Hybrid Lead Cloud Architect

at McKesson

• Job title: Lead Cloud Architect
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $143,300 - $238,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, DNS, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, Microservices, Terraform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Richmond, United States

About the role

• Lead Cloud Architect specializing in designing multi-cloud infrastructures for pharmaceutical distribution in healthcare. Focus on cloud migration, governance, and optimizing costs across Azure and GCP.

Responsibilities

• 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 FinOps 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

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong knowledge of cloud-native design principles and architectures
• Proficiency in containerization (e.g., Kubernetes, Docker), serverless computing, microservices, and DevOps 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 (FinOps 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 (NetFlow, packet capture, metrics, traces, logs)
• Certifications: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect certification or equivalent. Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification (AZ-303/304 or newer) or equivalent
• Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S, now or in the future, without the support from McKesson.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities