Engineer I, Systems Software Engineering

Cencora; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

At Cencora, we focus on the health-centered mission and empower our people to deliver value across health outcomes for people and animals. This entry‑level software engineering profile outlines standard duties and emphasizes foundational learning and collaboration within a team.

Actual duties may vary by local practice, but you will engage in routine software tasks, learn platforms, and communicate progress while pursuing applicable cloud and Agile certifications for career growth.

Qualifications

• 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.

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, 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.

Skills

Cloud fundamentals

Agile methodologies

Scrum

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science / software engineering or related field

Job description

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.

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

We provide compensation, benefits, and resources that enable a highly inclusive culture and support our team members’ ability to live with purpose every day. In addition to traditional offerings like medical, dental, and vision care, we also provide a comprehensive suite of benefits that focus on the physical, emotional, financial, and social aspects of wellness. This encompasses support for working families, which may include backup dependent care, adoption assistance, infertility coverage, family building support, behavioral health solutions, paid parental leave, and paid caregiver leave. To encourage your personal growth, we also offer a variety of training programs, professional development resources, and opportunities to participate in 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

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