Senior Analyst – Threat & Vulnerability Management at Caterpillar in Bangalore

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Career Area: Technology, Digital and Data Job 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. 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 Impact 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. Job Summary We are seeking a skilled Senior Analyst – Threat & Vulnerability Management to join Infrastructure Services -CAT IT Division The Senior Vulnerability Management Analyst is responsible for leading the identification, prioritization, tracking, and remediation governance of critical security vulnerabilities across the enterprise. This role serves as a key liaison between cybersecurity, infrastructure, application, and business teams to ensure vulnerabilities are remediated within established SLAs and organizational risk thresholds. The Senior Analyst will leverage ServiceNow Vulnerability Response , security scanning platforms, and advanced reporting capabilities to drive accountability, improve remediation performance, identify systemic risks, and provide executive-level visibility into the organization's security posture. The role requires strong analytical, stakeholder management, and leadership communication skills, along with the ability to influence remediation outcomes across multiple technology teams. The preference for this role is to be based out of Whitefield PSN Office , Bangalore -KA What you will do Vulnerability Management & Remediation Governance Lead the end-to-end management of critical and high-risk vulnerabilities, ensuring remediation activities align with organizational SLAs and security policies. Monitor and analyze vulnerability data from ServiceNow Vulnerability Response and vulnerability scanning platforms to identify aged, recurring, and high-impact security risks. Validate vulnerability records, asset ownership mappings, assignment groups, risk scores, and remediation status. Drive accountability by assigning, tracking, and escalating remediation activities across infrastructure, cloud, network, application, and endpoint teams. Evaluate remediation plans, compensating controls, and exception requests to ensure appropriate risk treatment decisions. Support vulnerability prioritization using CVSS scores, exploitability, threat intelligence, business criticality, and asset context. ServiceNow Administration & Process Optimization Act as a subject matter expert for ServiceNow Vulnerability Response workflows and reporting. Develop and maintain dashboards, workflows, reports, and KPIs to improve vulnerability management effectiveness. Identify process inefficiencies and recommend automation opportunities to enhance tracking, reporting, and remediation activities. Partner with platform teams to improve vulnerability response processes and governance controls. Stakeholder Management & Collaboration Engage directly with technical teams, application owners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders to obtain remediation commitments and timelines. Facilitate remediation discussions, risk reviews, and vulnerability governance meetings. Provide guidance to stakeholders on vulnerability remediation best practices and prioritization strategies. Escalate SLA breaches, chronic offenders, a