Principal, M&A Solution Architect

McKesson•Irving, TX

About The Position

McKesson is looking for a Principal Solution Architect to join a key technical leadership role within the Enterprise M &A Engineering and Architecture team, to help accelerate our M&A initiatives across the Enterprise and drive trust, agility, and automation for McKesson’s technology services. This role will serve as a critical leadership position in shaping and executing McKesson’s enterprise-wide technology strategy and primarily focused on Merger & Acquisition (M&A) integration. The Principal Solution Architect will operate at an architecture level, partnering with internal and external business and technology teams to define technological integration of roadmaps, establish architectural standards, and ensure seamless alignment with enterprise platforms. The role requires a combination of technical expertise in solution architecture, strong communication skills, collaborative mindset and leadership skills to engage with business units and technical stakeholders across the enterprise to drive broader impact. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in designing and delivering network solutions, enabling business outcomes while ensuring adherence to security and compliance requirements.

Requirements

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 13+ years, with 8+ years, of direct work-related experience. Less years required if has relevant Master's or Doctorate qualifications
12+ years of Solution Architecture and/or relevant industry experience.
Expertise in Azure is required; experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field or equivalent experience.
Strong expertise in Microsoft Azure (required); multi-cloud experience (AWS, GCP, OCI) strongly preferred.
Strong knowledge of load balance, DNS, firewall, networking technologies, microservices architecture, and infrastructure-as-code (IaC) tools like Terraform.
Strong architecture design and implementation experience with on-prem and hybrid cloud environments
Proven experience in designing and deploying secure, scalable, and resilient solutions in large-scale cloud environments that are heavily regulated.
Solid understanding of enterprise security, compliance, and governance frameworks.
Experience with migration projects and hybrid cloud environments is a plus.
Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are highly desirable.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with AWS or GCP is a plus.
Multi-cloud experience (AWS, GCP, OCI) strongly preferred.
Experience with migration projects and hybrid cloud environments is a plus.
Cloud certifications (e.g., Azure Solutions Architect Expert, AWS Certified Solutions Architect) are highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Serve as the enterprise technology architecture authority for merger, acquisition, and divestiture activities, defining scalable integration strategies across acquired entities.
Lead technical due diligence for M&A initiatives, assessing technology maturity, architecture posture, cloud presents, risks, and integration complexity.
Define and execute M&A technology integration playbooks, including landing zone alignment, identity integration, security harmonization, and network modernization strategies.
Drive consistency across multi-business-unit architectures, resolving complex cross-domain design challenges and influencing enterprise-wide policy decisions.
Provide thought leadership on technology, M&A integration, and enterprise architecture trends; represent McKesson in strategic vendor and partner engagements.
Define and govern enterprise technology solution patterns and reference architecture across cloud and hybrid environments, ensuring consistency, reusability, and alignment with long-term platform and security strategy.
Shape and evolve enterprise technology architecture standards, security guardrails, and governance models; influence policy decisions and resolve complex design exceptions across business units.
Conduct technical assessments and optimization reviews for existing and new technology deployments.
Work closely with enterprise architecture, cloud platform operations, and governance teams to ensure seamless integration of solutions into each organization’s technology environment.
Mentor senior architects and engineers, raise the overall architecture maturity of the organization, and lead enablement efforts that institutionalize technology best practices.