McKesson

Lead AI Architect

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Mississauga, CanadaStaff+

Base Salary

$122k - $163k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design and approve end-to-end AI, data, application, and enterprise architectures for scalable platforms and high-impact initiatives.
  • Lead AI/ML lifecycle operationalization, including deployment readiness, observability, production deployment, and ongoing optimization.
  • Define architecture standards, governance guardrails, design review processes, and exception procedures supporting security, reliability, performance, compliance, and operability.
  • Guide cloud-native and hybrid solution strategy, with a focus on Microsoft Azure and Azure AI Foundry.
  • Direct data preparation and feature engineering approaches for scalable, production-ready AI solutions.
  • Evaluate platforms, APIs, integration patterns, event-driven architectures, and data flows against target-state roadmaps.
  • Partner with product, engineering, security, operations, and business leaders to manage technical risk and communicate architecture trade-offs.
  • Mentor architects and engineers while leading modernization initiatives, portfolio roadmaps, and architecture integration efforts.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 10+ years of experience in solution architecture, enterprise architecture, software engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • Relevant Master’s or Doctorate qualifications may reduce the required years of experience.
  • Experience designing enterprise-scale architectures for cloud-based, distributed, and integrated systems.
  • Demonstrated experience with AI/ML architecture, lifecycle operationalization, and production deployment patterns.
  • Hands-on Microsoft Azure cloud architecture experience; Azure AI Foundry experience is strongly preferred.
  • Experience defining and enforcing architecture governance, standards, and design review processes.
  • Strong knowledge of APIs, event-driven integration, data architecture, security-by-design, and operational resilience.
  • Experience with multi-cloud environments, observability, backup and disaster recovery, high-availability patterns, data preparation, feature engineering, MLOps, model monitoring, and AI governance is preferred.
  • Experience with TOGAF, C4 model, ITIL 4, OWASP Top 10, or similar architecture and security frameworks is preferred.
  • Experience in regulated, complex, or large-scale enterprise environments and a track record of influencing and coaching technical teams are preferred.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation package and McKesson Total Rewards offerings are provided, with potential annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities.
  • The position is part of a regulated enterprise environment with opportunities to influence modernization and enterprise AI strategy.

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About McKesson

10,000+ employees

Welcome to the official LinkedIn page for McKesson Corporation. We're an impact-driven healthcare organization dedicated to “Advancing Health Outcomes For All.” As a global healthcare company, we touch virtually every aspect of health. Our leaders empower our people to lead with a growth mindset and deliver excellence for our customers, partners, and the wellbeing of people, everywhere. We work with biopharma companies, care providers, pharmacies, manufacturers, governments, and others to deliver insights, products and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Delivering better health outcomes for our employees, our communities, and our environment. Every day, we strive to inspire and enable people to reach their full potential. To learn more about how #TeamMckesson helps improve care in every setting, visit: https://bit.ly/3xadvB0

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