Senior Software Engineer Commercial Technologies

Cardinal Health; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

Paid time off plan

HSA

Job summary

Cardinal Health in Dublin, Ohio seeks an experienced engineering leader to design, implement, and support enterprise applications, APIs, and cloud-native solutions. You will own end-to-end delivery across multiple workstreams, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and maintainability.

Lead architecture reviews, set engineering standards, mentor developers and partners, and drive modern practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, and IaC while aligning with risk, compliance, and operational

Qualifications

• 8-12 years of experience in software engineering leadership and delivery.
• Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs, and microservices.
• Experience with React and/or Angular and cloud platforms (GCP preferred).
• Kubernetes (GKE preferred) and cloud-native app development.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and IaC (GitHub Actions, Concourse, ArgoCD, Terraform).
• Hands-on with API management (Apigee) and integration platforms.
• Security models (OAuth2, OpenID Connect, JWT) and API security.
• Databases including PostgreSQL, BigQuery; data integration/analytics.
• OpenAPI/Swagger, observability, and monitoring tools.
• Experience in regulated environments (healthcare/pharmacy/financial).

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, implementation, and support of enterprise apps, APIs, and cloud-native solutions.
• Own end-to-end technical solution delivery across multiple workstreams with security and reliability.
• Define and drive architecture, standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Translate business requirements into technical solutions and guide implementation strategies.
• Lead architecture reviews, estimates, and planning; balance debt, cost, and risk.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and partners.
• Escalation point for complex issues; lead root-cause analysis and preventive actions.
• Review designs, code, infrastructure, and deployment strategies for quality and compliance.
• Drive DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, observability; promote engineering excellence.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

React

Angular

Google Cloud Platform

Kubernetes

IaC

CI/CD

GitHub Actions

Concourse

ArgoCD

Terraform

Apigee

OAuth2/OpenID/JWT

PostgreSQL/BigQuery

OpenAPI/Swagger

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

GKE

Terraform

GitHub Actions

Concourse

ArgoCD

Apigee

OpenAPI

Job description

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 that balance business objectives, technical debt, operational supportability, performance, cost, and risk. Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers, engineers, and managed service partners. Serve as the primary escalation point for complex technical challenges, production incidents, and architecture-related decisions. Lead root-cause analysis efforts and ensure preventive measures are implemented to improve system stability and reliability. Review application designs, code, infrastructure components, and deployment strategies to ensure quality and compliance with organizational standards. Drive adoption of modern engineering practices including DevSecOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, automated testing, and observability. Partner with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Risk, Compliance, and Platform Engineering teams to implement secure and compliant solutions. Evaluate emerging technologies and recommend innovative solutions that improve business outcomes and developer productivity. Design and implement integration solutions across internal and external platforms using APIs, event-driven architectures, and integration platforms. Provide end-to-end technical oversight across application, integration, data, security, infrastructure, and operational domains. Establish technical roadmaps and identify opportunities for modernization, automation, and continuous improvement. Ensure applications meet operational excellence requirements including monitoring, alerting, HA/DR, performance, and supportability. Influence technical strategy and engineering direction across multiple products and teams. Lead technical discussions with business stakeholders, vendors, architects, and leadership teams. Define project milestones, technical deliverables, dependencies, risks, and mitigation plans. Foster a culture of engineering excellence, accountability, innovation, quality, and continuous learning.

Qualifications

8-12 years of experience, preferred Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work 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, Infrastructure as Code. 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, Secure Software Development Lifecycle (SSDLC), risk and compliance controls. Experience leading cloud migration and modernization initiatives. Experience building enterprise integration platforms and API ecosystems.

What is expected of you and others at this level

Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of projects. Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals. Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models. Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope. Projects may have significant and long-term impact. Provides solutions which may set precedent. Independently determines method for completion of new projects. Receives guidance on overall project objectives. Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues.

Salary and benefits

Anticipated salary range: $125,300 - $178,900. Bonus eligible: Yes.

Benefits: Cardinal Health offers a wide variety of benefits and programs to support health and well-being.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Paid time off plan
• Health savings account (HSA)
• 401k savings plan
• Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
• Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)
• Short-and long-term disability coverage
• Work-Life resources
• Paid parental leave
• Healthy lifestyle programs

Application window

Application window anticipated to close: 11/14/2026.

Additional information

Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities. We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of healthcare, delivering end-to-end solutions and data-driving insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care. With more than 50 years of experience, we seize the opportunity to address healthcare's most complicated challenges - now, and in the future.