Lead Agentic AI Solutions Architect

McKesson; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 122,000 - 163,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking an experienced Lead Agentic AI Solutions Architect to lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and automation solutions. You will own the full lifecycle from strategy and architecture through implementation, deployment, and optimization.

You will partner with business, product, engineering, and enterprise architecture teams to identify high-value opportunities, design scalable AI solutions, and ensure responsible AI practices are embedded throughout the development

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements: 10+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, or related experience.
• Experience designing AI-enabled enterprise solutions and architectures.
• Hands-on experience with AI/ML; solid Python skills.
• Strong communication and leadership across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of Agentic AI and automation solutions from discovery to deployment and support.
• Identify, prioritize, and deliver high-impact AI use cases aligned with business goals.
• Design scalable AI architectures integrated with enterprise platforms and APIs.
• Lead decisions on LLMs, agents, retrieval systems, and orchestration frameworks.
• Collaborate with business and tech stakeholders to define requirements and roadmaps.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and reusable AI capabilities.
• Drive Responsible AI practices including governance, security, observability, and risk management.
• Mentor engineers and architects to promote excellence and innovation.

Skills

Python

Agentic AI

AI/ML

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure Cloud

Docker

Kubernetes

LangChain

Claude Agent SDK

Job description

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.

About the Role

McKesson is seeking an experienced Lead Agentic AI Solutions Architect to lead the end-to-end delivery of enterprise AI and automation solutions that transform business operations and improve healthcare outcomes. This role owns the full lifecycle of Agentic AI and automation solution delivery, from strategy and architecture through implementation, deployment, and optimization.

You will partner closely with business, product, engineering, and enterprise architecture teams to identify high-value opportunities, design scalable AI solutions, and ensure responsible AI practices are embedded throughout the development lifecycle. This role is ideal for a technology leader passionate about building enterprise-grade agentic systems powered by large language models, modern AI frameworks, and cloud-native platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Own the full lifecycle of Agentic AI and automation solutions, from discovery and architecture through deployment and operational support.
• Identify, prioritize, and deliver high-impact AI use cases aligned with business strategies and measurable outcomes.
• Design scalable Agentic AI architectures integrated with Agent Hub, enterprise platforms, APIs, and business workflows.
• Lead technical design decisions involving LLMs, AI agents, retrieval systems, orchestration frameworks, and automation technologies.
• Partner with business and technology stakeholders to define requirements, solution roadmaps, and implementation strategies.
• Establish engineering standards, architecture patterns, governance controls, and reusable AI capabilities.
• Drive Responsible AI practices including governance, security, observability, risk management, and human oversight.
• Mentor engineers and architects while promoting technical excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements

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

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT: General Office Demands, We are Flex and Connect with 2 days a week in office

Critical Skills -

• 10+ years of software engineering, solution architecture, application development, or platform engineering experience.
• 5+ years of experience designing and implementing AI-enabled enterprise solutions.
• Hands-on experience building AI, machine learning, automation, or intelligent workflow solutions in enterprise environments.
• Strong proficiency in Python and Agentic software engineering practices.
• Experience designing enterprise integrations using MCPs, APIs, microservices, and event-driven architectures.
• Proven experience leading technical delivery across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and solution leadership skills.

Preferred Skills

• Strong understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), tokenization, context windows, and model capabilities.
• Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, Claude Agent SDK, or similar frameworks.
• Experience designing function-calling patterns, tool integrations, and structured schemas.
• Expertise with Azure Cloud services, Azure AI Foundry, and cloud-native architecture patterns.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, and modern deployment practices.
• Experience implementing Human-in-the-Loop processes for critical business workflows.

Travel / Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Position may require limited travel (up to 10%) for business meetings, workshops, or strategic planning sessions.
• Hybrid or remote work arrangements may be available based on business needs and location requirements.
• Ability to work at a computer workstation for extended periods and participate in virtual collaboration sessions.

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.

For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$122,100 - $162,800

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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

McKesson is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers including job seekers with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation to assist with your job search or application for employment, please contact us by sending an email to (United States) [e-mail] or (Canada) [e-mail]. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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