Cardinal Health, a global leader in healthcare innovation, is seeking a Cloud Engineer to help drive the evolution of our enterprisescale cloud and CI/CD platforms. Operating in a multicloud, multitenant environment, our platforms support thousands of developers across hundreds of teams, powering missioncritical workloads across IaaS, PaaS, and CaaS models.

As part of the Serverless Platforms Team, you will help design, build, operate, and continuously improve our cloudnative and CI/CD platformsincluding Kubernetes, serverless runtimes, and the enterprise Harness CI/CD ecosystem. You will work closely with application teams, security partners, and platform stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable, and repeatable deployment patterns using GitOps, infrastructure as code, and modern DevSecOps practices.

With a strong foundation in cloudnative development and platform engineering, you will help ensure our platforms are reliable, governed, and easy to consumewhile fostering a culture of technical excellence, automation, and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about Kubernetes, CI/CD platforms, and solving complex platformscale challenges, join us to help shape the future of healthcare technology.

Job Summary

As a Cloud Engineer, your primary responsibility will be to design, deploy, and support containerized and serverless platforms on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) and to operate and evolve the enterprise Harness CI/CD platform. You will enable application teams to build, test, and deploy software through standardized, secure, and scalable pipelines while ensuring platform reliability, compliance, and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and manage Kubernetes clusters and workloads on GKE using Infrastructure as Code and GitOps practices.
• Operate and support the enterprise Harness CI/CD platform, including build, deploy, and infrastructure pipelines, ensuring availability, reliability, and consistent developer experience across teams.
• Develop and maintain standardized Harness pipeline templates for build, test, security scanning, and deployment to Kubernetes and serverless runtimes.
• Partner with application teams to onboard services to Harness, providing guidance, troubleshooting, and bestpractice enablement.
• Integrate CI/CD pipelines with Infrastructure as Code tooling (e.g., Terraform) and GitOps solutions (e.g., ArgoCD, Flux) to support repeatable and auditable deployments.
• Embed security and compliance controls into CI/CD workflows, including vulnerability scanning, policy enforcement, secrets management, and audit logging to meet HIPAA, SOX, and enterprise security requirements.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps and Application Security teams to shift security left within the SDLC, leveraging tools such as Trivy, Aqua, or equivalent scanners integrated into Harness pipelines.
• Monitor platform health, pipeline execution, and application performance using tools such as Dynatrace, Prometheus, and cloudnative monitoring; perform root cause analysis and drive incident resolution.
• Participate in code and pipeline reviews, establish platform standards, and ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
• Enforce platform governance and guardrails using policyascode approaches (e.g., OPA), ensuring consistency, observability, and compliance across all environments.
• Act as a technical liaison between the Serverless Platforms Team and partner organizations, translating business and delivery needs into scalable platform capabilities.
• Communicate platform changes, incident status, and best practices through clear runbooks, release notes, and stakeholder updates; facilitate working sessions to drive alignment and unblock delivery.
• Stay current with cloudnative and CI/CD trends, contributing to the ongoing evolution of Cardinal Healths cloud and DevOps strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience preferred.
• 3+ years of experience in cloud engineering with a strong focus on Kubernetes and GCP (preferred).
• Handson experience designing, operating, or supporting CI/CD platforms, preferably Harness CI/CD in an enterprise environment preferred.
• Strong understanding of microservices, eventdriven architectures, and distributed systems preferred.
• Experience with GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated delivery pipelines preferred.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, security scanning, and compliance requirements in regulated environments preferred.
• Exceptional communication skillsable to translate complex platform and security concepts for both technical and nontechnical audiences, and to influence outcomes through clear documentation and stakeholder alignment preferred.
• Proven problemsolving skills and the ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving environments preferred.

Anticipated salary range:$94,900 - $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:6/01/2026

*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 candidates 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.