Principal Solution Architect, Enterprise Integration

McKesson

Job Location:

Irving, TX - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 170900 - 284900

Posted on: 2 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow make an impact and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients our communities and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrows health today we want to hear from you.

Position Summary

The Principal Solution/IT Architect defines and governs the enterprisewide solution architecture vision strategy and standards that unlock innovation and measurable business value. The role partners with executive leadership to integrate architecture with strategic initiatives directs crossenterprise fitgap analysis and sets migration frameworks that evolve the landscape across business units and platforms. It anticipates disruptive technologies shapes organizational response and ensures seamless integration for agility resilience and compliance.

Operating with full autonomy the Principal Architect leads the development and continuous improvement of reference implementations and patterns establishes enterprise design principles and governance and represents McKessons architectural strategy in external forums. The role translates enterprise needs into actionable roadmaps resolves unique and precedentsetting challenges and communicates complex decisions clearly to nontechnical audiences and external stakeholdersbuilding a highperforming architecture community that sustains competitive advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

Set enterprise architecture strategy and roadmap. Define longterm vision principles and governance; champion transformation and innovation at the executive level.

Own capability alignment. Direct enterprise businesscapability modeling and technology roadmaps; ensure investments deliver measurable value and risk reduction.

Define design standards and approve critical solutions. Establish optionevaluation standards; approve design specifications for major platforms; lead enterprise reviews.

Direct implementation at scale. Govern execution and modifications across portfolios; set protocols for rapid resolution of systemic issues.

Lead governance endtoend. Establish and evolve principles technology standards and quality programs; resolve enterpriselevel exceptions; ensure regulatory alignment.

Institutionalize wellarchitected practices. Define organizationwide KPIs/OKRs for security reliability performance cost and operations; drive adjustments to optimize outcomes.

Drive enterprise innovation. Lead evaluation and adoption of emerging technologies; prioritize transformations that advance competitive advantage.

Influence and coach at scale. Run enterprise mentoring programs for architects; champion DevOps cloud and AI; act as architecture change leader.

Represent McKesson externally. Shape industry practices and standards through partnerships forums and thought leadership.

Guide strategic M&A. Set evaluation frameworks; lead due diligence integration vision and senior stakeholder alignment for technology investments.

Minimum Requirements

Degree or equivalent and typically requires 13 years with 8 years of direct workrelated experience. Less years required if has relevant Masters or Doctorate qualifications

Critical Skills

Enterprise architecture mastery (TOGAF 10 concepts ADM governance) to set organizationwide principles decision frameworks and targetstate roadmaps.

Advanced architecture visualization using the C4 model (context container component) for clear executiveready storytelling and alignment.

WellArchitected fluency across security reliability performance efficiency cost optimization and operations; ability to embed KPIs/OKRs in enterprise designs.

IT service management alignment (ITIL 4 SVS/practices) to ensure operational soundness supportability and compliance at scale.

Securebydesign leadership with demonstrable application of OWASP Top 10 mitigations across platforms and integrations.

Multicloud and platform depth (e.g. AWS Solutions Architect Professional Azure Solutions Architect Expert GCP Professional Cloud Architect) to steer modernization and multiaccount strategies.

Data integration and zerotrust expertise (APIs eventing data platforms identity) to meet enterprise scale latency resilience and regulatory needs.

Executive influence and narrative clarityframing strategic options risks and tradeoffs with implementable boardready guidance.

Operability at scalegovernance for CI/CD IaC observability backup/DR HA patterns and cloud landingzone standards across portfolios.

Competency proficiency forL6(PrincipalArchitect): Adaptability (Leading) Architecture & Master Planning (Expert) Collaboration & Partnership (Expert) Communication & Internal Marketing (Leading) Design Thinking (Expert) Digital Acumen (Expert) Problem Solving (Expert) Strategic Decision Making (Leading) Business Function Knowledge (Expert) Customer & Business Driven (Leading) Leadership (Leading).

Additional Qualifications

Proven ownership of enterprise standards and governance including exception management and organizationwide quality assurance.

Demonstrated leadership of missioncritical transformationsfrom capability strategy and roadmap through execution and optimizationin regulated or complex environments.

Experience representing architecture in executive and external forums influencing technology direction partnerships and industry practices.

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 McKessons 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 pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$170900 - $284900

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