Cybersecurity Technical Communicator

Caterpillar Caterpillar · Industrial · East Peoria, IL +2

This role is for a Cybersecurity Technical Communicator at Caterpillar. The primary focus is on producing written cybersecurity reports for various audiences, partnering with the CSIRT, and developing incident reports. It requires strong writing, communication, and basic cybersecurity knowledge.

What you'd actually do

  1. Producing clear and concise communications that summarize incident response.
  2. Partner closely with CSIRT to ensure incident data is accurately captured and high-quality documentation is maintained.
  3. Produce incident reports for a wide group of technical and non-technical audiences such as legal, executive, board level and employees.
  4. Create and nurture relationships across the incident response, infrastructure, application, and legal teams.
  5. Develop and manage weekly and quarterly reports detailing the critical efforts of the CSIRT.

Skills

Required

  • Excellent grammar, editing and writing skills with strong diligence.
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and professionally to a wide range of audiences.
  • Basic understanding of cybersecurity software and tools.
  • Familiarity with cybersecurity communications language and subject matter.
  • Familiarity with security operations and incident response concepts.
  • Experience using Microsoft Office 365 Suite and Adobe Acrobat Professional tools.
  • Ability to work independently and demonstrate sound judgment in ambiguous situations.
  • Ability to work collaboratively in teams and develop meaningful relationships to achieve common goals.

Nice to have

  • Experience in video production and editing.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Cybersecurity, IT, Communications, or related field.
  • Organizational change management experience.
  • Prior experience in a cybersecurity role.