The Lead Solution/IT Architect ensures the establishment of enterprise‑grade technical architecture that delivers sustained business value across system‑wide, mission‑critical programs. The role owns architectural components and alignment to the future‑state vision; directs fit‑gap analysis

- It oversees evaluation of technology options, platforms, and architectural patterns for enterprise solutions and ensures designs meet rigorous security, performance, reliability, compliance, and operability expectations. Operating with the highest autonomy, the Lead Architect consults across multiple domains to harmonize initiatives with enterprise architecture, sets and enforces standards, and provides clear technical recommendations to non‑technical stakeholders. The role delivers reference implementations, guides implementation and modification activities, and leads risk assessment and mitigation planning. As a technical leader and internal consultant, the architect elevates engineering practices, simplifies the IT landscape, and advances measurable outcomes aligned with McKesson’s strategic objectives. Lead enterprise‑direction discussions, environmental analysis, value cases, and innovation portfolio recommendations; align roadmaps across IT domains. Aggregate architectural demands, establish priorities, and define action plans to improve capabilities, processes, and technology. Direct implementation. Coordinate architecture implementation and modifications; manage enterprise‑level exceptions; run portfolio/enterprise quality reviews
- Ensure KPIs/OKRs reflect security, reliability, performance, cost, and operations pillars; lead teams to develop improvements and post‑implementation optimizations. Champion modern approaches (DevOps, cloud), mentor architects, and guide roadmap communication and adoption across the enterprise. Lead due diligence, planning, and integration, mentoring teams and aligning senior stakeholders to the technology vision. Well‑Architected fluency across security, reliability,



performance efficiency, cost optimization, and operations
- IT service management alignment (ITIL 4 SVS/practices) ensuring supportability, governance linkages, and operational excellence. AWS Solutions Architect – Professional, Azure Solutions Architect Expert, GCP Professional Cloud Architect) to guide modernization and multi‑account strategies. Integration and data architecture expertise across APIs, eventing, data platforms, and identity/zero‑trust patterns to meet scale, latency, resilience, and regulatory needs. Executive storytelling and decision rigor—framing options, risks, and trade‑offs with implementable guidance for non‑technical audiences. Adaptability, Architecture & Master Planning, Collaboration & Partnership, Communication & Internal Marketing, Design Thinking, Digital Acumen, Problem Solving, Strategic Decision Making, Business Function Knowledge, Customer & Business Driven, and Leadership — all at “Leading” proficiency. Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- Proven record of enterprise standards and governance ownership, including exception management and portfolio/enterprise architecture quality reviews. Demonstrated leadership of IT system‑wide initiatives—from capability strategy and roadmap through implementation and steady‑state optimization in regulated or complex environments. 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 Prospect page. McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity 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 Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.

📌 Lead, Infrastructure Architect (Mississauga)
🏢 McKesson
📍 Mississauga