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Senior IAM Engineer

McKesson
Richmond, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/12/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/11/2026

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.

The Senior IAM Engineer will provide subject matter expertise and support the analysis, design, and implementation for hybrid on-prem and cloud Active Directory environments and Azure Active Directory/Entra ID tenants. This role includes engaging and collaborating with business and technical partners to integrate systems and applications with centralized authentication such as Active Directory or Azure Active Directory/Entra ID.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide deep subject matter expertise and support the analysis, design, and implementation for hybrid on-prem and cloud Active Directory environments and Azure Active Directory/Entra ID tenants.

  • Engage and collaborate with business and technical partners to integrate systems and applications with centralized authentication such as Active Directory or Azure Active Directory/Entra ID.

  • Provide deep subject matter knowledge and expertise on Active Directory, Azure Active Directory/Entra ID, and Okta Active Directory synchronization.

  • Support new product comparison, vetting, and selection process to ensure technology is relevant and meets business requirements.

  • Drive Active Directory and Entra ID disaster recovery drills, process improvements, and documentation efforts.

  • Continually enhance authentication platforms, ensuring systems are protected from new and evolving Cyber threats and systems are operationally stable.

  • Collaborate closely with global cross-functional teams to ensure the stability, scalability, and security of the Active Directory and Azure Active Directory/Entra ID environments and Okta. Participate in discussions on all aspects of identity and access management.

  • Respond to and resolve complex, high-severity incidents.

  • Lead regular reviews of deployed infrastructure, develop detailed architecture, and create and update new technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

  • Analyze the current authentication services platforms to identify both technical and operational opportunities for enhancements and develop continuous improvement action plans.

  • Lead regular assessment of systems and process hygiene and identify and implement automation.

  • Actively research and implement new innovations in IT security as well as IAM technologies and services, striving to ensure McKesson continues to deliver best practices and standards.

  • Provide on-call support as needed for operational continuity of Identity platforms. (1 week rotation for ON-call)

Minimum Requirements:

  • Degree or equivalent and typically requires 7 years of relevant experience.

Critical Experience/Skills:

  • Proven experience as an Active Directory/Entra ID Engineer or similar role with a minimum of 7 years of experience.

  • Proven ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks with competing priorities; strong influencing skills to work with various service owners.

  • Demonstrated experience effectively leading and managing collaborative, service management solutions across disparate functional teams.

Preferred Experience/Skills:

  • Advanced understanding of Active Directory, Azure Active Directory/Entra ID, Lightweight Directory Access Protocol, Active Directory Federation Services, and other centralized identity stores.

  • Advanced understanding of Microsoft Azure and familiarity with IAM permissions on Management Groups, subscriptions, and resources.

  • Advanced knowledge of Azure Active Directory/Entra ID capabilities such as Conditional Access Policies, Privileged Identity Manager, and Application Registrations.

  • Advanced understanding of Active Directory attributes, LDAP Queries, PowerShell Scripting, Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), Group Policy Object (GPO) analysis, configuration, and item-level targeting, active directory replication, Active Directory backup and restore, as well as certificate installation.

  • Advanced understanding of implementing security on Active Directory and Entra ID and hardening those platforms.

  • Advanced understanding of Active Directory and Entra ID backup and restore processes and experience of performing Disaster Recovery exercises.

  • Advanced understanding of Windows Server operating systems and Active Directory/Azure Active Directory/Entra ID services.

  • Advanced understanding of PowerShell scripting with proven experience implementing automation, including experience utilizing APIs such as Microsoft Graph.

  • Advanced understanding of Single-Sign On and authentication protocols such as SAML & OIDC.

  • Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work well under pressure.

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

$121,300 - $202,100

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

 

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