Director, Network Systems Engineering

About the role

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.

Culture

Accomplish
Make a meaningful impact by using your problem-solving skills to push the boundaries of innovation in healthcare, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Innovate
Foster a digital mindset to drive IT transformation across McKesson through our evolving data and technology tools.
Grow
Join a supportive environment where you can advance your career and develop both personally and professionally.

Benefits

• Coverage you can rely on- Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Health Spending Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Benefits that go beyond your base pay- 401(k) (U.S.)
• Pension (Canada)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Mental Health Programs
• Flexible Schedules
• Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Education Reimbursement
• Volunteer Opportunities
• Flexible Work Environment
• A culture powered by belonging

Responsibilities

Typically requires 15+ years of professional experience and 6+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).

Proven track record leading large-scale cloud migrations or enterprise infrastructure transformations — including carve-outs, M&A integrations, or equivalent high-complexity programs.

Direct experience with GCP infrastructure (VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, GKE, Cloud Monitoring) or equivalent AWS/Azure with demonstrated GCP transition capability.

Broad infrastructure domain expertise across network engineering, cloud architecture, database management (Oracle, SQL Server, Cloud SQL), and storage systems.

Experience designing and leading migration wave programs across multi-site physical environments (distribution centers, warehouses, campuses — with demonstrated operational sensitivity).

Knowledge of ITIL and IT service management.

Proven ability to lead and manage diverse teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Skills

• Network: Expert-level knowledge of network design principles like LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, BGP, VPN, cloud networking, QoS, and Zero Trust access patterns.
• Cloud (GCP): VPC, Shared VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router (BGP), Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, Cloud Armor, VPC Service Controls, Network Intelligence Center, GKE, Cloud Run, Apigee.
• Security: Firewall design and policy migration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD), IAM, encryption, DDoS protection, intrusion detection, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST).
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for cloud resource provisioning; Git-based infrastructure change management; CI/CD pipeline integration for infrastructure deployments.
• Observability: Cloud Monitoring, VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Trace, network monitoring platforms (SolarWinds, Grafana, or equivalent), ITIL-aligned incident and problem management.
• Emerging Technologies: SD-WAN, IoT device network management, edge computing awareness, container networking (GKE), and service mesh fundamentals.

Additional Skills

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence with technical teams, business leaders, and external partners.
• Strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven track record of overseeing a portfolio of multiple projects and experience leading large scale global transformation program at a company with global footprint.
• Strong change manager. Comfortable with change, especially that which arises through transformation. Able to lead a team effectively through times of change.
• Positive and flexible attitude to enable adjusting to different needs in an ever-changing environment
• Experience with data in the drug supply chain and commercial domain within healthcare, pharma is a plus
• Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; comfortable managing trade-offs
• Ability to lead others without direct authority
• Highly influential and ability to educate stakeholders on the role of data and its purpose in the business
• Teams up and collaborates for speed, agility, delivery excellence and innovation
• Strong negotiation and decision-making skills

About McKesson Medical-Surgical

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS) is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets – often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care – include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Looking Ahead: A New Chapter for MMS

McKesson has announced its intent to separate MMS into an independent company by taking it public through an initial public offering (IPO). The separation could be completed by the second half of calendar year 2027, pending market factors and regulatory approvals. This is an exciting evolution that builds on MMS’s strong foundation and proven leadership in the Alternate Care space. As a standalone company, MMS would be positioned to unlock new opportunities to innovate, grow and lead with even greater agility and focus. We will also continue to be one of the largest medical-surgical distributors in the U.S., with over $11B in annual sales. This separation would accelerate our mission and empower us to shape a future defined by customer-centricity, bold thinking and operational excellence.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.