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.
We’re looking for a strong process-oriented Cybersecurity Engineer, who will use technical expertise to help protect Solar Turbines’ technology systems from risks and security threats.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Execute Cybersecurity Assessments on highly complex internally and externally hosted solutions, including internal multi-tiered DMZ environments, third party hosted (SaaS), and AWS cloud-hybrid hosted solutions
•Provide consultation on Cybersecurity objectives and compliance with relevant security standards, policies, and procedures Familiarity with Security standards and frameworks such as ISO/IEC 27000 series standards, CIS, NIST, CSF, etc..
•Advise on processes and methodologies required when evaluating purchased product solutions, developing new internal solutions and outsourcing any IT system or activity
•Partner with Project Managers and Application/Solution Architects to ensure solutions are aligned to Cybersecurity, policies, procedures, and directives
•Continuously improve Cybersecurity assessment capabilities, deployment solutions, and security artifact requirements
•Educate the IT and business organizations on complex Cybersecurity risks and issues
Ongoing Training and Certification:
•Cybersecurity Analysts/Engineers are expected to maintain relevant certifications and grow as Cybersecurity professionals. This is accomplished through internal and external Cybersecurity training opportunities.
Minimum Qualifications:
•Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology or related field or equivalent experience.
•5+ years previous experience in an Information Technology or Cybersecurity role.
•Cybersecurity-related certification from an industry-recognized body.
Preferred Qualifications:
•Understanding of networking protocols and fundamentals
•Previous experience with DAST/SAST
•Previous experience with Endpoint Protection tools
•Previous experience with Threat Model Assessments
•Previous experience with Risk Management
•Previous experience with Project Management (Waterfall, Agile, etc.)
•Active GIAC Security+, CISSP or other relevant Industry Security Certifications
•Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
•Excellent oral and written communication skills
•Ability to work independently and in a team environment
Skill Descriptors
Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.
Level Extensive Experience:
•Uses subtle cues to determine the language and experience level of an individual or group.
•Introduces technical terminology to listeners in the context of the product or service.
•Uses effective analogies to help an audience understand a novel feature of a product or service.
•Explains important details as they relate to the basic value of the product or service.
•Approaches communication challenges from various angles to find the one that works.
•Proceeds to next level of information when audience is ready.
Consulting: Knowledge of techniques, roles, and responsibilities in providing technical or business guidance to clients, both internal and external; ability to apply consulting knowledge appropriately.
Level Extensive Experience:
•Analyzes and fully documents client requirements.
•Applies experience to developing and executing multiple consulting assignments.
•Works with client to identify alternative solutions and associated pro's and con's.
•Prepares proposals and presentations for a consulting opportunity.
•Manages all aspects and phases of a consulting relationship.
•Monitors consulting assignments versus expectations.
Cybersecurity Standards and Policies: Knowledge of developing cybersecurity policies, standards, and procedures; ability to develop and communicate policies, standards, and procedures that guide interactions with customers.
Level Extensive Experience:
•Coaches the staff on industry cyber security standards and recommended practices.
•Collaborates organization-wide to develop strategies for measuring good security practices and compliance.
•Consults on development and implementation of cross-functional standards and policies.
•Oversees the development of organizational cybersecurity policies and standards.
•Partners with other functions on establishing and documenting joint standards.
•Monitors the implementation of cybersecurity standards and polices in projects or services.
Cybersecurity Risk Management: Knowledge of tools, techniques, approaches and processes of cybersecurity risk management; ability to ensure organizational network operation and minimize negative effect by cybersecurity risks.
Level Extensive Experience:
•Establishes risk management strategy to better responding to organizational cyber threats landscapes.
•Relates cyber risk assessment models and analysis tools and processes to own business area.
•Provides insight into cyber risks management based on a whole-system understanding of organization IT infrastructure.
•Develops a practical guide for professionals to handle with cyber risk incidents.
•Consults on the adoption of advanced cyber risk maturity models specific to organization's business requirements.
•Determines the overall architecture of cyber security risk management system.
Information Security Technologies: Knowledge of technologies and technology-based solutions dealing with information security issues; ability to protect information security across the organization using encryption technologies and appropriate security software.
Level Extensive Experience:
•Performs cost/benefit analyses of alternative security systems, processes and technologies.
•Resolves issues and considerations in implementing cross-platform and heterogeneous packages.
•Resolves issues and considerations for integrating different technologies.
•Compares and contrasts security considerations for all major mobile/BYOD device types.
•Evaluates multiple hardware and software technologies designed to protect information.
•Consults on encryption technologies and security certificates.
Information Technology (IT) Security Policies: Knowledge of IT security policies, standards, and procedures; ability to utilize a variety of administrative skill sets and technical knowledge to ensure cyber security compliance.
Level Working Knowledge:
•Performs information gathering and research on key elements of IT security policies.
•Assists senior colleagues in identifying and analyzing critical issues in IT security policies.
•Executes IT security policies and standards within a specific region in organization.
•Conducts performance reviews on implementation of IT security policies.
•Generates status reports for senior management to ensure the implementation of IT security policies.
Summary Pay Range:
$120,299.00 - $180,449.00
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
•These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position. This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers.
Posting Dates:
June 9, 2025 - June 23, 2025
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.
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