Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

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Job Description:

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Senior Cybersecurity Specialist

What You Will Do:

• Conduct proactive threat hunting across Cloud and OnPrem enterprise environments to identify malicious activity anomalies and emerging threats.

• Perform indepth investigations using SIEM technologies leveraging strong query and analysis skills to detect adversary behaviors and indicators of compromise.

• Analyze authentication flows access patterns and system telemetry to uncover potential compromise or advanced attacker techniques.

• Utilize cyber threat intelligence the MITRE ATT&CK framework and emerging threat research to inform hunting strategies and detection engineering.

• Investigate and respond to highimpact security incidents collaborating closely with CSIRT and crossfunctional teams to contain and remediate threats.

• Partner with SIEM administrators vendors and offensive cybersecurity teams to enhance threat visibility and detection capabilities.

• Develop and maintain detection logic contributing to the full detection development lifecycle and identifying opportunities for detection improvements.

• Apply offensive knowledge to strengthen hunting methodologies and validate detection coverage.

• Document findings investigations and procedures with strong writing communication and operational discipline.

• Support continuous improvement efforts including planning operational procedure refinement and readiness activities within the CSIRT.

• Provide afterhours support as part of a rotating oncall schedule including responding to highpriority alerts and security incidents.

What You Have:

• Extensive experience operating in a largescale global enterprise cybersecurity environment with complex distributed infrastructure.

• Advanced threat hunting experience across hybrid environments including cloud and onpremises ecosystems with a strong command of threat hunting methodologies cyber threat intelligence and practical application of the MITRE ATT&CK framework to drive hypothesisbased hunts.

• Expertlevel understanding of incident response operations including leading investigations containment and remediation efforts root cause analysis and postincident improvements.

• Significant experience with enterprisegrade SIEM platforms including authoring complex queries tuning detections at scale and analyzing highvolume diverse telemetry sources.

• Demonstrated experience developing validating tuning and maintaining detections derived from threat hunting findings and realworld adversary activity.

• Strong documentation communication and collaboration skills with the ability to clearly convey complex technical findings influence stakeholders and work effectively across SIEM administrators security vendors engineering teams CSIRT and executive leadership.

• Experience mentoring or guiding other analysts or hunters contributing to the maturity and effectiveness of the overall threat detection and response program.

Skills Descriptors:

• Communicating Complex Concepts: Ability to clearly articulate complex threat scenarios detection logic and investigation results in concise audienceappropriate language.

• Consulting: Experience providing technical guidance and security expertise to internal partners vendors or crossfunctional teams.

• Cybersecurity Standards and Policies: Knowledge of developing interpreting and applying cybersecurity policies standards and procedures across diverse operational environments.

• Adaptability: Comfort adapting to new cybersecurity challenges emerging threats and evolving technologies.

• Collaboration: Works effectively with SOC engineering offensive security vendors and leadership teams.

• ProblemSolving: Demonstrated ability to identify analyze and resolve advanced cybersecurity issues and attacker behaviors.

• Coachability: Ability to coach team members while remaining open to receiving coaching and constructive feedback.

• Curiosity: A persistent desire to explore new attack vectors emerging threat techniques and innovative detection strategies.

• Goal-Driven: A resultsfocused mindset centered on improving defenses maturing detection capabilities and driving measurable cybersecurity outcomes.

Additional Info:

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

• 5 days onsite is MANDATORY.

• Sponsorship isNOT available.

• Relocation is available.

About Caterpillar -

Caterpillar Inc. is the worlds 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 weve 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:

Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors job level market locationjob-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 (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

Posting Dates:

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.

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