Job Description

Career Area:

Technology, Digital and Data

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.

Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.

When you join Caterpillar, you’re joining a global team who care not just about the work we do – but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers and future work 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.

Cat Technology collaborates with partners across the Caterpillar enterprise to advance technologies including autonomy and automation, which helps enhance site safety, productivity and efficiency across customer operations worldwide. Cat Technology also owns enterprise-wide initiatives in innovation, research and development, manufacturing automation and advanced materials, ensuring Caterpillar continues to lead the industry in technological excellence and engineering innovation.

As a Manager of Autonomy & Automation (A&A) – Governance, Risk & Compliance, you will lead security compliance and assurance for A&A products and platforms. You will own regulatory readiness, standards compliance, audit outcomes, and customer security assurance across a global, safety‑critical portfolio. You’ll guide a small team focused on CRA, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001 alignment while driving risk governance and providing executive‑level visibility. This role is ideal for a pragmatic, execution‑focused leader who thrives at the intersection of engineering, regulation, quality, and customer trust.

Additional Information:

• This role is located in Mossville, IL with potential alternate locations and does offer relocation.
• This role is 1st shift, Monday – Friday.
• This role is 100% on-site with no opportunity for hybrid or remote schedules
• This role requires up to 25% domestic and international travel

What You Will Do:

• Execute an established A&A cybersecurity and compliance vision by translating strategy into operating processes, evidence, metrics, and sustained outcomes.

• Lead the A&A security governance, risk, and compliance program across the product lifecycle.

• Ensure alignment with key cybersecurity and quality standards, including CRA, IEC 62443, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001.

• Translate regulatory and standards requirements into clear, actionable expectations for engineering and product teams.

• Establish consistent, auditable security and compliance evidence for new products, sustaining engineering, and fielded systems.

• Coordinate internal and external audits, manage audit findings, and drive corrective actions to closure.

• Serve as the primary owner for security and quality controls and maintain defensible compliance posture.

• Lead CRA readiness activities, including secure‑by‑design documentation, vulnerability management, SBOM requirements, and regulatory interpretation.

• Drive adoption of IEC 62443 secure development lifecycle practices and support design reviews for compliance risks.

• Manage risk acceptance, deviations, and exceptions, providing documented risk decisions and escalation support.

• Lead responses to customer and third‑party security questionnaires, audits, and assessments.

• Ensure customer security assurances are accurate, consistent, and reflective of actual product posture.

• Define and maintain KPIs related to regulatory readiness, audit posture, and customer security risk trends.

• Deliver executive‑level reporting and insights to support leadership decision‑making.

• Lead, mentor, and develop a small team of security and compliance professionals.

• Collaborate cross‑functionally with Engineering, Product, Legal, Privacy, Quality, and Enterprise Security to drive consistent compliance outcomes.

What You Have (Basic Requirements):

• A bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Information Security, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related field.

• Communicating Complex Concepts: Knowledge of effective presentation tools and techniques to ensure clear understanding; ability to use summarization and simplification techniques to explain complex technical concepts in simple, clear language appropriate to the audience.

• Cybersecurity Standards and Policies: Knowledge of developing cybersecurity policies, standards and procedures; ability to develop and communicate policies, standards and procedures that guide interactions with customers.

• Cybersecurity Risk Management: Knowledge of tools, techniques, approaches and processes of cybersecurity risk management; ability to ensure organizational network operation and minimize negative effect by cybersecurity risks.
  
  

What Will Set You Apart (Top Candidates Will Have):

• Knowledge of the processes, tools and techniques of information security management; ability to deploy and monitor information security systems, while detecting, controlling and preventing violations of IT security.

• Prior experience with external auditing

• Previous experience with a Big Four consulting firm

• Ability to fluently speak Spanish or Portuguese
  

What You Will Get:

Through it all, we are one team – creating and delivering world-class components and solutions superior to the competition.  Learn more about the Caterpillar Experience

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.

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Pay Range:

$147,760.00 - $240,110.00

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 (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:

April 3, 2026 - April 15, 2026

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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