Principal M&A Solution Architect

McKesson Corporation

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Work type
On-site
Location
Irving, TX
Salary
$175,700–$292,800 / yr
Posted
48 days ago
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Above market

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This role $234k
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This role pays more than 80% of similar roles. Most pay $160,825–$225,650 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $234k versus about $193k for comparable roles.

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About McKesson Corporation

McKesson Corporation is a premier American healthcare services company that distributes pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical supplies, and provides technology to the healthcare industry.

McKesson Corporation currently has 61 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $121,100–$201,900 across 61 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal M&A Solution Architect

Principal, M&A Solution Architect joins the Enterprise M&A Engineering and Architecture team to lead technical strategy for merger, acquisition, and divestiture activities. This role serves as the enterprise authority for integrating acquired entities by defining scalable integration strategies, conducting technical due diligence on maturity and risk, and executing playbooks for identity integration, security harmonization, and network modernization. The architect will define solution patterns across cloud and hybrid environments while mentoring senior engineers to improve organizational architecture maturity. Key required technologies include Microsoft Azure, with additional experience in AWS, GCP, or OCI. Technical requirements include expertise in load balancing, DNS, firewalls, microservices, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform. The role solves complex cross-domain design challenges within a highly regulated environment to ensure seamless integration of new technology into the existing enterprise landscape.

What you'll do

  • Serve as the primary authority for merger, acquisition, and divestiture technology architecture and integration strategies.
  • Lead technical due diligence to assess maturity, risk, and complexity of acquired entities' technology landscapes.
  • Execute M&A integration playbooks including identity integration, security harmonization, and network modernization.
  • Define and govern enterprise solution patterns and reference architectures across cloud and hybrid environments.
  • Establish architecture standards, security guardrails, and governance models to ensure consistent policy enforcement.
  • Conduct technical assessments and optimization reviews for existing and new technology deployments.
  • Mentor senior architects and engineers while leading initiatives to institutionalize best practices.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 13+ years of work-related experience required, with fewer years acceptable if the candidate holds a Master's or Doctorate.
  • 12+ years of Solution Architecture and/or relevant industry experience.
  • Expertise in Microsoft Azure is required.
  • Experience with AWS, GCP, or OCI (preferred).
  • Knowledge of load balancing, DNS, firewalls, networking, microservices, and Infrastructure as Code tools like Terraform.
  • Experience with migration projects and hybrid cloud environments (preferred).
  • Cloud certifications such as Azure Solutions Architect Expert or AWS Certified Solutions Architect (preferred).

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