Senior Platform Engineer — Cloud, Data & Platform Governance

Cardinal Health; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

HSA

401k plan

MyFlexPay

FSAs

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health in the United States is seeking a senior Software & Information Platforms engineer to lead the design, development, and enhancement of core software and information platforms, ensuring scalable cloud solutions.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into robust platform designs, and drive long‑term stability and performance. Anticipated salary range shown and a broad benefits program.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• 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.
• Break down complex initiatives into small actionable work items.
• 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.
• Collaborate with Application Development, Infrastructure, and Architecture teams to translate business requirements into robust platform designs and reusable components.
• Mentor and guide engineers across teams by providing architectural insights, code reviews, knowledge sharing, and technical leadership.

Skills

Cloud architecture

GCP

Databricks

Mentoring engineers

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Compute Engine

IAM

APIs

Databricks platform

Job description

Cardinal Health in the United States is seeking a senior Software & Information Platforms engineer to lead the design, development, and enhancement of core software and information platforms, ensuring scalable cloud solutions.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into robust platform designs, and drive long‑term stability and performance. Anticipated salary range shown and a broad benefits program.