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At Cencora, we are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures, and every person here is essential to us being able to deliver on that purpose. If you want to make a difference at the center of health, come join our innovative company and help us improve the lives of people and animals everywhere. Apply today!\nJob Details\nThis 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.\nLeads the strategic design and continuous evolution of enterprise-scale identity platforms to ensure resilient, highly secure user authentication globally.\nFormulates advanced automated deployment pipelines and complex API integrations to standardize secure access across all major digital transformation initiatives.\nAnalyzes predictive platform telemetry and advanced security logs to engineer proactive defense mechanisms that neutralize systemic architectural vulnerabilities.\nAdvises senior technology leadership on the structural capabilities required to support long-term corporate cloud migrations and compliance mandates.\nResolves critical, tier-four platform outages and high-stakes identity disruptions by engineering high-level structural remediations and system hardening protocols.\nEvaluates emerging identity technologies and zero-trust frameworks to authorize strategic technical investments for the platform engineering organization.\n.\nBachelor'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.\n6+ years of experience in platform engineering, identity and access management, software development, systems administration, or a related field required.\nCertification in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or equivalent preferred.\nWhat Cencora offers\nBenefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.\nFull timeAffiliated Companies\nAffiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITEDEqual Employment Opportunity\nCencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal, state or local law.\nThe company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. 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