Network Systems Administrator (Azure)

McKesson•Atlanta, GA

About The Position

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare, known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. They foster a culture where employees can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. The current need is for a highly skilled Azure Cloud & Systems Engineer to design, build, support, and continuously improve the Azure cloud environment and the infrastructure supporting business-critical applications. This role requires deep technical expertise across Azure services, networking, security, Windows/Linux VMs, and secure file transfer technologies. The ideal candidate has extensive hands-on cloud engineering experience, excels in critical situations, communicates clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders, and thrives in a collaborative, team-oriented environment. This position also participates in an on-call rotation for after-hours incident response.

Requirements

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.
4-year degree in computer science or 4+ years of related experience.
4+ years' experience building cloud solutions and supporting cloud applications.
3+ years of experience in Azure focused role.
Azure Engineering: 3–4+ years building, maintaining, and securing Azure resources.
Azure Networking: Deep understanding of TCP/IP, routing, VPNs, firewalls, NSGs, peering, etc.
Virtual Machines: 3+ years administering Windows Server VMs (Linux experience a plus).
Strong PowerShell skills.
Security Technologies: Experience with VPNs, firewalls, secure transfer tools (SFTP/GoAnywhere).
Troubleshooting: Proficient with network/system diagnostic tools and methodologies.
Ability to travel up to 10%.

Nice To Haves

Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills.
Experience with KQL (Kusto Query Language).
Experience with other scripting languages.
Experience with Palo Alto firewalls (preferred).
Experience working in healthcare environments (plus).
Ability to work effectively in team and cross-functional project settings.

Responsibilities

Design, deploy, administer, and secure Azure resources (compute, networking, storage, governance).
Create and maintain Alerting, Monitoring, and Dashboarding.
Manage Azure policies, RBAC, tagging strategy, and enterprise governance controls.
Support Azure Networking, including VNets, firewalls, routing, VPNs, endpoints, and private networking.
Provision and maintain Windows and Linux virtual machines and related services.
Support web applications and Azure components.
Manage secure file transfer solutions (e.g., GoAnywhere, SFTP/FTP).
Maintain and troubleshoot enterprise-class systems, networks, and virtualized environments.
Document cloud and network architectures, procedures, and environment configurations.
Collaborate with DevOps and Database teams to ensure reliable, secure, scalable systems.
Participate in an on-call rotation and respond to system-related incidents.
Perform advanced network troubleshooting using industry-standard tools.
Provide accurate time estimates for tasks and follow through to complete resolution.
Communicate technical concepts clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Remain self-directed, detail-oriented, and proactive in identifying and resolving issues.
Quickly learn new technologies through self-study and hands-on experimentation.