McKesson

Director, Software Engineering

McKesson

full-time

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Origin:  • 🇺🇸 United States • Ohio

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Salary

💰 $152,300 - $253,900 per year

Job Level

Lead

Tech Stack

AngularCloudDistributed SystemsJavaScriptMicroservicesNode.jsReactSDLC

About the role

  • Director, Software Development & Engineering – SCP Suite
  • Role Overview As the Director of Software Development and Engineering for the SCP (Strategic Capabilities & Partnership) suite, you will lead multiple development teams responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions for our SCP suite.
  • You will be accountable for the technical direction, delivery, and long-term strategy of our enterprise-level applications, ensuring that they meet the needs of both internal stakeholders and external customers.
  • Your leadership will drive both innovation and operational excellence while promoting a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.
  • Key Responsibilities Leadership & Strategy Lead the development and implementation of the technical strategy ensuring alignment with overall business goals for SCP Oversee and mentor engineering managers and teams across multiple product lines and business units, ensuring high performance and adherence to best practices. Manage departmental sub-functions within broader organizational initiatives, contributing to long-term technical vision and operational success. Define, communicate, and enforce technology standards, methodologies, and best practices across the engineering organization. Develop and manage budgets, timelines, and policies for the engineering department, ensuring on-time and on-budget project delivery. Architecture & Technical Excellence Partnering with the CMM Principal Architect(s), design, and implement scalable, secure, and high-performance enterprise-level software applications, with a strong focus on cloud-based solutions, microservices, and event-driven streaming architectures. Ensure that all systems are designed with scalability and security at their core, leveraging modern technologies. Ensure that all software development is aligned with best practices, ensuring high availability, fault tolerance, and seamless integration with other enterprise systems. Cross-Functional Collaboration Collaborate with product, business, and executive teams to define product requirements, timelines, and delivery strategies for multiple lines of business. Interface regularly with executive stakeholders, both internal and external, to ensure alignment and effective communication of technical solutions. Guide teams in delivering customer-facing applications that meet business requirements while driving operational efficiency and scalability. Process & Methodology Champion Agile practices (Scrum, Kanban) across the software engineering teams, ensuring that teams are delivering high-quality software iteratively. Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC), from requirements gathering to post-deployment support, ensuring that best practices are followed throughout. Identify and address operational inefficiencies, implementing process improvements to enhance team productivity and project delivery. Team & Talent Development Build and scale high-performing engineering teams by hiring, training, and mentoring engineers, managers, and technical leaders. Foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement, ensuring that teams are constantly evolving and growing their technical capabilities. Encourage cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing, promoting a strong technical culture across the organization.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Typically requires 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including 6+ years in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams and delivering enterprise-level applications.
  • Experience 12+ years of professional experience in software engineering, with at least 6+ years of experience in a leadership role managing cross-functional teams.
  • Proven experience architecting, designing, and delivering enterprise-level software applications, particularly in cloud environments with microservices architectures.
  • Hands-on experience with technologies such as .Net, ReactJS, Node.js, Angular, MVC frameworks and event-driven architectures.
  • Demonstrated expertise in DevOps, Agile, and SRE practices with strong exposure to CI/CD pipelines.
  • Experience managing software development for healthcare-related products or platforms is a strong plus.
  • Deep technical expertise in building scalable, distributed systems and leading teams in delivering complex projects on time and within budget.
  • Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to inspire teams and build high-performing engineering organizations.
  • Strong business acumen, with the ability to manage budgets, resources, and deliver on technical objectives in alignment with broader business goals.
  • Expertise in Agile methodologies, including Scrum, Kanban, and continuous improvement processes.
  • Ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, including executives and customers.
  • Expertise in modern technologies, such as machine learning, cloud computing, and mobile app development.
  • Experience with event-driven streaming architectures and real-time data.