Networking Field Tech - Systems Administrator

McKesson; Georgia; On-site; USD 91,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to administer and improve our enterprise network and security infrastructure. The role emphasizes working in a highly regulated environment with Palo Alto and Cisco firewall technologies, VPN, NAT, and segmentation, along with load balancing and cloud connectivity.

You will collaborate with Cybersecurity, GRC, and Systems teams to maintain availability, security, and compliance for critical infrastructure supporting regulated operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of relevant network engineering, administration, or security experience.
• Experience with Cisco switching and enterprise production infrastructure.
• Experience in regulated healthcare or federal environments preferred.
• Familiarity with cloud networking fundamentals and monitoring concepts.

Responsibilities

• Administer and support Palo Alto and Cisco firewall platforms.
• Implement firewall rules, VPNs, NAT, and network segmentation.
• Support Cisco switching and routing environments and troubleshoot issues.
• Manage F5 load balancing and application delivery services.
• Support disaster recovery, runbooks, and incident response.
• Participate in audit readiness and regulatory compliance activities.
• Develop and maintain network diagrams and operational procedures.

Skills

TCP/IP networking

Network security principles

DISA STIG

Cloud networking (Azure/AWS)

PowerShell / Python / Ansible

CCNA

Network troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT/Cybersecurity

Tools

Palo Alto firewalls

Cisco firewall technologies

F5 load balancers

Cisco switches/routing

VPN configurations

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. 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.

The Network Systems Engineer is responsible for the administration, support, maintenance, and continuous improvement of enterprise network and security infrastructure within a highly regulated environment. This role serves as an experienced technical contributor supporting production network operations, security controls, compliance requirements, and infrastructure reliability.

The position requires strong hands-on expertise with Palo Alto and Cisco firewall technologies, along with experience supporting enterprise networking, load balancing, cloud connectivity, and operational infrastructure services. The engineer will work closely with Systems Administration, Senior Systems Engineering, Senior Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) teams to ensure the availability, security, and compliance of critical infrastructure supporting regulated business operations.

The ideal candidate is an experienced network professional who can independently support complex production environments, maintain accurate technical documentation, contribute to security and compliance activities, and help protect sensitive information including PII and PHI.

Network Security Administration

• Administer and support Palo Alto Networks firewall platforms.
• Administer and support Cisco firewall technologies.
• Implement approved firewall rules, VPN configurations, NAT policies, and network segmentation requirements.
• Support implementation of security controls and approved security baselines.

Network Infrastructure Operations

• Support Cisco switching and routing environments.
• Troubleshoot and resolve network connectivity and performance issues.
• Support network infrastructure upgrades and lifecycle management activities.
• Perform root cause analysis on network service incidents.

Load Balancing and Application Delivery

• Support F5 load balancing technologies.
• Maintain virtual servers, traffic management policies, SSL configurations, and application delivery services.
• Partner with application support teams to maintain highly available services.

Operational Infrastructure Support

• Support disaster recovery and business continuity testing activities.
• Maintain operational runbooks and support procedures.

Compliance and Regulatory Support

• Support infrastructure operating within a federal, healthcare, or otherwise highly regulated environment.
• Participate in audit readiness, evidence collection, and remediation activities.
• Assist with maintenance of technical controls aligned to regulatory and security requirements.
• Support protection of sensitive information including PII and PHI.

Monitoring and Observability

• Utilize monitoring and observability platforms to identify service and infrastructure issues.
• Review network health, capacity, availability, and performance metrics.
• Support operational reporting and dashboard development.
• Participate in continuous service improvement initiatives.

Develop and maintain network diagrams, technical procedures, standards documentation, and operational guides.

Collaborate with Systems Administration, Senior Systems Engineering, Senior Network Engineering, Cybersecurity, and GRC teams.

Education and Experience

• ~ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• ~ Typically requires 4+ years of relevant network engineering, network administration, or network security experience.
• ~ Experience supporting Cisco switching environments.
• ~ Experience supporting enterprise production infrastructure.
• ~ TCP/IP networking
• ~ Network security principles
• ~ DNS and related network services
• ~ Cloud networking fundamentals
• ~ Monitoring and observability concepts
• ~ Experience supporting federal, healthcare, or other highly regulated environments.
• ~ Familiarity with DISA STIG security configuration standards.
• ~ Experience supporting audit and compliance activities.
• ~ Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud networking environments.
• ~ Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.
• ~ Network
• ~ CCNA
• ~ Cloud
• ~ AWS Certified Advanced Networking
• Service Management
• ~ ITIL Foundation
• ~ Ability to independently manage operational responsibilities with limited supervision.
• ~ Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively across infrastructure, engineering, cybersecurity, and compliance teams.
• ~ Commitment to operational excellence, security, and regulatory compliance.

This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. 90,500 - $150,800

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) or (Canada) us at McKesson!