Career Area:
Information Technology
Job Description:
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Job Purpose:
The Senior Identity Access Management (IAM) manager will be responsible for Caterpillar's IAM services and product offerings and provide leadership, vision, and strategies to support critical business and process requirements. The role will manage people, processes, and technologies used globally to support the security mission while accountable for tracking progress and measurement aligned with regulatory requirements. In addition, provide end to end management of IAM program / project deliveries related to secure business solutions, hygiene, and data governance initiatives.
Description:
This position directs functions related to complex global Identity Access Management (IAM) security programs. Responsibilities include:

• Managing staff and projects related to developing business and technical IAM security solutions with operational procedures to provide security risk mitigation to the enterprise.
• Researches and analyzes new processes and technologies available in the IAM industry facilitating alignment with corporate systems and strategies.
• Develops business cases to secure approval for implementation of new systems and technologies.
• Maximizes security programming while minimize costs while advising on risk mitigation to acceptable level.
• Provides leadership and coordinate corporate development of IAM security systems, programs, or processes impacting business or other corporate process partners.
• Participates in setting IAM security strategies for Caterpillar that impact business outcomes.
• Acts as a change agent for IAM programs and responsibilities include creating, developing, maintaining, and tracking integrated initiatives for effective operations.
• Responsible for governance development, management, and deployment for training, communications, program channel delivery, and assessment for continual process improvement.
• Develops, maintains, and coordinate audit compliance actions for the analytic and technical aspects of Identity Access Management (IAM). Maintains integrity of IAM programs and systems.
• Provides corporate wide focus for efforts relating to compliance with government laws and regulations and with enterprise policies on business ethics and conduct.
• Responsible for selection, testing, and secure installation of IAM services and products.
• Responsible for identifying and mitigating threats and vulnerabilities associated with compromising IAM security issues.
• Maintain current situational awareness of global threats to the enterprise and personal through critical risk assessment and security threat analysis.
• Directs the development of complex IAM security protective measures.

The incumbent develops and manages the capital and expense budget for IAM operations and related enterprise security programs. This position operates in a highly matrixed environment with diverse freedom to act, manages cross-regional initiatives, and exhibits a high degree of influence to gain support around long-term vision. Requires broad company knowledge and develops close relationships with senior management of operating groups globally to help evaluate key risks. Briefs management on the status of security issues affecting operations globally. This position establishes and maintains a well-developed network of IAM industry professional contacts.
The incumbent must possess excellent people skills with the ability to interact with and influence senior management to further the Identity Access Management program with an ability to set, manage, and meet expectations with business partners. Exceptional leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills, demonstrated persuasive and influencing capabilities and an ability to lead and motivate others. Ability to work quickly and independently with attention to detail and sensitivity to deadlines. Continually develop the IAM expertise and capacity of the Caterpillar security function for proper succession planning.
Basic Requirements:

• 5-10 years of experience in Information security including Identity and Access Management
• Extensive experience in business analysis, documentation, and user access review
• Extensive knowledge of project management best practices, tools, and techniques
• Extensive knowledge and experience with privileged identity management, access governance and other IAM solutions such as Active Directory, Azure AD, CyberArk, SailPoint, Ping Federation etc.
• Must be able to review application security and make recommendations for improvements
• Strong communications skills (written and verbal) to be able to work with technical and non-technical team members
• Ability to train, manage and assist co-workers and direct reports on all aspects of the program build and evolution
• Education - Bachelor's degree in computer science or related area
• Industry recognized certification in security (e.g., CISSP, CISA, CISM, etc.)

Additional Details:

• Location: Dallas, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; East Peoria, Illinois
• Relocation is offered

Employee benefit details:
Our goal at Caterpillar is for you to have a rewarding career. Our teams are critical to the success of our customers who build a better world.
Here you earn more than just a salary, because we value your performance. We offer a total rewards package that provides day one benefits [medical, dental, vision, RX, and 401(k)] along with the potential of an annual bonus.
Additional benefits include paid vacation days and paid holidays (prorated based upon hire date).
Final details:
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This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S. which can be found through our employment website at www.Caterpillar.com/Careers
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Relocation is available for this position.
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