Senior Network Systems Engineer: Security, Cloud & Compliance

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

Job summary

McKesson is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to administer, support, and improve enterprise network and security infrastructure in a highly regulated healthcare environment. You will work with Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, load balancers, cloud connectivity, and runbooks to ensure availability, security, and regulatory compliance across critical systems.

The role requires hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Cisco technologies, plus collaboration with GRC, Cybersecurity, and engineering

Qualifications

• 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.
• Cloud networking fundamentals.
• Experience with automation technologies such as PowerShell, Python, or Ansible.
• Familiarity with DISA STIG security configuration standards.
• Experience supporting audit and compliance activities.
• Experience with Azure, AWS, or hybrid cloud networking environments.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Support disaster recovery and business continuity testing activities.
• Maintain operational runbooks and support procedures.
• 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.
• Follow established configuration management and change control processes.
• 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.

Skills

PowerShell

Python

Ansible

Azure

AWS

Cloud

CCNA

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Engineering

4+ years of relevant network engineering, administration, or security experience

Tools

Palo Alto

Cisco

F5

Job description

McKesson is seeking a Network Systems Engineer to administer, support, and improve enterprise network and security infrastructure in a highly regulated healthcare environment. You will work with Palo Alto and Cisco firewalls, load balancers, cloud connectivity, and runbooks to ensure availability, security, and regulatory compliance across critical systems.

The role requires hands-on experience with Palo Alto and Cisco technologies, plus collaboration with GRC, Cybersecurity, and engineering