About the role

What will you do at Cardinal Health?

What Software & Information Platforms contributes to Cardinal Health

Information Technology oversees the effective development, delivery, and operation of computing and information services. This function anticipates, plans, and delivers Information Technology solutions and strategies that enable operations and drive business value.

Software & Information Platforms manages the technical configuration, design, administration, development, implementation and support of application and information frameworks that the organization's application solutions utilize. This job family partners with Application Development & Maintenance teams and other Information Technology function teams to identify enhancements for platforms and long-term capabilities.

Responsibilities

Lead the design, development, and enhancement of core software & information platforms
Provide platform metrics & proactively identify patterns to improve platform stability
Ability to 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

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
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
Anticipated salary range: $123,400 - $176,300
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 anticipated to close: 09/01/2026 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.

The salary range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.

Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.

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.

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Which skills does this role require?

Cloud architectureSoftware designPlatform stabilityRoot-cause analysisTechnical leadershipMentoringGovernanceSystem integrationApplication frameworksCloud infrastructureCloud ComputingSoftware EngineeringInformation TechnologyAPIPlatform EngineeringRoot-cause AnalysisSystem ArchitectureInfrastructureApplication DevelopmentTechnical LeadershipMentorshipStabilityPerformance ImprovementCloud ArchitecturesIntegration

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