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Govcio LLC

Network Engineering Team Lead

Arlington, VA · On-site

$187K/yr

Provide SME level support for Cisco ACI, Cisco NDO, Cisco APIC, Cisco UCS, virtualization (VMWare), and UCS Director. Qualifications Bachelor's with 12+ years network engineering (or commensurate ...

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A Director of Network Engineering is responsible for overseeing the planning, implementation, and maintenance of an organization’s network infrastructure. They lead a team of engineers, ensure network security and scalability, and collaborate with other departments to support business goals. Their role includes managing budgets, vendor relationships, and staying updated on emerging technologies. Strong leadership, technical expertise, and strategic thinking are essential for success in this role.

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Director, Network Systems Engineering

McKesson

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago

McKesson rating

7.9

Company rating: 7.9 out of 10

Based on 210 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

47th of 86 rated pharmaceutical

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.

Director, Network Systems Engineering

Hybrid - Richmond, VA or Remote, Texas

MMS is currently seeking a Director, Network Systems Engineering team member.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead large-scale cloud migrations or enterprise infrastructure transformations - including carve-outs, M&A integrations, or equivalent high-complexity programs.

  • GCP infrastructure (VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud SQL, Snowflake, Databricks, GKE, Cloud Monitoring) or equivalent AWS/Azure with demonstrated GCP transition capability.

  • Network engineering, cloud architecture, database management (Oracle, SQL Server, Cloud SQL), and storage systems.

  • Design and lead migration wave programs across multi-site physical environments (distribution centers, warehouses, campuses - with demonstrated operational sensitivity.

Minimum Requirements

  • Typically requires 12+ years of professional experience and 4+ years of diversified leadership, planning, communication, organization, and people motivation skills (or equivalent experience).


Critical Skills

  • Network: Expert-level knowledge of network design principles like LAN, WAN, SD-WAN, MPLS, BGP, VPN, cloud networking, QoS, and Zero Trust access patterns.

  • Cloud (GCP): VPC, Shared VPC, Cloud Interconnect, Cloud VPN, Cloud Router (BGP), Cloud NAT, Cloud DNS, Cloud Armor, VPC Service Controls, Network Intelligence Center, GKE, Cloud Run, Apigee.

  • Security: Firewall design and policy migration (Palo Alto, Cisco ASA/FTD), IAM, encryption, DDoS protection, intrusion detection, and compliance frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, NIST).

  • Infrastructure as Code: Terraform for cloud resource provisioning; Git-based infrastructure change management; CI/CD pipeline integration for infrastructure deployments.

  • Observability: Cloud Monitoring, VPC Flow Logs, Cloud Trace, network monitoring platforms (SolarWinds, Grafana, or equivalent), ITIL-aligned incident and problem management.

  • Emerging Technologies: SD-WAN, IoT device network management, edge computing awareness, container networking (GKE), and service mesh fundamentals.

Additional Skills

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and influence with technical teams, business leaders, and external partners.

  • Knowledge of ITIL and IT service management.

  • Proven ability to lead and manage diverse teams in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

  • Strategic thinker with a strong analytical mindset and problem-solving abilities.

  • Proven track record of overseeing a portfolio of multiple projects and experience leading large scale global transformation program at a company with global footprint.

  • Strong change manager. Comfortable with change, especially that which arises through transformation. Able to lead a team effectively through times of change.

  • Positive and flexible attitude to enable adjusting to different needs in an ever-changing environment

  • Experience with data in the drug supply chain and commercial domain within healthcare, pharma is a plus

  • Strong leadership, organizational and interpersonal skills; comfortable managing trade-offs

  • Ability to lead others without direct authority

  • Highly influential and ability to educate stakeholders on the role of data and its purpose in the business

  • Teams up and collaborates for speed, agility, delivery excellence and innovation

  • Strong negotiation and decision-making skills

About MMS

McKesson Medical-Surgical (MMS), which is expected to become Wellverse in early 2027, is a subsidiary and publicly reported segment of the McKesson Corporation. MMS distributes medical-surgical supplies, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic equipment and supplies, along with other solutions and services to virtually every type of healthcare setting and provider outside of the traditional hospital. These markets - often referred to as Alternate Care or Non-Acute Care - include physician offices, surgery centers, long-term care providers, laboratories, home health and hospice agencies, health systems, government facilities and online marketplaces and retailers.

Alternate Care markets are growing rapidly, and MMS is proud to be a leader in this space. With a team of approximately 8,000 employees, a network of 15 distribution centers and approximately 900 delivery vehicles, we collaborate with more than 2,200 leading manufacturers and serve over 200,000 customer accounts across the U.S. Our catalog includes more than 270,000 SKUs of branded and private-label medical-surgical products - from bandages to specialty pharmaceuticals and COVID-19 tests.

Career Level - M4

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations. In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, pleaseclick here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$138,000 - $230,000

McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson's (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind:
McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application.


McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates.

McKesson job postings are posted on our career site: careers.mckesson.com.

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) Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com or (Canada) Accessibility@mckesson.ca. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.

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