Vulnerability Management & Security Analyst

Caterpillar Inc; East Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 81,000 - 122,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision benefits

Paid time off plan

401(k) savings plans

Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Accounts

Career Development

Incentive bonus

Parental leave

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Security Analyst to own vulnerability lifecycle management across our global enterprise. You will collect and assess data from security tools, report findings to stakeholders, and partner with IT and security teams to improve threat visibility.

The role requires collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to work in a dynamic, global environment with occasional rotating shifts and on-call coverage. A relevant degree or equivalent experience is expected.

Qualifications

• Requires degree or certification in a computer-related field, or 2-4 years IT security experience.
• Experience with ServiceNow and ServiceNow integrations.
• Experience with policy exception risk management and remediation.
• Experience with enterprise security log collection and metrics reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic/thought leadership on maturing and optimizing vulnerability management programs focused on web application protection.
• Closely support and collaborate with other cybersecurity teams.
• Ensure the vulnerability management capability is fully interoperable and integrated with existing vulnerability management capabilities.
• Engage with stakeholders, to include IT professionals, management, and auditors to provide remediation assistance, including reporting and guidance.
• Obtain and maintain knowledge on existing security procedures and directives related to application security and vulnerability management.
• Participate in occasional rotational shift work, including nights, weekends, and 24x7 monitoring coverage.
• Analyze security events to identify trends, anomalies, and potential threats; prepare clear reports for stakeholders.
• Collaborate with security engineering, architecture, and SOC teams to implement detection logic and improve threat visibility.

Skills

ServiceNow

Vulnerability remediation

Security analytics

MITRE ATT&CK

Data visualization

Incident response

Python/SQL

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant computer-related degree

2-4 years IT security experience

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

ServiceNow integrations

Job description

Caterpillar Inc. is seeking a Security Analyst to own vulnerability lifecycle management across our global enterprise. You will collect and assess data from security tools, report findings to stakeholders, and partner with IT and security teams to improve threat visibility.

The role requires collaboration, strong communication, and the ability to work in a dynamic, global environment with occasional rotating shifts and on-call coverage. A relevant degree or equivalent experience is expected.