Lead Cloud Architect

Lead Cloud Architect – Mc Kesson

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that delivers insights, products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact and bring new ideas to shape the future of health for patients, our communities and our people.

• Develop and maintain cloud architecture strategy, including reference architectures, decision records, and design patterns for networking, hybrid connectivity, and core services (DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
• Design and implement multi-cloud infrastructure across Azure and GCP, including VPC models, interconnects, VPNs, service segmentation, and secure communication protocols.
• Lead cloud migration initiatives, transitioning on-premises systems to cloud platforms with minimal disruption, while aligning with business and technical requirements.
• Establish governance frameworks to ensure compliance, security, and performance, particularly in regulated environments such as pharma and healthcare.
• Optimize cloud costs and performance by implementing guardrails, tagging strategies, and right-sizing interconnects and egress patterns, with strong Fin Ops awareness.
• Automate infrastructure deployment using Infrastructure-as-Code tools like Terraform, Azure ARM Templates, and GCP Deployment Manager.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior staff, and provide strategic guidance on cloud technologies and industry trends.

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.

• Strong knowledge of cloud-native design principles and architectures.
• Proficiency in containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), serverless computing, microservices, and Dev Ops practices.
• Expertise in automation, scripting, and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) using tools like Terraform, Azure ARM Templates, and Google Cloud Deployment Manager, combined with familiarity in CI/CD pipelines and cloud-native monitoring solutions.
• Author and maintain reference architectures, patterns, and decision records for cloud networking, hybrid connectivity, and core network services (DNS/DHCP/IPAM).
• Establish guardrails (landing zone/network baselines), tagging/cost attribution, and right‑sizing of interconnects and egress patterns (Fin Ops awareness).
• Knowledge of GxP compliance, data sovereignty, and operational resilience in pharma/healthcare contexts.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals, identity management, and cloud security controls, combined with deep experience in WAN design, SD‑WAN, MPLS, VPN, and cloud networking across platforms like Azure and GCP.
• Standardize telemetry (Net Flow, packet capture, metrics, traces, logs).

• Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification or equivalent.
• Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (AZ-303/304 or newer) or equivalent.

• Experience in working within regulated industries (e.g., pharma, healthcare).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑based data platforms and analytics solutions.
• Knowledge of hybrid cloud environments and integrating on‑premise systems with cloud solutions.
• Experience supporting regulated industries, especially pharmaceutical distribution or healthcare supply chain.
• Drive Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform/Ansible), policy‑as‑code, CI/CD for network changes; promote SLOs, synthetic tests, chaos/resiliency drills.
• Experience with managing network infrastructure in distribution centers or supply chain environments is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Strong leadership and collaboration skills, able to manage teams and projects.
• Ability to think strategically, yet with an eye for the technical details and execution.

Our Base Pay Range for this position: $143,300 – $238,800.

McKesson provides competitive compensation and benefits, including base pay, performance bonuses, and long‑term incentive opportunities. For more information about benefits at McKesson, please .

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the support from McKesson.