Senior Application Security Engineer - Cloud & DevSecOps Leader

Caterpillar Brazil; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 113,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Disability benefits

Life Insurance

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to join Cat Digital’s cybersecurity team. The role focuses on integrating security into the software development lifecycle and enabling secure delivery of Caterpillar Digital applications.

You will partner with software engineers, architects, product owners, and leaders to implement secure features, remediate issues, and improve security maturity across projects. Relocation and visa sponsorship are not available.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of decision-making processes and tools; ability to analyze situations and decide.
• Experience with SDLC and secure coding practices across a portfolio of applications.
• Ability to guide engineers on cybersecurity issues and document decisions.

Responsibilities

• Guide software engineers on cybersecurity issues and influence security decisions.
• Support defect detection tooling at repository or application level.
• Onboard and manage penetration testing and security assessments.

Skills

Decision making

Critical thinking

Effective communications

Software Development Life Cycle

Software integration engineering

Software product design/architecture

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP/Salesfo

Security testing awareness (SAST/DAST)

Tools

CodeQL

Rapid7

Penetration testing

SAST/DAST tools

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Senior Application Security Engineer to join Cat Digital’s cybersecurity team. The role focuses on integrating security into the software development lifecycle and enabling secure delivery of Caterpillar Digital applications.

You will partner with software engineers, architects, product owners, and leaders to implement secure features, remediate issues, and improve security maturity across projects. Relocation and visa sponsorship are not available.