Sr. Director, Network and Cloud Infrastructure

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Sr. Director Network and Cloud Infrastructure

Position Overview

Leadership & Team Building

• Build and lead NewCos Infrastructure Cloud & Network organization from the ground up this includes hiring structuring and developing teams across all four functional domains.

• Define the organizational structure and headcount plan for Infrastructure Cloud Network and Database/Storage teams in alignment with NewCos separation timeline and steady-state operating model.

• Recruit hire and onboard senior engineers architects and team leads across network migration GCP cloud engineering and database/storage disciplines.

• Lead mentor and develop a diverse team of engineers and architects; foster a culture of ownership rigor continuous improvement and psychological safety.

• Serve as the infrastructure voice in executive leadership discussions communicating technical strategy program status risks and investment requirements to the VP CTO CFO and board as needed.

• Build a strong change management capability within the team the carve-out environment requires a team that executes well through ambiguity and evolving requirements.

Infrastructure Strategy & Architecture

• Define and own the target-state infrastructure architecture for NewCo across all domains network cloud and storage ensuring alignment with a GCP-centric cloud-first operating model.

• Develop and execute the strategic vision for network cloud engineering databases and storage translating NewCos business strategy into a coherent defensible infrastructure roadmap.

• Architect the GCP network foundation: VPC topology Shared VPC strategy Cloud Interconnect and Cloud VPN for DC and campus connectivity Cloud DNS global load balancing and security controls (Cloud Armor VPC Service Controls).

• Define SD-WAN or cloud-managed WAN strategy to replace MPLS dependencies and connect distribution centers campuses and warehouse facilities to GCP.

• Establish network segmentation strategy for warehouse and distribution center OT/IoT device networks separating operational device traffic from corporate and cloud-bound traffic.

• Oversee the design implementation and management of database and storage environments ensuring high availability optimal performance data integrity and security across Oracle SQL Server Cloud SQL Snowflake Databricks and GCP-native storage.

• Produce and maintain Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) for all significant infrastructure design choices building institutional knowledge that survives personnel transitions.

Cloud Migration & GCP Transformation

• Own the migration of NewCos infrastructure from McKesson on-premises environments to GCP ensuring ERP integration database and monitoring dependencies are addressed in the correct sequence and to the right standard.

• Lead the infrastructure workstream of the JDE ERP migration validating network readiness latency SLAs for synchronous integrations database migration readiness and monitoring coverage before each wave goes live.

• Define and enforce go/no-go criteria for infrastructure migration waves ensuring production environments are not cut over until connectivity performance observability and rollback procedures have been validated.

• Partner with the Integration Architecture team to ensure Spring Boot API and MuleSoft integration traffic flows correctly through the new cloud and network topology during and after migration.

• Drive adoption of GCP-native services: Cloud SQL Spanner Snowflake Databricks Pub/Sub GKE Cloud Run Apigee reducing reliance on lift-and-shift IaaS patterns in favor of cloud-native architectures where appropriate.

Network Discovery Wave Planning & Cutover Execution

• Personally sponsor and provide executive oversight for network discovery dependency mapping migration wave planning and cutover execution across distribution centers campuses warehouses and device networks.

• Ensure structured network discovery is completed for all sites in scope before migration planning begins producing formal dependency maps and site network profiles that engineers and architects can design against.

• Approve wave plans that sequence sites by risk complexity and business criticality with defined pre-requisites rollback procedures communication plans and validation checklists for each wave.

• Maintain executive-level visibility into migration wave status risks and blockers providing accurate timely updates to the CTO and program leadership.

• Be present at high-risk cutover events distribution center and warehouse cutovers are business events and executive presence matters when decisions need to be made under pressure.

• Own rollback governance: define the criteria and authority for calling a rollback and ensure the team always has a practiced executable rollback plan before any cutover begins.

Security Compliance & Governance

• Establish and maintain the security compliance and governance framework for all infrastructure under this roles scope working closely with the CISO function once in place.

• Implement infrastructure security controls aligned to NewCos obligations under the McKesson MSA and evolving compliance requirements during the separation period.

• Enforce least privilege across GCP service accounts and cloud infrastructure; partner with Okta for identity management UAR and access governance.

• Collaborate with the cybersecurity team to ensure infrastructure solutions comply with security standards and best practices including Zero Trust network access Cloud Armor VPC Service Controls and private connectivity patterns.

• Oversee the development and maintenance of disaster recovery and business continuity plans for all infrastructure domainsensuring tested documented and executable plans are in place before migration waves complete.

• Establish change management governance for infrastructure: CI/CD-gated network configuration changes Terraform-managed cloud resources and audit-ready change logs.

Performance Observability & Operations

• Establish operational standards and observability practices that give NewCos infrastructure team visibility into production health from day one not after the first incident.

• Implement infrastructure observability using GCP-native tooling: VPC Flow Logs Cloud Monitoring Cloud Logging Cloud Trace Network Intelligence Center and integrate on-premises monitoring into a unified view.

• Define alerting thresholds SLAs and runbooks for all infrastructure domains with particular attention to latency-sensitive ERP and HCM integration paths.

• Continuously monitor infrastructure performance and health; drive improvement and optimization on a regular cadence rather than reactively.

• Develop and report on key performance metrics for infrastructure reliability cloud cost efficiency migration wave progress and team delivery throughput for the CTO and executive leadership.

• Develop Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Corrective Action Plans (CAP) for all significant infrastructure incidents ensuring learnings are documented and systemic issues are resolved.

Budget Vendor & Resource Management

• Own the infrastructure budget and vendor relationships across all domains managing spend with the discipline of a newly independent company where every dollar of infrastructure investment is visible to the board.

• Develop and manage annual budgets for network cloud database and storage operations ensuring cost-effective resource allocation and alignment with financial targets.

• Evaluate negotiate and manage vendor relationships including GCP (Google) network equipment vendors (Cisco Juniper Palo Alto) colocation providers MPLS/WAN carriers and infrastructure tooling vendors.

• Drive cloud cost optimization: rightsizing committed use discounts sustained use optimization and elimination of unused resourcesmaintaining a cloud cost posture appropriate for a carve-out company.

• Recommend and implement tools and technologies that enhance operational efficiency without creating unnecessary vendor lock-in or technical debt.

Minimum Requirements

• Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 13 years of professional experience and 6 years of diversified leadership planning communication organization and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience)

Critical Skills

• Network: Expert-level knowledge of network design principles 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.

• Database & Storage: Deep experience with Oracle DB2 SQL Server Cloud SQL; familiarity with Snowflake Databricks and GCP-native data storage patterns; knowledge of database migration strategies.

• 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

Education:

• Bachelors or masters degree in computer science Data Science Information Technology or a related field OR equivalent experience

Work Environment & Travel

• On-site position - Richmond VA or Irving TX

• If candidate from Dallas is selected they can expect to travel to Richmond 2x/month minimum

About 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.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8000 employees a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles we partner with more than 2200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200000 customer accounts across the U.S. Our catalog includes more than 280000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products from bandages to specialty pharmaceuticals and COVID-19 tests.

Looking Ahead: A New Chapter for MMS

McKesson has announced its intent to separate MMS into an independent company an exciting evolution that builds on MMSs 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. For job seekers its a unique moment to join a team thats already making a meaningful impact and leading the way in shaping the future of healthcare delivery in Alternate Care settings with even greater opportunity ahead as we prepare to become an independent company.

Position Level - M5

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