What 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.
The eCommerce Technical Lead, Application Development and Maintenance, will provide hands-on technical leadership for a globally distributed software development team consisting of technical leads and engineers. This role is responsible for the architecture, design, development, and ongoing maintenance of scalable, high-performance eCommerce platforms supporting a multi-year modernization roadmap. The ideal candidate demonstrates deep expertise in modern digital technologies, cloud-native architectures, and industry best practices, along with proven experience leading large onshore and offshore engineering teams. This position owns technical planning, backlog prioritization, and end-to-end execution within an agile delivery model, with a strong emphasis on code quality, system performance, security, reliability, and delivery efficiency.
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 software development, software engineering, technical architecture or related experience, preferred
Bachelor's degree in related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred
5+ years of experience in multiple programing languages like Java, React, REST/SOAP APIs and microservices architecture, preferred
Experience with modern responsive UI development, SQL and NoSQL Databases
Experience with HCL Commerce is a plus
Experience with different AI Models for development and Architecture is a plus
Experience with the agile methodology using tools like Jira and GitHub
Experience with CI/CD pipelines such as Harness, Concourse, Jenkins is a plus
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem resolution skills
Strong oral and written communication skills and desire to learn new technologies
Ability to work in a team in diverse/ multiple stakeholder environment is a must
What is expected of you and others at this level
Manages department operations and supervises professional employees, front line supervisors and/or business support staff
Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
Ensures employees operate within guidelines
Decisions have a short term impact on work processes, outcomes and customers
Interacts with subordinates, peers, customers, and suppliers at various management levels; may interact with senior management
Interactions normally involve resolution of issues related to operations and/or projects
Gains consensus from various parties involved
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: 06/20/2026 *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.
LI-Remote
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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