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What makes a successful Site Reliability Engineer? Here are the top traits.
- Conceptual
- Proactive
- Problem-Solver
- Strategic
- Technologically Savvy
- Visual Thinker
Culture
Accomplish
Make a meaningful impact by using your problem-solving skills to push the boundaries of innovation in healthcare, while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
Innovate
Foster a digital mindset to drive IT transformation across McKesson through our evolving data and technology tools.
Grow
Join a supportive environment where you can advance your career and develop both personally and professionally.
Benefits
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Coverage you can rely on
- Medical, Dental, and Vision
- Health Spending Accounts
- Flexible Spending Accounts
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Benefits that go beyond your base pay
- 401(k) (U.S.)
- Pension (Canada)
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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Support for total well-being
- Mental Health Programs
- Flexible Schedules
- Paid Time Off
- Wellness Program
- Education Reimbursement
- Volunteer Opportunities
- Flexible Work Environment
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Responsibility
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.
We are seeking a Site Reliability Engineer to join our team and help ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our systems. This role combines software engineering and systems administration to build and maintain resilient infrastructure and automation for our applications.
Key Responsibilities
Design, implement, and maintain monitoring solutions to ensure system health and performance.
Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions.
Deploy, manage, and troubleshoot containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
Support and optimize Java-based applications in production environments.
Collaborate with development teams to improve system reliability and reduce operational toil.
Implement best practices for incident response, capacity planning, and disaster recovery.
Work with Azure cloud services for infrastructure provisioning and management.
Analyze and improve system observability using tools like Dynatrace (preferred).
Perform Linux and Windows system administration, including patching, configuration, and troubleshooting.
Automate operational tasks and workflows using tools such as Ansible, scripting (Python, Bash), or similar technologies to reduce manual effort and improve efficiency.
Minimum Requirement
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience.
Critical Skills
Strong experience with monitoring and observability tools (Dynatrace experience is a plus).
Hands-on experience with GitHub Actions for CI/CD automation.
Proficiency in Kubernetes and Docker for container orchestration.
Familiarity with Azure cloud services.
Experience with Ansible.
Demonstrated experience in automation of infrastructure and operational processes using scripting or configuration management tools.
Experience supporting Java applications in production.
Solid understanding of Linux and Windows system administration.
Knowledge of SRE principles (SLIs, SLOs, error budgets).
Candidates must be authorized to work in USA. Sponsorship is not available for this role.
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, please click here.
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$113,700 - $189,500McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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