Engineer, Application Development and Maintenance

What Application Development & Maintenance brings 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.

Application Development & Maintenance performs configuration or coding to develop, enhance and sustain the organization's software systems in a cross-functional team environment through adherence to established design control processes and good engineering practices. This job family programs and configures end user applications, systems, databases and websites to achieve the organization's internal needs and externally facing business needs. Application Development & Maintenance partners with business leaders, investigates user needs and conducts regular assessments, maintenance and enhancements of existing applications.

As part of the Corporate Legal, Regulatory, Compliance, Government Relations, Quality (LRCGQ) IT team, this position supports pharmaceutical distribution compliance at both federal and state levels, with a strong emphasis on controlled substance reporting, and monitoring. A critical aspect of this role is the implementation and ongoing support of IT systems and applications specifically designed for the Regulatory Reporting functional area, enabling the regulatory team to perform their duties effectively.

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
• Practice Agile and DevSecOps methods in a geographically dispersed team.
• Completes work independently; receives general guidance on new projects
• Organizational skills that enable one to work on several tasks simultaneously, providing management with appropriate insight into the workload and priorities.
• Work reviewed for purpose of meeting objectives
• May act as a mentor to less experienced colleagues

Responsibilities

• Apply expertise in software development techniques, languages, and APIs to build robust solutions.
• Ensure the quality, reliability, and maintainability of developed solutions through best practices and testing.
• Contribute to system design and architecture, ensuring successful implementations and minimizing production risks.
• Diagnose and resolve complex system issues, including production outages, efficiently and effectively.
• Participate actively in all phases of the Agile development lifecycle (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives).
• Collaborate with business stakeholders (e.g., Regulatory, Quality) to understand processes and translate requirements into technical solutions.

Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience in backend web application development within a corporate environment preferred
• Expertise in Java/Spring Boot for building scalable microservices and RESTful APIs (including APIGEE) preferred
• Proficiency in SQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, BigQuery)
• Experience with Git version control (e.g., GitHub).
• Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker), container orchestration (Kubernetes/GKE), and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Concourse) on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in Agile environments, coupled with strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills for technical and stakeholder audiences.
• Self-motivated and passionate about continuous learning.
• Experience with Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) technologies (e.g., Kafka)

• Understanding of Angular concepts, including components, services, and modules.
• Experience leading projects or initiatives is preferred

Anticipated salary range: $93,500 - $135,600

Bonus eligible: No

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: 04/16/2026 *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.