Vulnerability 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

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.

Caterpillar's Cybersecurity Team is seeking a Security Analyst to assume a highly technical role on a dynamic team. The Vulnerability Disclosure Team is an innovative and multi-functional team that works to protect Caterpillar's intellectual property across a global enterprise environment. As a member of this team, you will help discover, assess, and address emerging security challenges facing the organization, as well as collect, analyze, and report security-related events and incidents.

Ideal candidates would be highly motivated and technically proficient, as well as capable of participating on a team to complete tasks, assignments, and projects in both individual and cooperative group-based contexts.

The candidate will be responsible for continuous vulnerability lifecycle management within Caterpillar, including collecting, reporting, and assessing the impact of vulnerability data from internal and external sources. The candidate will also serve as a liaison between Corporate Cybersecurity and business partners to better understand their operations, maintain global security processes, and build collaborative relationships. This role will collect data from security tools and systems, such as intrusion detection systems, firewalls, and incident management platforms, while enhancing metrics collection and reporting to improve security visibility.

The Vulnerability Security Analyst will keep up with industry trends as well as the vulnerability threat landscape and partner with other security and IT professionals to assess potential impact from vulnerabilities specific to Caterpillar's environment.

What You Will Do:

• 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 as appropriate, including developing 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

What You Have:

• Requires a relevant degree or certification in a computer-related field, or 2-4 years of IT experience in security compliance, infrastructure, security analytics, or metrics-focused roles.
• Experience with ServiceNow and ServiceNow integrations
• Experience with policy exception risk management, balancing security risk against business requirements
• Experience with security vulnerability remediation
• Experience with enterprise security log collection and management
• Experience in metrics collection, analytical, reporting and communication skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex data to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Understanding of current cyberattacks and evolving tactics, techniques, and procedures(TTP's)
• Understanding of the MITRE ATT&CK framework

Top Candidates will also have:

• Knowledge of Caterpillar policies and procedures, and a general understanding of Caterpillar's organization
• Proficiency with data visualization tools, such as Tableau or Power BI.
• Knowledge of scripting languages, such as Python or SQL, for data manipulation and analysis.
• Experience working on a cybersecurity incident response team
• Experience in IT security, network administration, operating system administration for Linux, Windows, or macOS, or a technical operations role. This includes experience with command-line tools, services, data manipulation, installation, and system operations.
• Drive to learn new things about vulnerability management, exploits, hacker techniques, and overall security operations
• Ability to work collaboratively in a complex, rapidly changing, and culturally diverse environment

• Self-starter who enjoys significant challenges, change management, and being held accountable to produce quantifiable results
• Must have a strong customer focus and ability to work effectively across matrix IT teams
• Excellent human relations skills are required to develop a cooperative relationship with others inside and outside of Caterpillar IT.
• Must be adaptable to work in a varied, fast paced, ever changing global environment
• Help desk, break/fix, or desktop support experience.

Additional Info

• The required location for this role is East Peoria-IL, Irving-TX, Nashville-TN

About Caterpillar -

For more than a century, Caterpillar has helped build a better, more sustainable world. With 2025 sales and revenues of $67.6 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is shaping the future as the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and financing services through Cat Financial, the company's primary business segments: Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries are solving customers' toughest challenges through commercial excellence and advanced technology, driven by a highly skilled, dedicated global team. Learn more at www.caterpillar.com .

Summary Pay Range:

$81,370.00 - $122,060.00

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:

• 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*
• Disability benefits
• Life Insurance
• Parental leave
• Adoption benefits
• Tuition Reimbursement

* These benefits also apply to part-time employees

This position requires working onsite five days a week.

Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.

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. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.