Senior Architect - Java J2EE Full Stack

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 tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities  

• Architectural Design- Develop and maintain the architecture blueprint for enterprise applications, ensuring alignment with the organization’s business goals and technology strategy.

• Application Roadmap- Define and maintain the roadmap for applications in alignment with the overall enterprise architecture strategy, including upgrades, migrations, and new implementations.

• Technology Selection- Collaborate with stakeholders to evaluate and select the most appropriate technologies, frameworks, and platforms for application development and integration.

• Integration Oversight- Ensure seamless integration of applications with other enterprise systems, promoting interoperability and maximizing system value.- Standards and Governance

• Establish and enforce application architecture principles, best practices, and standards across the organization to drive consistency and quality.- Cloud and SaaS Solutions

• Lead initiatives related to cloud and SaaS platform implementations, ensuring secure, scalable, and cost-effective solutions.

• Security and Compliance- Work closely with the security and compliance teams to ensure that application architectures meet all relevant regulations, policies, and security standards

• Collaboration- Engage with cross-functional teams (business units, IT teams, etc.) to gather requirements and deliver appropriate architecture solutions that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Minimum Requirement: Degree or equivalent and typically requires 10+ years of relevant experience. Less years required if has relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications.

Critical Skills 

• In-depth expertise in application development, encompassing the entire software lifecycle and modern development methodologies such as Agile/ Kanban and DevOps.

• Proficient in Java, J2EE, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture, with familiarity in data streaming platforms like Kafka and event-driven architectures, as well as modern web frameworks.

• Extensive experience with enterprise integration patterns, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), API management, and middleware platforms such as MuleSoft, Kafka/Confluent

• Strong understanding of architectural patterns, design principles, and best practices for developing scalable, resilient, and secure applications

• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, or GCP, as well as middleware and modern application frameworks (eg: microservices and containerization)

• Experience with SAP Hybris or other B2B ecommerce platforms- Skilled in designing, deploying, and managing containerized applications using Docker and orchestration tools such as Kubernetes.

• Proven experience in developing and managing continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to streamline software releases, utilizing tools like GitHub Actions.

• Expertise in cloud-native architectures, particularly within Azure, with practical experience in services such as Azure Virtual Machines, Azure Storage, Azure Functions, and Azure Kubernetes Service.

• Exceptional communication, interpersonal, and leadership abilities, with a proven track record of influencing and building consensus among stakeholders.

Additional Skills 

• Experience designing and building large-scale b2b/b2c applications.

• Experience with monitoring and logging solutions such as Prometheus/ Grafana/ ELK Stack- Excellent problem-solving skills, strategic thinking and attention to detail.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams, fast-paced, dynamic environment.

• Communicate architectural decisions and plans effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

Education  - Master's / Bachelor’s degree in a Computer Science/ Software Engineering or similar field of study.

- Able to travel up to 20% of the time

Candidate must be authorized to work in the U.S, now or in the future, without the support from McKesson.

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 McKesson's 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, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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