Sr. Cloud Platform Specialist

Position 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 regulated 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. 

Core Responsibilities 

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, and applied across the organization. 

Monitor, Tune & Report Performance 

• Analyzes logs and metrics, monitors performance, and identifies opportunities for optimization, reliability, and cost efficiency. 

• Consolidates information across engineering, operations, architecture, and FinOps into executive-ready reporting, dashboards, and a single source of truth. 

• Applies AI-driven observability and analytics to detect anomalies, forecast capacity, and drive continuous improvement. 

Participate in Planning & Be an Effective Team Player 

• Acts as a central point of coordination that keeps cross-functional platform teams aligned on priorities, commitments, dependencies, and timelines. 

• Contributes to short- and long-term planning with service leaders and delivery managers, providing input on options, risk, and cost/benefit trade-offs. 

• Facilitates technical working sessions and reviews, capturing decisions, risks, and action items and driving them to closure. 

Continuously Learn & Develop 

• Stays current on cloud, automation, and AI trends and adopts new tools and practices to advance the platform organization. 

Competencies 

Aligned to the Engineering Job Family competency model; expected proficiency at the P4 (Sr. Engineer) level. 

• Digital Acumen - Leading: deep, hands-on fluency with cloud platforms, automation, and AI-enabled tooling. 

• Problem Solving - Applying/Leading: resolves complex, ambiguous technical problems with creativity and sound judgment. 

• Collaboration & Partnership - Leading: aligns and influences cross-functional stakeholders toward shared objectives. 

• Communication & Internal Marketing - Applying/Leading: translates complex technical detail into clear business language. 

• Design Thinking - Leading: applies an analytic, iterative approach to arrive at the best solution. 

• Adaptability  Leading: responds effectively to change and continuously improves ways of working. 

Minimum Education & Experience 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. 

• Typically 7+ years of relevant professional experience, with direct, hands-on responsibility for building and operating cloud environments. 

Required Technical Skills 

• Hands-on proficiency navigating and administering the Azure portal (and/or AWS), including core services, operations, and cost/consumption concepts. 

• Code- and automation-first mindset with proven experience in infrastructure-as-code, scripting, and automation (e.g., Terraform, Bicep/ARM, PowerShell, Python). 

• Practical experience applying AI and automation (e.g., AIOps, intelligent automation, or ML-enabled tooling) to operational or engineering problems. 

• Experience with governance, controls, compliance, or audit processes in a regulated environment. 

• Demonstrated ability to consolidate information from multiple technical sources into clear reporting for leadership. 

• Proficiency with reporting and collaboration tools such as Power BI, Excel, SharePoint/Confluence, and Azure DevOps or Jira. 

• Comfortable creating clear presentations and technical diagrams (e.g., PowerPoint, Visio, or similar) to communicate concepts and working proficiency, not necessarily expert level. 

• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate technical detail for business audiences. 

Preferred (Nice-to-Have) 

• Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows. 

• Experience supporting FinOps, cloud cost management, or capacity/consumption reporting. 

• Familiarity with SRE or ITIL operating models and incident, change, and problem management. 

• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOX, HITRUST, SOC 2, or HIPAA in healthcare or regulated industries. 

• Certifications such as Microsoft Azure Administrator/Solutions Architect, AWS, or ITIL.