Principal Engineer, Network Security Engineering

Cencora; Conshohocken (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Training programs

Mentorship programs

Volunteer opportunities

Job summary

Cencora seeks a senior information security professional to lead risk management and incident response across the organization. The role involves advising executives, coordinating third‑party assessments, and guiding security controls across multi‑platform environments.

The candidate will monitor cyber threats, implement enterprise security policies, and mentor ISO engineers to ensure compliance with SOX, ISO 27001/27002, COBIT, NIST and PCI standards.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of directly-related or relevant experience in information security.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related discipline or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Analyzes threats and changes in risk and compliance environment; advises management and develops mitigation plans.
• Oversees incident response, investigations, countermeasures and recovery from cyber attacks.

Skills

Cybersecurity

Threat modelling

Info security standards

Identity & Access

Encryption

Programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Technology or related discipline

Tools

SIEM

EDR

SOAR

Firewall

VPN/IDS/IPS

Job description

Primary Duties And 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.
• 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 application environments to meet compliance responsibilities.
• 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
• Co‑ordinates 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 system
• 8+ years of directly-related or relevant experience, preferably in information security.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or any other related discipline or equivalent related experience.

Preferred Certifications

• 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)

Technical Skills

• 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 Tools Knowledge:
• 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

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

Affiliated Companies

Affiliated Companies: AmerisourceBergen Services Corporation