Lead Platform Architect - Azure Cloud & AI

Mckesson Corporation; Cork; On-site; EUR 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Total Rewards package

Competitive compensation

Job summary

McKesson is a leading healthcare company driving digital transformation across enterprise platforms. The Lead Platform Architect will shape architecture strategy, aligning with product, engineering, security, and operations to deliver scalable, secure solutions on cloud-native and Azure-based ecosystems.

The role combines hands-on architectural leadership with mentoring responsibilities, guiding AI-enabled initiatives, APIs, microservices, and data platforms while upholding governance and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, solution architecture, enterprise architecture, or cloud architecture roles.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale cloud solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Experience building API-driven, microservices-based, and event-driven architectures in large-scale environments.
• Experience leading architecture for customer-facing digital platforms, enterprise applications, and integration ecosystems.
• Proven experience establishing architecture standards, governance processes, and technology roadmaps.
• Strong understanding of security architecture, identity and access management, resiliency, and compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate architecture strategy and technical decisions to both technical and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise architecture strategy, target-state roadmaps, and modernization plans across cloud and digital platforms.
• Lead architecture design for Azure-based cloud solutions, APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and enterprise applications.
• Partner with engineering teams to establish cloud-native architecture patterns, platform engineering standards, and Kubernetes adoption strategies.
• Drive API-first and composable architecture approaches that improve scalability, flexibility, and business agility.
• Architect customer experience solutions leveraging Salesforce, commerce platforms, contact center technologies, and digital experience ecosystems.
• Guide integration of AI/ML and Generative AI capabilities into enterprise products, workflows, and customer experiences.
• Establish security-by-design practices including identity management, Zero Trust principles, governance, and compliance controls.
• Mentor architects and engineering leaders while influencing technical decisions across multiple initiatives and business domains.

Skills

Cloud architecture

Azure

API design

Security architecture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems

Tools

Microsoft Azure

Kubernetes

Salesforce

CI/CD

Job description

McKesson is a leading healthcare company driving digital transformation across enterprise platforms. The Lead Platform Architect will shape architecture strategy, aligning with product, engineering, security, and operations to deliver scalable, secure solutions on cloud-native and Azure-based ecosystems.

The role combines hands-on architectural leadership with mentoring responsibilities, guiding AI-enabled initiatives, APIs, microservices, and data platforms while upholding governance and