Principal Architect, Platform Architecture

McKesson

Principal Architect shaping McKesson’s healthcare technology platform and engineering standards. Embedding architecture expertise in complex initiatives while driving cloud-native platform capabilities and governance.

Posted 8/4/2026full-timeColumbus • Ohio • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $162,800 - $271,300 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive expertise in software and platform architecture, with a focus on cloud-native platforms and architectural standards. Capable of influencing technical direction and developing architects within a federated engineering organization.

Highest-signal resume keywords

Cloud-Native Platform ArchitectureArchitectural Standards DevelopmentCross-System Architectural ScopeCode and Architecture ReviewsHealthcare Technology Experience

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Hard Skills

Software ArchitecturePlatform EngineeringPrototypingIntegration PatternsAPI Design PatternsCI/CDSecurity ArchitectureDeveloper Experience ToolingArchitecture Review Board ParticipationArchitectural Debt Identification

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsInfluencing Technical Direction

Tools & Technologies

Internal Developer Platform Design PatternsSelf-Service Workflow AutomationAI/ML Infrastructure Patterns

Industry Keywords

Regulated Data EnvironmentHealthcare TechnologyCloud Infrastructure

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudOpen Source

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own architectural direction for CMM’s core platform domains and shape platform investment decisions
Develop and ratify architectural standards through the CMM Architecture Review Board
Build and maintain reference architectures and reusable patterns
Identify architectural debt, structural risks, and emerging platform gaps
Maintain and socialize a technology radar across platform domains
Serve as embedded architectural partner on high-profile value stream initiatives
Ensure workloads use the platform as intended and avoid integration debt
Translate platform gaps into platform capability proposals and drive them through
Invest in engineering capability through design reviews, architecture guilds, and documentation
Develop architects and senior engineers working at platform-wide scope
Partner with engineering leaders on platform-wide technical decisions
Communicate architectural direction through frameworks, patterns, and lightweight governance processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Degree or equivalent and typically 13+ years of relevant experience
At least 8 years of direct software and platform architecture work
Significant experience in principal-level or senior individual contributor roles with cross-system architectural scope
13+ years of software and platform engineering experience
Ability to prototype in critical platform areas and conduct rigorous code and architecture reviews
Experience setting architectural direction for complex, cloud-native platforms
Deep expertise in at least two platform domains: cloud infrastructure, CI/CD and delivery platforms, developer experience tooling, security and compliance architecture, or API and service design patterns
Breadth across infrastructure, deployment, application architecture, integration patterns, and developer experience
Ability to influence technical direction without organizational authority
Experience developing and ratifying architectural standards in an ARB, TAB, or equivalent governance context
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Recognition within the broader software engineering community through contributions, publications, conferences, or community engagement
Healthcare technology or regulated data environment experience is an additional skill
Familiarity with Internal Developer Platform design patterns and self-service workflow automation is an additional skill
AI/ML infrastructure pattern experience is an additional skill
Experience in federated engineering organizations is an additional skill
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
No visa sponsorship currently or in the future

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package
Annual bonus may be offered
Long-term incentive opportunities may be offered
Benefits through McKesson’s Total Rewards program
On-site culinary team
Flexible hours
Paid benefits
Career growth opportunities
Community and professional connection opportunities