Senior Software Architect & Tech Lead: Cloud APIs

cardinalhealth; United States; On-site; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401k savings plan

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Health savings account

Job summary

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, solution architecture, and hands-on development for complex enterprise apps and cloud-native platforms.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Delivery teams to drive secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions across multiple workstreams and interfaces.

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience, preferred
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, Microservices Architecture, React and/or Angular
• Extensive experience with cloud platforms including Google Cloud Platform (preferred)
• Strong experience with Kubernetes (GKE preferred), Cloud-native application development, Container orchestration
• Experience implementing and supporting CI/CD Pipelines, GitHub Actions, Concourse, ArgoCD, Terraform
• Hands-on experience with API Management and Integration platforms such as Apigee & Other enterprise integration platforms
• Strong understanding of OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT, API Security, Authentication and Authorization models
• Experience with PostgreSQL, BigQuery, Relational and NoSQL databases, Data integration and analytics platforms
• Experience using OpenAPI / Swagger, API lifecycle management, Automated testing frameworks, Observability and monitoring tools
• Experience working within regulated environments such as healthcare, pharmacy, or financial services.
• Understanding of HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, SSDLC, Risk and compliance controls
• Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives
• Experience building enterprise integration platforms and API ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-native solutions.
• Own end-to-end technical solution delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability.
• Define and drive technical architecture, engineering standards, design patterns, and development best practices across teams.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and guide teams through implementation strategies.
• Lead technical planning, estimation, and architecture reviews for all initiatives.
• Drive design decisions balancing business objectives, technical debt, and performance.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, engineers, and managed service partners.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical challenges and architecture decisions.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement preventive measures for stability.
• Review designs, code, infrastructure, and deployment strategies for quality and compliance.
• Promote DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, and observability practices.
• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Risk, Compliance teams on secure solutions.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend improvements to business outcomes and developer productivity.
• Design and implement integration solutions across platforms using APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Provide end-to-end technical oversight across application, integration, data, security, and infra domains.
• Establish roadmaps for modernization and automation, ensuring operating excellence.

Skills

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Mentorship

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Tools

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

React

Angular

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes (GKE)

CI/CD (GitHub Actions, Concourse, ArgoCD, Terraform)

Apigee / API Management

OAuth2 / OpenID Connect

PostgreSQL / BigQuery

Job description

Cardinal Health seeks a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, solution architecture, and hands-on development for complex enterprise apps and cloud-native platforms.

You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, and Delivery teams to drive secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions across multiple workstreams and interfaces.