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McKesson · 16 hours ago

Platform Engineering Manager

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$120K/yr - $200K/yr

9+ years exp

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. As a Platform Engineering Manager on the CoverMyMeds team, you'll lead a team of platform engineers responsible for building and operating the infrastructure that enables product development, ensuring the effectiveness and reliability of the systems they manage.

BiopharmaBiotechnologyHealth CareInformation TechnologyPharmaceutical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Manage a team of 4-6 engineers, including senior individual contributors

Hire, onboard, and retain strong platform engineers

Conduct regular 1:1s, provide feedback, and support career growth

Build a team culture that balances operational excellence with sustainable pace

Partner with other engineering managers to plan and execute platform initiatives

Own delivery of your team's roadmap commitments while managing operational load

Navigate the tension between building new capabilities and maintaining existing systems

Manage contractors and vendors as needed

Ensure your team's work meets SOX and ITGC compliance requirements

Participate in change management, architecture review, and audit processes

Balance governance requirements with development velocity

Understand the needs of product engineering teams who depend on your platform

Translate developer pain points into platform improvements

Communicate platform changes, incidents, and roadmap clearly to stakeholders

Coordinate with peer engineering managers on shared responsibilities

Contribute to technical strategy and infrastructure investment decisions

Escalate blockers and advocate for your team's priorities

Qualification

Cloud infrastructure (Azure)Containerization (Kubernetes)CI/CD practicesInfrastructure-as-codeSoftware engineering backgroundSRE experienceTechnical leadershipClear communicationRelationship buildingDecision making

Required

Degree or equivalent experience, and typically requires 9+ years of relative experience including 1+ years of leading engineering teams with direct experience managing individual contributors (includes hiring, developing and retaining technical talent)

Background in software engineering, SRE, or platform/infrastructure engineering

Familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts (we use Azure), containerization (Kubernetes), and CI/CD practices

Ability to review technical work, ask good questions, and recognize quality

Understanding of infrastructure-as-code approaches

Comfort with ambiguity and working thru competing priorities, in a large complex organization

Clear written and verbal communication with both technical and non-technical audiences

Ability to make decisions with incomplete information and adjust as you learn more

Skilled at building relationships across organizational boundaries