Lead Infrastructure Architect

Requirements:

• We require a degree or equivalent experience, along with typically 10+ years of relevant architecture or engineering experience; fewer years may be accepted with a relevant masters or doctorate.
• We expect deep enterprise architecture expertise, including TOGAF concepts and ADM, governance, decision frameworks, and target-state roadmapping.
• We need strong architecture visualization skills using the C4 model to communicate structure and trade-offs to executive, product, and engineering audiences.
• We look for fluency in well-architected principles across security, reliability, performance efficiency, cost optimization, and operations, with the ability to embed KPIs and OKRs.
• We require alignment with IT service management practices such as ITIL 4 SVS to support governance and operational excellence.
• We value secure-by-design leadership, including practical application of OWASP Top 10 mitigations.
• We expect multi-cloud expertise across platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP to support modernization and multi-account strategies.
• We need experience in integration and data architecture, including APIs, event-driven patterns, data platforms, and identity or zero-trust approaches.
• We look for excellent executive communication skills, with the ability to present options, risks, and trade-offs clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
• We expect familiarity with operating at scale, including governance for CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, backup and disaster recovery, and high availability patterns.
• We want proven leadership in enterprise standards, governance ownership, exception management, and architecture quality reviews.
• We require demonstrated experience leading system-wide initiatives in regulated or complex environments from strategy through implementation and optimization.
• We expect success in aligning product, engineering, security, and operations teams to deliver measurable outcomes across multiple domains.

Responsibilities:

• We set architecture strategy and roadmaps, including environmental analysis, value cases, innovation recommendations, and cross-domain alignment.
• We prioritize short-term architectural needs by consolidating demands, establishing priorities, and defining improvement actions.
• We design end-to-end solutions by turning concepts into logical architectures, setting documentation standards, and approving high-impact designs.
• We direct implementation efforts, coordinate architectural changes, troubleshoot issues, and ensure compatibility with existing platforms and strategic requirements.
• We lead governance by defining and enforcing principles, standards, and guidelines, while managing exceptions and quality reviews.
• We institutionalize well-architected practices by tying KPIs and OKRs to security, reliability, performance, cost, and operational outcomes.
• We drive innovation and continuous improvement through research on emerging technologies, gap identification, and post-implementation optimization.
• We influence and coach teams by promoting modern practices such as DevOps and cloud adoption, while mentoring architects and supporting roadmap communication.
• We guide enterprise integration decisions to ensure alignment with target-state architecture and portfolio plans.
• We oversee M&A architecture by leading due diligence, planning, integration, and stakeholder alignment to the technology vision.

Technologies:

• AWS
• Architect
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GCP
• Support
• ITIL
• OWASP
• Security
• TOGAF
• LESS
• Marketing

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We are McKesson, a Fortune 10, impact-driven healthcare company that helps make quality care more accessible and affordable through insights, products, and services. We foster a culture where people can grow, make an impact, and contribute new ideas as we shape the future of health for patients, communities, and our people. This Lead Solution/IT Architect role operates with high autonomy and enterprise-wide influence, supporting mission-critical programs and driving measurable outcomes. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including base pay in the range of $122,100 to $162,800, with potential bonus or long-term incentive opportunities, depending on performance, experience, skills, equity considerations, and market factors.

last updated 43 week of 2026