Director, Security Engineering & Platforms

Cardinal Health; San Juan (PR); Remote; USD 125,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account

401k savings plan

FSAs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager, Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering teams responsible for SIEM, SOAR, and cyber defense platforms in a remote-first environment.

The role combines people leadership and technical oversight, driving strategy, platform optimization, and reliable operation across enterprise security operations. Strong background in security platforms, cloud infrastructure, and automation is essential.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and motivate technical teams while balancing operational, strategic, and organizational priorities.
• Experience managing cybersecurity platforms, infrastructure, or engineering functions.
• Experience leading technical teams in cybersecurity, information technology, or related disciplines.
• Experience supporting enterprise security technologies and the infrastructure that enables them.
• Experience developing operational processes and support models for complex environments.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern enterprise tech environments.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles and defensive technologies.
• Experience collaborating across multiple technical and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop multiple Security Engineering & Platform teams, including supervisors, engineers, and technical specialists.
• Establish strategic direction and roadmaps for cybersecurity platforms and engineering capabilities.
• Collaborate with internal customers, technology teams, cybersecurity teams, and business stakeholders.
• Mentor team members and support their professional and technical development.
• Oversee administration, support, and optimization of enterprise security monitoring, automation, and cyber defense platforms.
• Manage infrastructure supporting cybersecurity technologies, including cloud-hosted and on-premises environments.
• Drive automation initiatives through orchestration platforms, scripting, APIs, and engineering best practices.
• Ensure platforms are monitored, maintained, and continuously improved to maximize security effectiveness and operational efficiency.
• Lead platform lifecycle activities, including upgrades, migrations, integrations, and modernization efforts.
• Support incident response and security operations teams through reliable platform engineering and service delivery.
• Execute security engineering projects and initiatives that improve organizational security capabilities.
• Manage vendor relationships, contracts, and technology evaluations.
• Participate in proofs-of-concept testing, technology assessments, and platform selection activities.
• Partner with Security Architecture to transition new technologies into operations.
• Develop and maintain operational processes, standards, and documentation.
• Manage team workload, priorities, staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Skills

Team leadership

Security platforms

Cloud infrastructure

Automation

Scripting & API

Security operations

Communication

Problem solving

Project management

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager, Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering teams responsible for SIEM, SOAR, and cyber defense platforms in a remote-first environment.

The role combines people leadership and technical oversight, driving strategy, platform optimization, and reliable operation across enterprise security operations. Strong background in security platforms, cloud infrastructure, and automation is essential.