Cybersecurity Manager

Cybersecurity Manager – Siem, Detection & Security Analytics

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 proven Cybersecurity Manager to lead and evolve our SIEM, detection, and security analytics capabilities. In this high-impact leadership role, you'll lead a strong team, shape strategy and execution across enterprise logging and analytics, and partner across IT and Cybersecurity to improve detection coverage, platform resilience, and governance outcomes.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the SIEM function end-to-end, driving scalable ingestion, enrichment, correlation, search performance, and detection content that increases enterprise visibility and response readiness.
• Advance analytics engineering across detection engineering, anomaly detection, and AI/ML-assisted analytics to improve prioritization, surface earlier risk signals, and automate manual work.
• Own the roadmap for SIEM, analytics, and log data platforms, with clear accountability for availability, ingest health, data quality, and detection effectiveness.
• Ensure alignment with security policies, controls, and regulatory requirements; partner with GRC and audit to maintain audit readiness, evidence collection, and remediation plans.
• Build, coach, and inspire a high-performing multidisciplinary team with clear expectations, strong operating rhythms, and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.
• Hire, onboard, and manage performance for the team (goals, coaching, feedback, and development plans)
• Plan team capacity and on-call coverage, and establish runbooks, incident/problem management rhythms, and service reporting.
• Develop business cases and manage budgets for owned products and services, tracking KPIs that connect investment to risk reduction and service outcomes.
• Lead vendor relationships and platform partnerships to maximize service quality, support internal SLA expectations, and keep the team aligned to emerging threats, tools, and industry best practices.
• Lead the team in continuous innovation and process efficiencies.
• Equip incident responders with high-fidelity telemetry and analytics and continuously raise the bar on data quality and detection performance.

What You Have:

• Deep cybersecurity experience spanning security operations, compliance, and secure enterprise technology practices.
• Proven leadership with success hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing technical talent.
• Firsthand experience deploying and operating SIEM platforms and log/data lake solutions at scale.
• Strong log engineering background in collection, parsing, normalization, enrichment, and large-scale data handling.
• Broad technical knowledge of endpoints, servers, networking, security controls, and cloud/hybrid environments.
• Working knowledge of security frameworks, audits, and regulatory requirements, including NIST, ISO 27001, CIS, SOC 2, and SOX.
• Executive-ready communication skills with the ability to influence technical teams, senior leaders, and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Comfortable supporting an on call/after-hours schedule as needed (occasional nights/weekends/holidays).
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Cybersecurity or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Experience with detection engineering, event correlation, threat monitoring, and AI/ML-assisted security analytics.
• Strong stakeholder and program leadership skills, with a history of delivering complex cross-functional security and IT initiatives.
• Experience partnering with audit and compliance teams to meet policy and regulatory requirements and drive remediation.
• Operational mindset with a focus on service reliability and continuous security improvement.
• Ability to balance delivery speed with cybersecurity risk management and governance.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and establish effective operating rhythms.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills across cybersecurity, IAM, architecture, infrastructure, and engineering teams.
• Experience building business cases and managing budgets (CapEx/OpEx) for technology programs.
• Stays current on cybersecurity trends, tooling, and best practices through ongoing learning and industry engagement.

Top Candidates Will Have:

• Master's degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, business administration, or a related field.
• One or more active certifications: CISA, CISM, or CISSP.
• Other related certifications such as ITIL, PMP, SANS/GSEC.
• Extensive knowledge of company products and policies, organizational units, and strategic direction with demonstrated diversity in thought and skill.
• Experience leading in a large, complex, global enterprise environment.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to translate cybersecurity strategy and outcomes into enterprise value.
• Experience operating in product-centric models and/or leading teams through Agile transformation.
• Demonstrated success developing talent and preparing team members for expanded roles.

What You Will Get:

At Caterpillar, our goal is to provide a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to our customers' success in building a better world. Beyond hourly wages, we offer a total rewards package with benefits starting on day one (medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401K) and potential annual bonuses. Additional benefits include paid vacation and holidays (prorated based on hire date).

Additional Info:

• The location for this role is Dallas TX, Nashville, TN or Peoria, IL.
• Relocation assistance is available.
• This role requires 5 days onsite.
• Sponsorship is NOT available.

Skills Descriptors:

• Global Perspective: Knowledge of issues, opportunities, and challenges for conducting business in the international marketplace; ability to apply global perspectives appropriately in a wide range of situations.
• Planning: Tactical, Strategic: Knowledge of effective planning techniques and ability to contribute to operational (short term), tactical (1-2 years) and strategic (3-5 years) planning in support of the overall business plan.
• 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.
• Effective Communications: Understanding effective communication concepts, tools, and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
• Strategic Thinking: Knowledge of the importance of "big picture" thinking and planning; ability to apply organizational acumen and competitiveness to identify and maintain focus on key success factors for the organization.
• Visioning: Understanding of the value of articulating an intended business outcome and ability to create and communicate a vision of the organization that motivates others to superior performance.
• Stakeholder Management: Knowledge of stakeholder management techniques; ability to systematically identify stakeholders, analyze their needs and expectations, and implement various tasks to engage with them.
• Consulting Process & Tools: Knowledge of consulting process; ability to engage in planning sales, conducting research and analysis, finding solutions, and preparing recommendations.

About Caterpillar:

Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed.

Summary Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $221,640.00

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 (FSA