Lead Engineer, IAM Platform Engineering

myhrabc; Pune District; On-site; INR 450,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora in India is seeking a senior platform engineer to lead identity platform strategy and secure authentication at scale. The role involves shaping deployment pipelines, API integrations, and strategic guidance for cloud migrations.

Ideal candidates will have 6+ years in platform engineering or IAM, with relevant degrees and cybersecurity/certification credentials. This full-time role is based in Pune and offers global impact across digital transformation initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/IT/Cybersecurity/Software engineering or equivalent
• Master's degree preferred in related field
• 6+ years of experience in platform engineering, identity and access management, software development, or related field
• Certification in cybersecurity, cloud infrastructure, or equivalent preferred

Responsibilities

• Leads the strategic design and evolution of enterprise-scale identity platforms for global secure user authentication.
• Forms automated deployment pipelines and API integrations to standardize secure access across digital transformation initiatives.
• Analyzes predictive telemetry and security logs to engineer proactive defenses and harden systems.
• Advises senior technology leadership on capabilities needed to support cloud migrations and compliance.
• Resolves critical platform outages and identity disruptions with high-level remediations.
• Evaluates emerging identity technologies and zero-trust frameworks for strategic investments.

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Master's degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience preferred

Job description

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Job Details

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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.

• . 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

Benefit 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.

Full time

Full time

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED

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