Lead Cloud Engineer

Salary: $122,100 - 162,800 per year Requirements:

• We require a degree or equivalent experience, typically supported by 10+ years of relevant background; a masters or doctorate may reduce the years needed.
• We look for at least 8+ years in a software engineering or infrastructure role within a cloud, PaaS, and DevOps setting.
• We expect 5+ years of full-stack software development or SRE experience.
• We need 5+ years of hands-on experience with DevOps, Kubernetes, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, Artifactory, and application deployment to Kubernetes.
• We require deep expertise in software engineering practices, including DevOps, GitOps, CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and environment/configuration automation.
• We prefer experience with cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure or GCP.
• We need experience delivering cloud automation, configuration management, and enterprise-scale infrastructure as code using Ansible, Terraform, and Python.
• We require strong knowledge of security processes, standards, and issues in multi-tier cloud or hybrid applications, including data privacy, compliance, and network, application, and information security principles.
• We prefer software development experience with React, TypeScript, Backstage, Node.js, and JavaScript.
• We prefer Microsoft Azure, GCP, or Kubernetes certifications.
• We value experience working in Agile environments and on scrum teams.

• We lead the development of multiple complex cloud automation initiatives, CI/CD pipelines for cloud infrastructure and applications, cloud-native application blueprints, and automation at scale.
• We collaborate with application development teams and cloud/application architects to build scalable, reliable, fully automated CI/CD pipelines.
• We design, build, and operate our Integrated Developer Platform to speed application delivery through gated CI/CD pipeline templates and build/release automation.
• We design and strengthen DevOps processes while driving automation across our cloud platforms and Developer Portal.
• We apply programming skills to create DevOps tooling across various infrastructure platforms.
• We communicate, coordinate, and work closely with peers in Cloud Engineering and broader technology groups to plan and execute resource plans effectively.

• Ansible
• Azure
• CI/CD
• Cloud
• DevOps
• GCP
• GitHub
• GitOps
• Support
• JavaScript
• Jenkins
• Kubernetes
• Network
• PaaS
• Python
• React
• Security
• Terraform
• TypeScript
• NodeJS
• LESS

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We are McKesson, an impact-driven Fortune 10 healthcare company that delivers insights, products, and services to make quality care more accessible and affordable. Our culture is built around growth, impact, and innovation, and we support the health, happiness, and well-being of our people and the communities we serve. This Lead Cloud Engineer role sits on our Cloud Engineering team and helps accelerate trust, agility, and adoption across our business teams. We offer a competitive total rewards package, including base pay, potential bonus and long-term incentives, along with benefits. The base pay range for this position is $122,100 to $162,800.

last updated 32 week of 2026