Senior Platform Engineer – Cloud & Data Platforms

Cardinal Health

Des Moines (IA)

On-site

USD 123,000 - 176,000

Full time

6 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage
Paid time off
HSA and 401k
Flexible spending accounts
Disability coverage
Work-life resources
Parental leave
Wellness programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a senior leader for Software & Information Platforms to drive the design, development, and governance of our core platform solutions. You will partner with IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable architectures and mentor engineers to raise technical excellence.

The role emphasizes cloud proficiency (GCP) and Databricks platform stewardship, with a focus on platform stability, performance, and long-term value creation across healthcare operations.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of hands-on GCP experience (Compute Engine, IAM, APIs)
  • Experience maintaining Databricks platform

Responsibilities

  • Lead the design, development, and enhancement of core software and information platforms
  • Provide platform metrics and identify patterns to improve stability
  • Break down complex initiatives into actionable work items
  • Troubleshoot platform and cloud issues, perform root-cause analysis
  • Establish platform standards, best practices, and governance across cloud architectures
  • Collaborate with other IT teams to translate requirements into robust designs
  • Mentor and guide engineers with architectural insights and code reviews

Skills

Mentoring engineers
Architectural leadership
Platform design

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a senior leader for Software & Information Platforms to drive the design, development, and governance of our core platform solutions. You will partner with IT teams to translate business requirements into scalable architectures and mentor engineers to raise technical excellence.

The role emphasizes cloud proficiency (GCP) and Databricks platform stewardship, with a focus on platform stability, performance, and long-term value creation across healthcare operations.

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