Director, Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering
About The Position
McKesson is hiring a Director, Infrastructure & Cloud Engineering to lead infrastructure and cloud engineering efforts. The role calls for experience leading large-scale cloud migrations and enterprise infrastructure transformations, including carve-outs, mergers and acquisitions integrations, or similarly complex programs. The director will bring broad expertise across network engineering, cloud architecture, database management, and storage, and will lead migration waves across multi-site physical environments such as distribution centers, warehouses, and campuses, with attention to operational needs. The position requires substantial experience with GCP infrastructure or equivalent AWS/Azure expertise paired with the ability to transition to GCP. The role also involves ITIL and IT service management practices; managing diverse teams; overseeing multiple projects and global transformation programs; and guiding teams and stakeholders through change. The position is listed as hybrid or remote in Virginia or Texas and is at level M4.
Requirements
- Degree or equivalent experience.
- Typically 12 or more years of professional experience and 4 or more years of management experience.
- Proven track record leading large-scale cloud migrations or enterprise infrastructure transformations, including carve-outs, M&A integrations, or other high-complexity programs.
- Direct experience with GCP infrastructure or equivalent AWS/Azure experience with demonstrated capability to transition to GCP.
- Broad infrastructure expertise across network engineering, cloud architecture, database management, and storage systems.
- Experience designing and leading migration-wave programs across multi-site physical environments with operational sensitivity.
- Knowledge of ITIL and IT Service Management.
- Proven ability to lead and manage diverse teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Expert knowledge of network design principles, including LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, BGP, VPN, cloud networking, QoS, and Zero Trust access patterns.
- GCP knowledge covering VPC, Shared VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router (BGP), Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, Cloud Armor, VPC Service Controls, Network Intelligence Center, GKE, Cloud Run, and Apigee.
- Deep experience with Oracle, DB2, SQL Server, and Cloud SQL; familiarity with Snowflake, Databricks, GCP-native data storage patterns, and database migration strategies.
- Knowledge of firewall design and policy migration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD), IAM, encryption, DDoS protection, intrusion detection, and compliance frameworks including SOC 2, HIPAA, and NIST.
- Experience with Terraform for cloud resource provisioning, Git-based infrastructure change management, and CI/CD pipeline integration for infrastructure deployments.
- Experience with Cloud Monitoring, VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Trace, network monitoring platforms such as SolarWinds or Grafana, and ITIL-aligned incident and problem management.
- Knowledge of SD-WAN, IoT device network management, edge computing, container networking (GKE), and service mesh fundamentals.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to engage and influence technical teams, business leaders, and external partners.
- Strategic thinking, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills.
- Strong change-management skills and flexibility in an evolving environment.
- Strong leadership, organizational, and interpersonal skills; ability to manage trade-offs and lead without direct authority.
- Strong influence, negotiation, and decision-making skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with data in the drug supply chain and commercial domain within healthcare or pharma.
Responsibilities
- Lead large-scale cloud migrations or enterprise infrastructure transformations, including carve-outs, M&A integrations, or equivalent complex programs.
- Design and lead migration-wave programs across multi-site physical environments, including distribution centers, warehouses, and campuses, while accounting for operational sensitivity.
- Lead and manage diverse teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Oversee a portfolio of multiple projects and lead large-scale global transformation programs.
- Guide teams effectively through organizational and technology change.
- Engage, influence, and educate technical teams, business leaders, external partners, and stakeholders about data and its business purpose.
- Collaborate to support speed, agility, delivery excellence, and innovation.
- Make decisions and negotiate trade-offs across infrastructure and transformation work.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package as part of McKesson's Total Rewards.
- An annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
