Lead Platform Engineer – Cloud, Data & Architecture

Cardinal Health; Frankfort (KY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a seasoned Software & Information Platforms leader to design, develop, and optimize core platform solutions. You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into scalable architectures, and drive cloud platform stability.

Required: 8–12 years of experience, hands-on GCP (Compute Engine/IAM/APIs), and Databricks expertise, plus a Bachelor's degree. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth in a data-driven healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in software/platform engineering.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years of hands-on GCP experience in products like Compute Engine, IAM and APIs.
• Experience maintaining Databricks platform.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and enhancement of core software & information platforms.
• Provide platform metrics & proactively identify patterns to improve platform stability.
• Troubleshoot complex platform and cloud issues, perform root-cause analysis, and drive long-term stability and performance improvements.
• Establish platform standards, best practices, and governance across cloud architectures, integrations, and application frameworks.
• Mentor and guide engineers across teams by providing architectural insights and knowledge sharing.

Skills

GCP

Compute Engine

IAM and APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Databricks

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a seasoned Software & Information Platforms leader to design, develop, and optimize core platform solutions. You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into scalable architectures, and drive cloud platform stability.

Required: 8–12 years of experience, hands-on GCP (Compute Engine/IAM/APIs), and Databricks expertise, plus a Bachelor's degree. This full-time role offers competitive benefits and opportunities for growth in a data-driven healthcare environment.