Lead Architect, Automation & AIOps

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We are looking for a Lead Architect Automation & AIOps to drive intelligent operations strategy across a large-scale enterprise IT environment. The right candidate brings deep roots in IT automation and AIOps platforms with emerging fluency in AI and agentic technologies that are reshaping how operations teams work.

This is a hands-on leadership role. You will own platform architecture vendor strategy and automation program delivery while helping the organization navigate the shift from traditional runbook automation toward AI-augmented self-healing operations.

• Lead the architecture and lifecycle management of enterprise AIOps platforms including event correlation alert enrichment incident routing and fault management
• Own the automation estate strategy governing rationalizing and migrating large portfolios of operational automation use cases (200-400) across platforms
• Drive vendor evaluation and procurement processes (RFP VCA TCO modeling contract review) for AIOps and automation tooling
• Integrate AIOps platforms with CMDB ITSM and observability tooling to deliver end-to-end incident intelligence
• Advance observability maturity from reactive alerting through event correlation toward predictive and autonomous operations
• Collaborate with infrastructure SRE and platform engineering teams to embed automation across IT operations workflows
• Apply working knowledge of AI and agentic architectures to evaluate AI-native AIOps capabilities and identify practical use cases for LLM-assisted operations
• Produce and maintain enterprise architecture artifacts including HLD LLD integration blueprints and executive-facing strategy documentation

• 8 years in enterprise IT with 5 years focused on AIOps IT automation or intelligent operations platforms
• Hands-on experience with one or more AIOps platforms: BigPanda ServiceNow ITOM BMC Helix Dynatrace Moogsoft or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience designing and managing large-scale automation portfolios using tools such as Ansible StackStorm ServiceNow Orchestration or similar
• Strong understanding of event management alert correlation and CMDB-driven enrichment in enterprise environments
• Experience leading RFP/VCA processes and contributing to vendor contracts and procurement decisions
• Solid grasp of ITSM integration patterns including incident change and problem management workflows

• Exposure to AI/ML-augmented AIOps capabilities including anomaly detection NLP-based alert summarization and predictive remediation
• Working knowledge of agentic AI concepts such as multi-agent orchestration LLM-assisted automation and tool-calling patterns sufficient to evaluate vendor claims and guide platform direction
• Familiarity with RAG pipelines or LLM integration patterns in an operational context
• Experience with AI governance frameworks (NIST AI RMF responsible AI principles) as they apply to automated decision-making
• Background in healthcare IT or other regulated enterprise environments
• MSc or BSc in Information Systems Computer Science Engineering or equivalent

You are an operations-first architect who knows how to make AIOps actually work at enterprise scale not just in a demo. You understand the messy reality of alert storms CMDB debt and automation sprawl and you know how to build a strategy around it. Your knowledge of AI and agentic platforms is a differentiator not a requirement. You can cut through vendor hype ask the right technical questions and position the organization to adopt AI capabilities without betting on them prematurely.

At McKesson we care about the well-being of the patients and communities we serve and that starts with caring for our people. Thats why we have a Total Rewards package that includes comprehensive benefits to supportphysical mental and financial well-being. Our Total Rewards offerings serve the different needs of our diverse employee population and ensure they are the healthiest versions of themselves.

As part of Total Rewards we are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson. 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 McKessons 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.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

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