Lead Software Development Engineering

McKesson; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson’s Ontada technology division seeks a Lead Software Engineer to architect and guide the iKnowMed G2 platform across oncology-focused solutions. You will own architecture, drive cloud-native modernization, and lead cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure systems that impact patient care.

Expect collaboration with security, product, and governance teams within a regulated healthcare context.

Qualifications

• Lead architecture reviews and establish technology standards.

Responsibilities

• Architecture Leadership: Define and drive the technology vision, architecture strategy, and modernization roadmap for enterprise platforms.
• Cloud & Platform Modernization: Drive adoption of modern cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), containerization, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and infrastructure-as-code.
• Enterprise Integration: Architect secure and scalable integration solutions using REST APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Technology Strategy & Roadmaps: Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps and guide investment decisions aligned with business goals.
• Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance across engineering teams and foster engineering excellence.
• Innovation & Emerging Technologies: Champion AI/GenAI, NLP, and RAG patterns to accelerate value.
• Operational Excellence: Promote reliability and security with architecture best practices.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Align solutions with priorities and communicate architectural decisions to executives.
• Technology Management: Evaluate platforms and vendor partnerships to maximize value.
• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure compliance with healthcare standards and governance frameworks.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture governance

Stakeholder alignment

Tools

Java

Databricks

Oracle

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

APIs

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

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 Organization

This role is part of McKesson’s Ontada technology division, which develops innovative technology and data solutions for oncology care. The iKnowMed G2 platform is a cornerstone of our provider technology portfolio and all supporting applications including ontadahealth portal, Mobile, practice Insights, Clinical Content mgmt. and Value Based Care measures enabling community oncology practices to deliver high-quality, patient-centered care. As Lead Software Engineer, you will have the opportunity to provide architecture advancing a platform that directly impacts patient outcomes and the future of oncology healthcare.

Position Summary

The Lead Software Engineer provides technical leadership and architecture guidance across multiple software engineering teams responsible for McKesson’s iKnowMed G2 platform, including Ontada Health Portal, Practice Insights, Clinical Content Mgmt, and Value-Based Care solutions that support thousands of clinicians across the United States in delivering cancer care. Operating in a highly regulated healthcare environment, this role designs and architects next-generation products, frameworks, and cloud-native platforms built on modern microservices architectures leveraging Java, Databricks, Oracle, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, APIs, and event-driven integration patterns. The Lead Software Engineer owns and drives solution and platform architecture for secure, scalable, reliable, and high-performing systems, including API-led connectivity, cloud-native integrations, and data exchange across Ontada products with familiarity in healthcare interoperability standards such as HL7/FHIR and SMART on FHIR considered a plus.

Partnering closely with Senior Technology Managers, Technology Directors, Product Management, and cross-functional stakeholders, to develop the technology strategy based on business objectives while championing innovation, engineering excellence, and operational scalability. The Lead Software Engineer remains deeply engaged in developing the POCs, technical problem-solving, establishes and drives architectural standards, influences technology decisions across initiatives, and helps advance intelligent product experiences through AI/ML, NLP, LLM-enabled workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) patterns, evaluation, and governance capabilities. Success in this role is measured by the adoption of architectural standards, the reliability and scalability of the platforms and integration ecosystem delivered, and the ability to influence outcomes and elevate engineering excellence across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture Leadership: Define and drive the technology vision, architecture strategy, and modernization roadmap for enterprise platforms, leveraging cloud-native architectures, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, and platform engineering practices.

• Solution Design & Governance: Lead architecture reviews, establish technology standards, and ensure solutions align with enterprise principles for scalability, security, reliability, performance, and maintainability.

• Cloud & Platform Modernization: Drive adoption of modern cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP), containerization, Kubernetes, DevSecOps, and infrastructure-as-code to improve platform agility and operational excellence.

• Enterprise Integration: Architect secure and scalable integration solutions using REST APIs, messaging platforms, event-driven architectures, service buses, and healthcare interoperability standards where applicable.

• Technology Strategy & Roadmaps: Develop multi-year architecture roadmaps, evaluate emerging technologies, and guide investment decisions that align business objectives with long-term technology strategy.

• Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance across engineering teams, and foster engineering excellence through design reviews, best practices, and technical governance.

• Innovation & Emerging Technologies: Champion innovation through adoption of AI/GenAI, advanced analytics, automation, and modern engineering practices to accelerate business value and platform transformation.

• Operational Excellence: Promote reliability, security, performance optimization, and continuous improvement through architecture best practices and operational governance.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Partner with engineering, product, security, and business leaders to align technology solutions with organizational priorities and communicate architectural decisions to executive stakeholders.

• Technology Management: Evaluate technology platforms, cloud services, and strategic vendor partnerships to maximize business value, scalability, and operational efficiency.

• Compliance & Risk Management: Ensure architecture solutions meet regulatory, security, privacy, and compliance requirements, including healthcare standards and enterprise governance frameworks.

• Organizational Impact: Influence enterprise technology direction, drive digital transformation initiatives, and deliver measurable outcomes through scalable, secure, and