Engineer I, Systems Software Engineering

AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation; Pennsylvania; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Mentorship programs

Employee resource groups

Volunteer activities

Job summary

Cencora is seeking an entry-level software/systems engineer to join a global health-focused team. You will learn standard concepts, platforms, and team practices while handling routine development, configuration, testing, or support tasks.

The role emphasizes building foundational knowledge, communicating progress, and escalating nonstandard issues to seniors. A bachelor’s degree and less than 2 years of related experience are typical prerequisites, with cloud fundamentals or Agile/Scrum

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a related field.
• Less than 2 years of software/systems engineering experience required.
• Certification in cloud fundamentals, Agile, Scrum preferred.

Responsibilities

• Applies established software and systems engineering procedures, tools, and standards to complete routine development, configuration, testing, or support tasks.
• Builds foundational knowledge in a primary technical domain by learning standard concepts, platforms, and team practices used in day-to-day delivery.
• Communicates task status, questions, blockers, and basic observations to team members to support timely completion of assigned work.
• Monitors deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to documented instructions, coding standards, or system requirements.
• Analyzes routine issues by following defined troubleshooting steps, validating expected results, and escalating unclear problems to more senior team members.
• Coordinates with teammates to confirm requirements, handoffs, and next steps for work within a single project or team scope.
• Improves routine task execution by identifying straightforward process or documentation gaps and sharing observations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related field

Certification in cloud fundamentals, Agile, Scrum preferred

Job description

Introduction

Our team members are at the heart of everything we do. 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.

Job Details

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.

Applies established software and systems engineering procedures, tools, and standards to complete routine development, configuration, testing, or support tasks. Builds foundational knowledge in a primary technical domain by learning standard concepts, methods, platforms, and team practices used in day‑to‑day delivery. Communicates task status, questions, blockers, and basic observations to team members to support timely completion of assigned work. Monitors assigned deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to documented instructions, coding standards, or system requirements. Analyzes routine issues by following defined troubleshooting steps, validating expected results, and escalating unclear or nonstandard problems to more senior team members. Coordinates with immediate teammates to confirm requirements, handoffs, and next steps for work within a single project or team scope. Improves routine task execution by identifying straightforward process or documentation gaps and sharing observations through established team channels.

Education & Experience

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, systems engineering, information technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience required. Less than 2 years of experience in software engineering, systems engineering, or a related field required. Certification in cloud fundamentals, Agile, Scrum preferred.

What Cencora offers

• 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
• mentorship programs
• employee resource groups
• volunteer activities
• and much more

For details, visit https://www.virtualfairhub.com/cencora

Full time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Cencora 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. The company’s continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore, harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting, training, compensation, benefits, promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non‑discriminatory. Cencora is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities during the employment process which are consistent with legal requirements. If you wish to request an accommodation while seeking employment, please call 888.692.2272 or email [e-mail]. We will make accommodation determinations on a request‑by‑request basis. Messages and emails regarding anything other than accommodations requests will not be returned.

Company

Cencora is a leading global pharmaceutical solutions company that is committed to improving the lives of people and animals everywhere. We connect manufacturers, providers, and patients to ensure that anyone can get the therapies they need, where and when they need them. We’re a purpose‑driven organization, where all of our team members around the world are united in our responsibility to create healthier futures. We work together every day to help our partners bring their innovations to patients worldwide, creating unparalleled access and impact at the center of health.