Sr. Cloud Platform Specialist

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care. What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Summary: Mckesson's Sr. Cloud Platform Specialist design, build, configure, test, deploy,   maintain , and support McKesson’s cloud services, platforms, and solutions. This is a hands-on, technically deep individual-contributor role that works directly in the Azure portal, applies a code- and automation-first approach, and uses AI and automation to improve reliability and   eliminate   manual effort. In addition to the engineering foundation, this role serves as a connective layer for the Cloud Platform organization-consolidating technical information across engineering, operations, architecture, and FinOps into clear, decision-ready reporting, and ensuring initiatives remain governed, compliant, and audit-ready in a regu lated healthcare environment.   Acts as a key contributor in a complex, business-critical environment; applies broad knowledge and strategic use of engineering concepts and practices to assignments of high complexity, including problems that may be undefined with many unknowns.   Works with a high degree of autonomy and minimal direction; exercises significant latitude in determining   objectives   and   anticipates   and redirects efforts as conditions change.   Develops resolutions to complex problems that require the frequent use of creativity, using judgment within broadly defined policies and practices.   May serve as a subject matter expert; acts as a resource for less-experienced colleagues and may direct the work of others without formal management responsibility.   Works across multiple cross-functional initiatives that may have   system -wide impact and integrate across the enterprise.

Design, Build & Automate Solutions   Works hands-on in the Azure portal and across cloud platform services to design, configure, build, and   operate   the environment directly.   Applies a code- and automation-first approach, using infrastructure-as-code, scripting, and CI/CD to build repeatable, reliable, and secure solutions (e.g., Terraform, Bicep/ARM, PowerShell, Python).   Designs and implements AI- and automation-enabled capabilities (e.g., AIOps, intelligent workflows) that reduce manual effort and improve quality.   Ensures adherence to enterprise policies, principles, cyber security protocols, and guardrails, including code documentation and source-control versioning.   Evaluate & Contextualize Requirements   Translates business and technical requirements into technical specifications, user stories, and solution designs, and   determines   their impact on existing architecture and processes.   Consolidates   and contextualizes requirements across multiple systems, platforms, and business domains, ensuring alignment with technical, security, and compliance standards.   Communicates technical implications, constraints, and dependencies clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders.   Ensure Alignment with Governance & Compliance   Establishes and   maintains   governance, controls, and traceability for platform initiatives so that documentation, decisions, and approvals are complete and auditable.   Supports compliance and audit readiness by tracking controls, evidence, access, and policy adherence across the cloud platform environment.   Ensures technical standards, runbooks, and automation are current, consistent,