Remote-First Security Engineering & Platform Lead

Cardinal Health; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 125,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

MyFlexPay

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager, Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering functions responsible for foundational security platforms and services supporting enterprise detection, response, automation, and cyber defense programs.

You will provide both people and technical leadership across SIEM, SOAR, and Cyber Defense engineering, develop teams, drive strategy, optimize platforms, and ensure reliable operation across cloud and on‑prem environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading cybersecurity platforms, infrastructure, or engineering functions.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure and modern enterprise technology environments.
• Strong understanding of cybersecurity principles, security operations, and defensive security technologies.
• Experience collaborating across multiple technical and business teams.
• Experience with scripting, automation, and API-based integrations.
• Experience working in large enterprise environments.

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 proof-of-concept testing, technology assessments, and strategic platform selection activities.
• Partner with Security Architecture teams to transition new technologies into operational support models.
• Develop and maintain operational processes, standards, and documentation supporting security engineering functions.
• Manage team workload, priorities, staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation.

Skills

Security platform leadership

Cloud infrastructure

Automation & scripting

Incident response

Team development

Vendor management

Communication

Security monitoring

Infrastructure as Code

Networking concepts

Tools

SIEM

SOAR

Cyber Defense platforms

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager, Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering functions responsible for foundational security platforms and services supporting enterprise detection, response, automation, and cyber defense programs.

You will provide both people and technical leadership across SIEM, SOAR, and Cyber Defense engineering, develop teams, drive strategy, optimize platforms, and ensure reliable operation across cloud and on‑prem environments.