Lead Engineer - IAM Platform Engineering

This job profile description is a standardized, non-contractual reference description and global reference tool provided for organizational consistency and talent architecture purposes across Cencora. It does not alter actual job duties, responsibilities, reporting lines, working conditions, grading, compensation, or other essential terms and conditions of employment. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary based on business needs, local requirements, and operational practices. Where a team member's role is governed by an employment agreement, local terms and conditions, prior job description or collective bargaining agreement, those documents shall prevail in case of any inconsistency. Mandatory local laws shall also prevail. Leads the strategic design and continuous evolution of enterprise-scale identity platforms to ensure resilient, highly secure user authentication globally. Formulates advanced automated deployment pipelines and complex API integrations to standardize secure access across all major digital transformation initiatives. Analyzes predictive platform telemetry and advanced security logs to engineer proactive defense mechanisms that neutralize systemic architectural vulnerabilities. Advises senior technology leadership on the structural capabilities required to support long-term corporate cloud migrations and compliance mandates. Resolves critical, tier-four platform outages and high-stakes identity disruptions by engineering high-level structural remediations and system hardening protocols. Evaluates emerging identity technologies and zero-trust frameworks to authorize strategic technical investments for the platform engineering organization.

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Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience required. Master's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred. 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, identity and access management, software development, systems administration, or a related field required. Certification in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or equivalent preferred.

What Cencora offers

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Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

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