Cloud Platform Engineer - GKE & CI/CD in Bangalore, भारत

Company Overview:

Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE: CAH) is a is a global, integrated healthcare services and products company, providing customized solutions for hospitals, health systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories, and physician offices worldwide.
The company provides clinically proven medical products and pharmaceuticals and cost-effective solutions that enhance supply chain efficiency from hospital to home. Cardinal Health connects patients, providers, payers, pharmacists and manufacturers for integrated care coordination and better patient management. Backed by nearly 100 years of experience, with approximately 50,000 employees in 46 countries and Fiscal 2020 revenues of $152.9 billion, Cardinal Health ranks among the top 25 on the Fortune 500.

About Cardinal Health International India (CHII):

In Bangalore we are excited to create an Innovation and Capability Centre that allows us to further inhouse talent and scale that talent across our business. Our ambition is to build differentiated opportunities that allows our organization to advance rapidly, and develop the skills across Software-defined networking, machine learning and big data.

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.

We are seeking a Cloud Engineer to help drive the evolution of our enterprise‑scale cloud and CI/CD platforms. Operating in a multi‑cloud, multi‑tenant environment, our platforms support thousands of developers across hundreds of teams, powering mission‑critical workloads across IaaS, PaaS, and CaaS models. As part of the Serverless Platforms Team, you will help design, build, operate, and continuously improve our cloud‑native and CI/CD platforms—including 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 cloud‑native development and platform engineering, you will help ensure our platforms are reliable, governed, and easy to consume—while fostering a culture of technical excellence, automation, and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about Kubernetes, CI/CD platforms, and solving complex platform‑scale challenges, join us to help shape the future of healthcare technology.

Role 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 best‑practice 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 cloud‑native 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 policy‑as‑code 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 cloud‑native and CI/CD trends, contributing to the ongoing evolution of Cardinal Health’s cloud and DevOps strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5-8 years of experience in cloud engineering with a strong focus on Kubernetes and GCP (preferred).
• Hands‑on experience designing, operating, or supporting CI/CD platforms, preferably Harness CI/CD in an enterprise environment.
• Strong understanding of microservices, event‑driven architectures, and distributed systems.
• Experience with GitOps, Infrastructure as Code, and automated delivery pipelines.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices, security scanning, and compliance requirements in regulated environments.
• Exceptional communication skills—able to translate complex platform and security concepts for both technical and non‑technical audiences, and to influence outcomes through clear documentation and stakeholder alignment.

• Proven problem‑solving skills and the ability to operate effectively in complex, evolving environments.

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

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.