Cencora · 1 day ago
Principal Engineer - Information Security
Cencora is an innovative company dedicated to creating healthier futures. They are seeking a Principal Engineer in Information Security to lead and manage complex projects related to risk management, compliance, and security strategies, ensuring the protection of the company’s information assets.
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Responsibilities
Analyzes trends, news and changes in threat and compliance environment with respect to organizational risk; advises organization management and develops and executes plans for compliance and mitigation of risk; oversees risk and compliance self-assessments and engages and coordinates third-party risk and compliance assessments
Oversees the response to information system security incidents, including investigation of, countermeasures to, and recovery from, computer-based attacks, unauthorized access, and policy breaches; engages, interacts and coordinates with third-party incident responders
Analyzes and recommends security controls and procedures in acquisition, development, and change management lifecycle of information systems, and provides oversight to ensure compliance
Provides technical leadership of projects involving large-scale, complex and highly analytical tasks
Plans and leads upgrades to security measures and tools for the protections of information systems and networks
Formulates methodologies to monitor for as well as respond to security related events and assist in remediation efforts of cyber security incidents
Provides technical guidance to the network administrators and system administrators, monitors and maintains the current infrastructure, improves system performance, and automates system administration from security perspective
Provides technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to other ISO Engineers in executing their tasks & responsibilities
Oversees the maintenance of service-level agreements (SLAs) to ensure that security controls are upheld
Leads implementation of enterprise-wide security policies, procedures, and standards across multiple platform and application environments to meet compliance responsibilities
Interfaces with business and IT leaders communicating security issues and responding to requests for assistance and information
Develops, refines, and implements security policies, procedures, and standards across multiple platforms and application environments to meet internal and external compliance responsibilities
Coordinates with other senior technical executives in testing, development, and other IT teams to design, develop and implement security systems that protect company physical and intangible assets effectively
Reviews technical/functional design documents, build, maintain and implement cybersecurity, data security, and cloud security solutions
Consults with other business and technical staff on potential business impacts of proposed changes to the security environment
Provides security briefings to advise on critical issues that may affect the enterprise
Analyzes and generates insights from the metrics and KPIs gathered for executive review
Monitors and analyzes emerging cyber threats, vulnerabilities, and exploits relevant to the company’s infrastructure and products
Works closely with information security and line of business management to identify, formulate and implement information security solutions and controls and to maintain and configure security tooling
Coordinates with systems and network engineers to ensure servers and network devices conform to security standards and that security devices and controls are working as designed
Communicates advanced information security concepts with clients, peers, and all levels of management and vendors effectively
Researches and deploys various tools to help with Cyber Operations, Threat Hunting, Vulnerability Management and Offensive Security, Email Security, Mobile, IoT, Distribution centers and Cloud arenas
Responds to security alerts and escalates critical incidents to correct support teams and participates in incident response exercises
Serves as a subject matter expert (SME) for product research and development teams, working closely with software engineers, product management and development, and divisional and corporate information systems
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience
8 or more years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in information security
Conflict Resolution
Creativity & Innovation
Decision Making
Assertiveness
Influencing Skills
Planning
Presentation Skills
Risk-taking
Network Solutions and Systems
Cybersecurity
Root Cause Analysis
Information Security Strategy Standards (SOX, ISO 27001/27002, COBIT, ITIL, NIST, PCI)
Advanced Encryption
Application Architecture
Identity and Access Management
IT Risk Management
Threat Modelling
Microsoft Office Suite
Programming and Development Languages - JavaScript, HTML/CSS, Python, SQL
Security Tools - SIEM, EDR, Email Security Gateway, SOAR, Firewall, Anti-virus, Firewalls, VPN IDS/IPS, AV, proxies, etc
Preferred
Azure Security Engineer Certification
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
Certification in Information Security Strategy Management (CISM)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
CompTIA Security + Certification
Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP)
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision care
Backup dependent care
Adoption assistance
Infertility coverage
Family building support
Behavioral health solutions
Paid parental leave
Paid caregiver leave
Training programs
Professional development resources
Opportunities to participate in mentorship programs
Employee resource groups
Volunteer activities
Company
Cencora
Cencora is a global healthcare company that advances the development and delivery of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products.
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.83B2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $1.8B
2024-02-05Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2022-11-07Post Ipo Secondary· $500M
Leadership Team
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