Security Platform Engineering Manager (Remote-First)

Cardinal Health; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 125,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

401k savings plan

MyFlexPay for early wages

FSAs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager of Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering functions that support enterprise detection, response, automation, and cyber defense programs.

The role combines people and technical leadership across SIEM, SOAR, and cyber defense engineering, focusing on developing teams, setting strategy, and ensuring reliable operation of security platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments.

Qualifications

• Ability to lead and motivate technical teams while balancing operational, strategic, and organizational priorities preferred.
• Experience managing cybersecurity platforms, infrastructure, or engineering functions preferred.
• Experience leading technical teams in cybersecurity, information technology, or related disciplines preferred.
• Experience supporting enterprise security technologies and the infrastructure that enables them preferred.

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

Team leadership

Cybersecurity platforms

Cloud infrastructure

Automation initiatives

Security monitoring

Scripting & APIs

Linux

Networking

Cloud environments

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Manager of Security Engineering & Platforms to lead multiple cybersecurity engineering functions that support enterprise detection, response, automation, and cyber defense programs.

The role combines people and technical leadership across SIEM, SOAR, and cyber defense engineering, focusing on developing teams, setting strategy, and ensuring reliable operation of security platforms across cloud and on‑prem environments.