Lead Integration/EDI Architect

Jobtailor; Kentucky; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks an experienced Enterprise EDI/B2B Architect to design and oversee high-performance integration platforms in a complex healthcare, pharmaceutical, or supply chain context. You will drive modernization, guide cross-functional teams, and ensure reliable operations across partner ecosystems.

You will lead architecture reviews, implement AI-driven improvements, and balance engineering excellence with business outcomes, all while steering modernization initiatives for scalability and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience focused on enterprise integration and EDI/B2B ecosystems.
• Expertise designing and operating large-scale distributed systems for high-volume, mission-critical transaction processing.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. now or in the future without McKesson sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve architecture for enterprise EDI/B2B platforms.
• Translate business objectives into secure, resilient, high-performing integration designs.
• Provide technical leadership for platform operations and ensure KPIs for availability, throughput, transaction integrity, and partner experience.
• Lead resolution of systemic issues and major disruptions.
• Drive modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve scalability, resilience, and execution speed.
• Enable API-led and event-driven integration patterns.
• Serve as a hands-on SME for complex EDI/B2B integration scenarios.
• Guide engineering teams on troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization.
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices.
• Lead architecture and design reviews.
• Drive automation and AI-led improvements for operational efficiency, observability, and decision-making.
• Partner with business, product, and external stakeholders on architecture, customer experience, growth, transformation, and vendor selection.

Skills

Enterprise EDI/B2B Architecture

Large-Scale Distributed Systems

Automation and AI Integration

Performance Optimization

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent

Tools

Cloud Adoption

API-Led Integration

Event-Driven Integration

Job description

• Define and evolve architecture for enterprise EDI/B2B platforms
• Translate business objectives into secure, resilient, high-performing integration designs
• Provide technical leadership for platform operations and ensure KPIs for availability, throughput, transaction integrity, and partner experience
• Lead resolution of systemic issues and major disruptions
• Drive modernization initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve scalability, resilience, and execution speed
• Enable API-led and event-driven integration patterns
• Serve as a hands-on SME for complex EDI/B2B integration scenarios
• Guide engineering teams on troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and performance optimization
• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices
• Lead architecture and design reviews
• Drive automation and AI-led improvements for operational efficiency, observability, and decision-making
• Partner with business, product, and external stakeholders on architecture, customer experience, growth, transformation, and vendor selection

Requirements

• Degree or equivalent and typically 10+ years of relevant experience
• 10+ years of software engineering and architecture experience focused on enterprise integration and EDI/B2B ecosystems
• Expertise designing and operating large-scale distributed systems for high-volume, mission-critical transaction processing
• Hands-on experience across the EDI lifecycle, including partner onboarding, data transformation, connectivity protocols, and transaction orchestration
• Ability to balance platform operations accountability with architecture and modernization initiatives
• Understanding of reliability, observability, performance optimization, and incident management
• Experience using automation and emerging AI capabilities to improve platform efficiency, scalability, and decision-making
• Ability to influence architecture and guide technical direction across cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Strong communication skills for translating technical concepts into business and executive messaging
• Experience with cloud adoption, API-led, and event-driven integration patterns is nice to have
• Experience in healthcare, pharmaceutical, or supply chain environments is a plus
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. now or in the future without McKesson sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in designing and operating enterprise EDI/B2B platforms, focusing on high-performance integration, automation, and modernization initiatives. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams in achieving operational efficiency and technical excellence.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Enterprise EDI/B2B Architecture
• Large-Scale Distributed Systems
• Automation and AI Integration
• Performance Optimization
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• Architecture Design
• EDI Lifecycle Management
• Data Transformation
• Transaction Orchestration
• Integration Patterns
• Incident Management
• KPI Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Performance Optimization

Soft Skills

• Strong Communication Skills
• Influencing Without Authority

Industry Keywords

• Healthcare
• Pharmaceutical
• Supply Chain

Tools & Technologies

• Cloud Adoption
• API-Led Integration
• Event-Driven Integration