Engineer, Application Development and Maintenance

Cardinal Health

100d • $94,900 - $142,380

About The Position

Application Development & Maintenance 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. 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.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of experience, preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
• Strong programming fundamentals and excellent problem-solving skills.
• Strong proficiency in Java/J2EE, especially microservices architecture using Spring Boot, Hibernate, and ORM frameworks.
• Experience with modern responsive UI frameworks such as Angular – preferred.
• Experience with migrating applications from PCF (Tanzu) to Kubernetes is a plus.
• Advanced SQL skills and performance tuning across PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DB2.
• Hands-on experience with Bash, PowerShell, Node.js, Groovy, Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using tools like Concourse, Jenkins, and other automation platforms.
• Knowledge of cloud-native architecture, 12-factor app principles, and agile/DevOps methodologies.
• Expertise in designing and securing RESTful APIs and microservices using Spring Security with OAuth2, API gateway Apigee, Postman.
• Experience with tools like Splunk and Dynatrace for application monitoring and logging.
• Understanding of secure coding practices and application security concepts.
• Exposure to tools like GitHub Copilot or similar AI-assisted development platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud-native resources and serverless computing using Google Cloud Functions (Python, Java), enabling scalable, event-driven architectures.
• Experience integrating Kafka for real-time data streaming and decoupled service communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy software solutions that align with organizational standards and regulatory requirements.
• Conduct peer reviews of design and code to ensure quality and adherence to best practices.
• Collaborate with senior technical leads, functional and validation teams, software consulting partners, shared services, and managed services teams.
• Maintain and manage technical documentation for systems and solutions.
• Translate business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Implement software using a combination of out-of-the-box configurations, process extensions, and custom scripts or code.
• Write, debug, and troubleshoot application code across multiple layers.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries; troubleshoot data-related issues across databases like PostgreSQL, Oracle, and DB2.
• Contribute to the development of the organization’s multi-year technology roadmap.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees