Senior Technical Lead, Enterprise Cloud & API Solutions

Cardinal Health; Jackson (MS); Remote; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Paid time off

Health savings account (HSA)

401k savings plan

Access to wages before pay day (myFlex

Flexible spending accounts (FSAs)

Disability coverage

Work-Life resources

Paid parental leave

Wellness programs

Job summary

Cardinal Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, solution architecture guidance, and hands-on software development for complex enterprise applications and cloud-native platforms. You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Delivery teams to ensure successful execution of strategic business objectives.

The role contributes to Commercial Technologies, focusing on back-end and front-end development, API integration, and

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.

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.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

React

Angular

Google Cloud

Kubernetes

CI/CD

OAuth2

OpenID Connect

JWT

PostgreSQL

BigQuery

NoSQL

APIs & Integration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Apigee

GitHub Actions

Concourse

ArgoCD

Terraform

OpenAPI/Swagger

Job description

Cardinal Health is seeking a Senior Software Engineer / Technical Lead to provide technical leadership, solution architecture guidance, and hands-on software development for complex enterprise applications and cloud-native platforms. You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and Delivery teams to ensure successful execution of strategic business objectives.

The role contributes to Commercial Technologies, focusing on back-end and front-end development, API integration, and