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Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation

Software Security Engineer

Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Irving, Texas, United States, 75084


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Business Technologies, Digital and DataJob 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. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.Caterpillar Inc. seeks a Software Security Engineer at its facility located at 5205 N. O Connor Blvd Irving, TX 75039. Contribute to secure by design, secure development practices, security testing, and devSecOps of software systems and/or applications. Facilitate security efforts between the Cybersecurity Organization and the development teams creating services on the data platform. Help development teams identify security gaps in their applications and services and assist in coming up with solutions to close those gaps and make services compliant with enterprise security requirements. Review and assess architectural artifacts (e.g., architecture diagrams) for compliance with security policy and identification of risks and potential areas of improvement. Collaborate with peer Cybersecurity professionals in the assessment of IT solutions for security posture. Serve as a liaison between the Caterpillar Cybersecurity organization and the rest of Caterpillar to communicate, embed, and demonstrate compliance with Cybersecurity requirements. Act as a technical point of contact for application teams related to automation, CI/CD, and Application Security Operations. Understand and communicate business risk with security risk. Identify existing processes and security gaps. Guide to improve and streamline the development process to secure the application in every stage of software development by implementing devSecOps. Competent to perform all assignments without close supervision; deliver more complex aspects of systems work. Work directly on complex application/technical problem identification and resolution. Drive application development focused on delivering security needs features. Maintain high standards of software quality within the team by establishing good practices and habits. Guide the team to develop structured application/interface code, new program documentation, operations documentation, and user guides in a casual, flexible environment. Maintain current knowledge of existing security procedures, directives, and technology controls including application testing, threat modeling, attack and penetration testing, data classification, and data handling. Participate in industry working groups and provide insights to product development teams on leading architecture, design, and security practices. Understand security requirements and risk tolerance baselines. Keep development teams accountable to metrics measuring risk.Minimum Requirements:This position requires a Bachelor’s degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related field and two (2) years of experience as a Software Developer, IT Engineer, or related occupation in the software development field. Additionally, the applicant must have employment experience with: (1) Cloud Security best practices such as Cloud Security Alliance’s CCM – Cloud Controls Matrix; (2) Security experience with MS Azure and AWS; (3) Relevant industry standards such as: ISO 27001, 27002, NIST CSF, ISA 62443, and SOC Reporting; and (4) Experience with information security processes and principles such as enterprise security architecture, threat model development, vulnerability assessment, risk analysis, defense in depth, SDLC, and Web services security.Telecommuting:

40% Telecommuting Allowed.Applicants who are interested in this position should apply via

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[Software Security Engineer / Reference #R0000277791LI-DNI].Posting Dates:

October 8, 2024 - February 4, 2025.Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.EEO/AA Employer. All qualified individuals - including minorities, females, veterans, and individuals with disabilities - are encouraged to apply.Not ready to apply? Join our

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