Technical Architect

What Commercial Technologies Software Engineering contributes to Cardinal Health

The Fuse Commercial Technologies group focuses on building technology solutions for use directly in patient care environments. Our existing applications support oncology clinics, retail, and institutional pharmacies ranging from inventory, dispense, and clinical intervention workflows. We have an interest in providing value-add services and products to our customers, so our product portfolio is ever-changing.

This role exists within Cardinal Health's Fuse software development center. Fuse maintains an unexpected start-up atmosphere within a Fortune 19 company. Our enticing, casual, and creative environment are specifically designed to foster the ingenuity of every individual. We know that ideas happen anywhere. At Fuse, the ideas are shared among other great minds, vetted each day, and turned into extraordinary healthcare solutions.

What is expected of you and others at this level

A Technical Architect is both a leader and a hands-on developer with the ability to coach multiple teams of application developers by example. They are an expert at designing as well as developing all layers of an application and platform. They work in an Agile development environment architecting, designing, leading and delivering technology solutions to transform healthcare into a safer and more cost-effective industry. They are expected to be highly in-tune with industry best practices, technologies, processes and techniques and can provide leadership to multiple teams on how best to apply them pragmatically to solve business problems.

Technical Architecture is responsible for defining the architectural models, governance, and transition initiatives needed to effectively coordinate stakeholders toward a common goal. Technical Architecture has responsibility for all the architecture domains including business, application, information, technology, and security architecture.

Accountabilities:

• Responsible for researching, analyzing, designing, proposing, and delivering solutions that support and enhance business and technologies strategies.
• Documents and publishes technology & infrastructure reference architecture, standards and roadmaps, technology simplification strategy and planning, technology lifecycle management
• Defines and rationalizes the technology and security infrastructure that supports the application solutions/tools.
• Provide architecture consultations, technical guidance and mentoring to engineers, designers and developers.
• Effectively communicates and influences others towards moving to future state architectures, leading by example.
• Identify architectural risks and plans to mitigations risks, adherence to standards and best practices.
• Assess the system architecture currently in place and work with technical staff to improve it.
• Owns technical plan, architecture, techniques, and outcomes of scalability, stability, performance, security, and operational insight. Identify, assess and communicate risks related to the Roadmap.
• Monitors and analyzes industry technology trends to determine their potential impact or application for the organization and apply that knowledge to architecture designs.
• Collaborates with other architects to create and document standards and patterns that can be leveraged for future re-use, and actively seek opportunities to leverage industry solutions for new business offerings and services.
• Evaluates and obtains alignment on technology standards, patterns, and reference architecture.
• Engages in proof of technology activities to evaluate technical options and ensure potential solutions meet core capability needs.
• Support architecture governance through use of effective metrics that informs and influences executive decisions

Qualifications:

• You have demonstrated experience designing architectures of complex distributed systems and have lead teams through the development of those systems.
• You are a master developer, technologist and coach with a desire to develop products that positively impact lives.
• You are a leader and self-starter, and love to solve problems through technology.
• You have a demonstrated ability to champion organizational change, and motivate teams through influence rather than authority
• You have significant hands-on experience across the entire technology stack.
• You have a passion and proven track record for creating robust, scalable applications.
• Strong knowledge of architectural principles, frameworks and best practices for enterprise level solutions
• Experience in working with architects across all architectural domains.
• You can co-locate with the development team.
• Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent working experience preferred
• 10+ years custom software development experience with 4+ years as a lead developer or architect role preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and a good work ethic.
• Strong problem solving and organizational skills
• Java and JavaScript experience highly preferred

Technologies:

• Proficiency in multiple programming languages, expertise in at least one preferred
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases preferred
• Experience with RESTful web services preferred
• Proven experience working with all layers of application development.
• Significant experience with distributed computing and message-based systems
• Comfortable working with open-source technologies
• Proficiency in data modeling and API design preferred
• Proficiency in application/platform security

Anticipated salary range: $115,000-$164,000

Bonus eligible: Yes

Benefits: Health insurance, 401k Contributions, Paid Time Off, Vacation, STD/LTD

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