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. 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.

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.

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.

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.

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 setting. 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. Applies AI-driven observability and analytics to detect anomalies, forecast capacity, and drive continuous improvement. Participate in Planning & Be an Effective Team Player 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. Stays current on cloud, automation, and AI trends and adopts new tools and practices to advance the platform organization.

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. Communication & Internal Marketing - Applying/Leading: translates complex technical detail into clear business language. 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. 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., Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to translate technical detail for business audiences.

Experience building CI/CD pipelines and automated deployment workflows.

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

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com. McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other legally protected category. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Chance Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.

📌 Sr. Cloud Platform Specialist (Mississauga)
🏢 McKesson
📍 Mississauga