Manager Cybersecurity
Job Summary
Career Area:
Technology Digital and DataJob Description:
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Why This Role Exists
We build and operate large missioncritical software platforms that runin customer operational technology (OT) environments often integrated with cloud services and enterprise systems.
These platforms must remain secureacross trust boundariescloud enterprise IT and customer OT networkswhile operating in environments actively targeted by realworld adversaries.
This role exists to ensure those systems aresecure by design not by afterthefact controls.
As the Security Architect you will define defend and evolve thesecurity architecturethat allows modern cloudconnected applications to operate safely on customer OT networks. This is an architecture leadership role focused onsystem design threatdriven decisions and longterm risk reduction not operational execution.
What Youll Do
You are thesecurity architecture authorityfor application platforms deployed into OT environments under Autonomy and Automation.
You will:
Own and evolvesecurity architecture patternsacross:
Authentication and authorization (human and machine)
API security and servicetoservice trust
Data protection and trust boundary enforcement
Design architectures thatsafely bridge cloud services and customer OT networks
Applymodern network and IAM patternsin environments that are not cloudnative
Explicitly incorporatePurdue Model principles including zones conduits and segmentation into architecture decisions
Define how applications securely communicate across:
Cloud Enterprise OT boundaries
Hightrust and lowtrust network zones
Leadarchitecturelevel threat modeling with particular focus on:
Red network threats to OT environments
Lateral movement protocol abuse and weak segmentation
Establishreference security architecturesfor large Javabased platforms operating on OT networks
Providesecurity architecture signoffat design and release decision points
Translate security requirements intoclear developerconsumable guardrails
Influence platform and product roadmaps to removesystemic repeatable security risks
Overall accountability for security outcomes remains with the Security Engineering Manager;you own the technical security architecture decisions that shape those outcomes.
How Youll Work
This is anarchitecturefirst role focused on making correct security decisionsbefore systems are built and deployed.
You will work in environments that include:
Cloud services integrated withonpremise and customermanaged OT networks
Java application platforms (Spring / Spring Boot)
Modern IAM architectures(OAuth2 OIDC service identities) adapted for constrained noncloudnative environments
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)used to establish identity and trust for:
Services and applications
Devices and workloads operating in OT environments
Encrypted communicationsacross all trust boundaries including:
Cloud Enterprise OT
Zonetozone and conduit communications aligned to the Purdue Model
Segmented networks designed to limit blast radius and resist lateral movement
You will design and review architectures that:
Use PKI and certificates toauthenticate systems services and endpoints
Enforceencryption in transitas a baseline even in legacy or constrained OT networks
Explicitly mitigaterednetwork threats including credential theft protocol abuse and unauthorized eastwest movement
Balance strong security controls with realworld customer and operational constraints
You will spend your timedesigning reviewing and influencing architecture not administering tooling rotating certificates or operating infrastructure.
Explicitly Out of Scope
This role doesnotinclude:
Daytoday vulnerability management or ticket queues
SOC incident response or oncall rotations
Compliance audit execution or evidence collection
Cloud infrastructure ownership or operations
Handson CI/CD tooling administration
This role exists to makehard architecture decisions early not to clean up avoidable mistakes later.
What Were Looking For
You are likely a strong fit if you have:
Strong understanding ofcloud security fundamentals(identity networking trust boundaries shared responsibility)
Experience designing systems that runon customer OT networks not just enterprise IT or cloud
Deep understanding ofmodern network and IAM patternsapplied outside pure cloud environments
Working knowledge of thePurdue Model including zones conduits and segmentation strategies
Experience securingnetwork communications in OT environments including:
Encrypted communications
Authentication of services and endpoints
Mitigation of lateral movement and protocol abuse
Ability to reason clearly aboutrednetwork threatsto OT systems and design architectural mitigations
Strong background inJava application development and application security
Expertise in authentication and authorization architectures (OAuth2 OIDC identity federation)
Experience defining API security patterns and servicetoservice trust models
Advanced threat modeling skills atsystem and platform scale
Confidence makingand defendingarchitecture decisions that impact multiple teams
Nice to Have
Experience with regulated safetycritical or industrial systems
Familiarity with zerotrust concepts applied in constrained networks
Prior experience partnering closely with AppSec platform and product teams
Experience Profile
710 years in software engineering and security
35 years in a security architecture or senior security engineering role
Demonstrated ownership of architecture decisions across multiple platforms or products
Posting Dates:
May 14 2026 - May 28 2026Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply
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Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Caterpillar is the world’s leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial turbines and diesel-electric locomotives.