P4 Senior Cloud Engineer

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company connecting patients, providers, payers, pharmacists and manufacturers for integrated care coordination and better patient management. Backed by nearly 100 years of experience, with more than 50,000 employees in nearly 60 countries, Cardinal Health ranks among the top 20 on the Fortune 500.

What Cloud Engineering 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.

Cloud Engineering analyzes the financial, operational, and technical feasibility of adopting external cloud based IT software, platform and infrastructure services. This job family evaluates the costs and benefits of cloud, virtual private networks, dedicated housing, and in-house solutions and identifies portions of the organization’s IT infrastructure with the highest potential return for cloud deployment. Cloud Engineering also manages the implementation of cloud services and their integration with in-house applications and systems, coordinating with vendors and adhering to engineering best practices.
 

As an industry leader in enterprise cloud adoption, Cardinal Health is seeking a technology engineer to support and develop our maturing cloud infrastructure operating in IaaS and CaaS models.  Our multi-cloud, multitenant environment is leveraged to run mission critical workloads at enterprise scale and is currently used by thousands of developers across hundreds of teams.  

As a Cloud Engineer at Cardinal Health, your primary responsibility will be to design, deploy, and maintain containerized applications on the Tanzu and the GKE (Google Kubernetes Service) platform. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure that applications and systems are scalable, reliable, and secure.

What is expected of you and others at this level

• Applies comprehensive knowledge and a thorough understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to perform varied tasks and projects
• May contribute to the development of policies and procedures
• Works on complex projects of large scope
• Develops technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems
• Solutions are innovative and consistent with organization objectives
• Completes work; independently receives general guidance on new projects
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Responsibilities

• Deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters and resources using infrastructure as Code and GitOps principles and practices
• Build, troubleshoot, and optimize containerized workloads in GKE, ensuring performance, cost-efficiency, and high availability across multi-zonal/regional clusters  
• Automate infrastructure provisioning and updates with Terraform, integrating with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Cloud Build, Jenkins, Concourse) and GitOps tools (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux)
• Implement security controls (e.g., Pod Security Admission, Secrets Management with GCP Secret Manager) and ensure compliance with HIPAA, SOX and other regulations
• Collaborate with DevSecOps/Application Security teams to integrate security into the SDLC, using tools like Aquasec or Trivy for container image scanning
• Monitor cluster health and application performance using Dynatrace, Prometheus, and GCP Cloud Monitoring/Logging, performing root cause analysis for incidents
• Conduct code reviews, establish coding standards, and ensure adherence to software development best practices within the team
• Enforce platform governance using tools like Open Policy Agent (OPA), embedding observability and compliance into all solutions
• Act as a technical liaison between the serverless platforms team and other organizations, translating business requirements into actionable technical solutions
• Stay current with cloud-native technologies and trends, contributing to Cardinal Health’s cloud strategy

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, preferred or equivalent experience preferred 
• 5+ years of experience in cloud engineering, with 3+ years focused on Kubernetes and GCP
• Proven track record managing enterprise-scale Kubernetes clusters (e.g., 50+ nodes, multi-region)
• Deep understanding of microservices, event-driven architectures, and distributed system   
• Strong communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to thrive in ambiguous or rapidly changing environments
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Anticipated salary range: $121,600 - $173,700

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: 07/01/2025 *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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