Software Engineering Specialist
McKesson · USA, VA, Richmond · United States
- Employer
- McKesson
- Requisition id
- Software-Engineering-Specialist_JR0147601-1
- First posted (employer ATS)
- (22d ago)
- First seen by this site
- 2026-09-14T20:46:35Z
- Last verified live
- 2026-10-06T01:48:23Z
- Source
- Employer career portal (workday)
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.
Software Engineering Specialist
Location:
Richmond, VA, USA - 9954 Mayland Drive
Remote/Hybrid- must be available to attend meetings in the home office when required
This position comes with competitive pay, a full benefit package that includes 401K, PTO, and other perks. There is also a 10% incentive program.
Position Overview:
We are seeking a
hands‑on Software Developer (P3)
to support and enhance McKesson’s
B2B Commerce SupplyManager platform
. This role is
AMS-first
, with strong ownership of
production support, ITIL processes, and operational excellence
, while contributing across
application development, SRE, and DevOps
.
This is a
full-stack, production-facing role
for an engineer experienced in
incident management, troubleshooting, CI/CD automation, reliability engineering, and microservices development
in
hybrid cloud environments (Azure / GCP / AWS)
.
Key Responsibilities:
Application Maintenance & Support (Primary)
Own end-to-end
ITIL processes
: Incident, Problem, Change, Release, Service Request, Knowledge, CMDB, Capacity & Availability.
Provide
P1/P2 production support
, including troubleshooting, stakeholder communication, SLA adherence, and
RCA (Root Cause Analysis)
.
Perform
production fixes, hotfix deployments, and small enhancements
.
Execute
QA validation (functional, regression, smoke)
and assess
performance, scalability, and reliability impacts
.
Maintain
runbooks, SOPs, knowledge articles
, and drive
operational stability improvements
.
Lead
problem management with data-driven analysis and long-term remediation
.
SRE, Observability & Reliability
Monitor and troubleshoot using
Dynatrace, ELK/EFK, logs, metrics, and alerting tools
.
Improve
observability (dashboards, alerts, logging standards)
.
Perform
performance tuning, capacity planning, and proactive risk mitigation
.
Support
disaster recovery (DR), backup/restore, and resilience engineering
.
Collaborate with
CloudOps, Platform, Network, Security, and DBA teams
to enhance system reliability.
Application Development (Secondary)
Build and enhance
Java / Spring Boot microservices and REST APIs
.
Develop UI components using
React (when applicable)
.
Contribute to
architecture, modernization, and code quality improvements
.
Integrate with
ERP, data platforms, search (Bloomreach/Endeca), and downstream systems
.
Participate in
code reviews and enforce engineering best practices
.
DevOps, CI/CD & Release Engineering
Build and manage
CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions – required)
.
Support
DevOps lifecycle
: build, test, security scanning, artifact management, deployments.
Automate environments using
Terraform, Ansible (or similar IaC tools)
.
Ensure
audit-ready releases
with proper governance (ServiceNow, approvals, evidence).
Manage
end-to-end releases (Dev → QA → Pre-Prod → Prod)
with minimal risk.
Cross-Functional Delivery & Leadership
Partner with
Product, QA, Security, Cloud, and DBA teams
.
Translate requirements into
technical designs, impact analysis, and delivery plans
.
Manage
parallel AMS, development, and release streams
with clear status reporting.
Provide
effort estimation, planning, and stakeholder alignment
.
Mentor junior engineers and drive
engineering and operational maturity
.
AI-Augmented Engineering
Leverage
Generative AI
for
coding, debugging, test automation, and documentation
.
Enable
AI-driven quality engineering, code reviews, and productivity improvements
.
Minimum Qualifications:
Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience
Skills and Qualifications:
4+ years experience in
Java / Spring Boot / Microservices development
.
Strong experience in
Application Maintenance & Support (AMS) / Production Support (ITIL)
.
Proven expertise in
DevOps, CI/CD, and Release Engineering
.
Advanced skills in
troubleshooting (logs, metrics, APM tools like Dynatrace)
.
Experience with
cloud-native / hybrid cloud architectures
.
Preferred
Experience with
Kubernetes, Docker, Redis, Elastic, Kafka, CDC patterns
.
Exposure to
GCP operations
.
Strong
Jira workflows, prioritization, and reporting skills
.
Experience with
eCommerce / B2B platforms at scale
.
Technical Skills:
Languages & Frameworks:
Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, REST APIs, JSON, React
Databases & Platforms:
Oracle DB, Bloomreach, Endeca
DevOps & CI/CD:
GitHub Actions (mandatory), Git, Jenkins, Concourse, Bamboo, JFrog
Cloud & Infrastructure:
GCP, Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, Docker
Observability & Security:
Dynatrace, ELK/EFK Stack, Veracode
Tools & Governance:
ServiceNow, Jira (Advanced), Gradle, IntelliJ, Postman, Azure CLI
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
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.
Position Level - P3
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
$101,000 - $168,400
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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)
[email protected]
or (Canada)
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. Resumes or CVs submitted to this email box will not be accepted.
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