looking for you to bring fresh, innovative ideas to solve complex technical problems. You will be a fully involved team member with responsibility and accountability for key project deliverables. That said, you will be given all the support you require to be successful.Our placement roles have the additional benefit of a workplace mentor; this could be your manager or a technical expert who will support you throughout your time at Caterpillar and help you gain the professional development and skills you need to be set up for success! Our placement students can expect to return to university with further developed technical skills and experience of how University learning is applied to the workplace.We also operate a conditional offer process; our highest performing placement students are fast tracked to our graduate development scheme. This includes a financial incentive and the potential of a summer work placement. Offers will be made based on the condition that a graduate role is available at the time of your graduation and that you achieve a min of 2:2.**Job duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to:**Business Systems Analyst:* As part of the team, you will have the opportunity to work on multiple IT projects across multiple business functions, for example within Engineering, Finance, Manufacturing, Sales and Aftermarket groups.* The role will involve you having responsibility for gathering requirements, analysis, functional design, development specifications and testing.* As part of this project team, you may be called upon to work with people across the globe as the business functions serve CAT facilities in the UK, US, China, Brazil, Mexico and India.* Requirement to provide operational support across multiple globally used applications using ITIL processes including incident, problem and change management.In this role you will be supported by IT professionals who have multiple years of experience in IT Project Management, Systems Design and Business Analysis as well as receiving appropriate training to gain a wider industry knowledge to perform the role expected.Upon completion of the year, you will have gained experience and knowledge of multitude of business processes and Information Systems and an appreciation of what it takes to support and maintain small and corporate scale IT solutions**.**As the type of roles within our business are becoming more diverse, we are looking for people who are open minded, excellent problem solvers and who have an ability to learn quickly. You will be motivated, hard-working, and will embrace change. In return for your dedication and hard work, you will be provided with excellent career opportunities and strong support for your personal and career development to pursue a career within Caterpillar.* Applicants will be on target to achieve a minimum of 2:2 honours degree level in a Computing Subject.**Recruitment Process Guidelines:**Here is a brief overview of what you can expect when applying to our Early Career roles…**Online Application:** The first stage of the process is to complete the online application and attach your CV, this must be done before the closing date of the role that you're applying for. Once the role has been advertised, we will begin reviewing all applications, this may take a little while and we will contact you as soon as possible to let you know if you have been successful in moving forward to the next stage.**Stage one – Video Interview:** If selected, you will be invited to complete a user-friendly video interview which will then be reviewed by the Hiring Team. At this stage, if you are successful, you will be invited to attend an Assessment Centre which we anticipate will be held week commencing 23rd February onsite at our Peterborough facility so please try to keep that date free. We would also recommend that you check your spam emails and your Workday account for updates.**Stage two - Assessment Centre:** The Assessment Centre Day will look at a range of behaviours such as teamwork, decision-making, communication, and problem-solving. We aim to make these days fun, inclusive and as relaxed as possible.**Stage