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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

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