Cybersecurity Specialist

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.

Cybersecurity Specialist

Role Definition:

Caterpillar is seeking an experienced and technically proficient Cybersecurity Specialist to lead strategic cybersecurity initiatives across our organization. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in Infrastructure & Network Security, Identity and Access Management, along with a broad background in IT operations and application development.

What You Will Do:

• Collaborate, lead, and provide guidance to team members on varied Cybersecurity processes and initiatives.

• Lead and coordinate cybersecurity initiatives.

• Ensure alignment with compliance standards (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR).

• Provide program and project leadership for cybersecurity efforts and stakeholder updates.

• Develop project plans, timelines, and resource allocations for cybersecurity implementations.

• Facilitate and document requirements, develop project charters and scope documents, and communication plans.

• Provide change management techniques to ensure customer satisfaction and business unit adoption.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to junior cybersecurity staff.

What You Have:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Security, or related field.

• Experience in Cybersecurity with solid foundation in network security principles, tools, and best practices.

• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, with a minimum of 3 years in cloud IAM.

• Expertise in Microsoft Azure Entra ID, Conditional Access, Privileged Identity Management (PIM), and Identity Protection.

• Strong understanding of all IT domains including infrastructure, applications, databases, and cloud services.

• Familiarity with regulatory compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR).

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Experience with environments containing diverse applications and many types of users (Workforce IAM & Customer IAM),

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills; demonstrated ability to communicate highly technical security concepts to non-security audiences

• Professional information security certification (e.g. CISSP, IDPro/CIDPRO Certification),

Skills 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, understandable language appropriate to the audience.

• 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.

• Information Security Management: Knowledge of the processes, tools, and techniques of information security management; ability to deploy and monitor information security systems, while detecting, controlling, and preventing violations of IT security.

• 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.

• Cybersecurity Risk Management: Knowledge of tools, techniques, approaches, and processes of cybersecurity risk management; ability to ensure organizational network operation and minimize negative effects by cybersecurity risks.

• 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.

Additional Info:

• The primary locations for this position are: East Peoria, IL, Nashville TN, or Dallas, TX

• 5 days onsite is MANDATORY.

• Sponsorship is NOT available.

• Relocation is available for qualified candidates.

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