About McKesson Compile

Established in 1833, McKesson is a US Fortune 10 global leader in healthcare supply chain management solutions, retail pharmacy, healthcare technology, community oncology, and specialty care. We partner with life sciences companies, manufacturers, providers, pharmacies, governments, and other healthcare organizations to help provide the right medicines, medical products, and healthcare services to the right patients at the right time, safely and cost effectively.

Based in Bangalore India, McKesson Compile’s data is a comprehensive, full linked system of record for the US Healthcare market, with intelligence on 2M+ healthcare professionals (HCPs) and over 800K facilities. Compile’s data includes high capture medical and pharmacy claims, closed capture Medicare claims (100%), along with best-in-class provider affiliations and customer master.

At McKesson we deliver careers with purpose and potential. Our focus on better health starts with creating an inclusive environment with strong values where you can build a fulfilling career. You can count on us to provide you with resources and opportunities to grow and be your best, while contributing to our pursuit of improving lives.

We are looking for a hands-on DevOps Lead to drive CI/CD modernization using GitHub Actions, Kubernetes (AKS), Docker, and Azure, while leading the design and delivery of secure, scalable, and automated software delivery platforms. The role combines deep technical expertise with team leadership, focusing on developer enablement, GitOps adoption, operational excellence, and enterprise-grade DevSecOps practices to improve engineering productivity and reliability. people management, with close collaboration with the onshore team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead CI/CD Strategy & Delivery

  
  

  • Design and implement end-to-end CI/CD pipelines usingGitHub Actions and GitOps principles

    
    

  • Enable standardized workflows for build, test, release, and deployment across teams

    
    

  • Drive adoption of modern CI/CD practices aligned with enterprise DevOps standards
     

    
    

• Platform & Cloud Engineering

  
  

  • Build and maintain containerized workloads usingDocker andKubernetes (AKS preferred)

    
    

  • Manage and optimize deployments withinAzure cloud environments

    
    

  • Ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of platform services
     

    
    

• Team Leadership & Oversight

  
  

  • Provide technical leadership and direction to engineers and DevOps practitioners

    
    

  • Assign and oversee work across team members to ensure timely and high-quality delivery

    
    

  • Serve as the escalation point for complex technical and pipeline issues
     

    
    

• Developer Enablement

  
  

  • Partner with application teams to design and implement CI/CD solutions that support modern development practices

    
    

  • Create reusable templates, workflows, and automation frameworks to accelerate delivery

    
    

  • Promote a “shift-left” culture through collaboration between Development, QA, and Operations 
     

    
    

• Security & Compliance Integration

  
  

  • Integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines (SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, secrets management)

    
    

  • Ensure compliance with enterprise standards and secure deployment practices

    
    

  • Promote secure coding and pipeline governance
     

    
    

• Operational Excellence

  
  

  • Improve pipeline reliability, monitoring, and observability

    
    

  • Drive continuous improvement through automation, metrics, and feedback loops

    
    

  • Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis when necessary

    
    

Minimum Requirement

Degree or equivalent experience. Typically requires 10+ years of professional experience

Required Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with:

  
  

  • GitHub Actions (CI automation and workflows) 

    
    

  • Kubernetes (AKS preferred)

    
    

  • Docker / containerization

    
    

  • Azure cloud services and infrastructure

    
    

• Proven experience designing and implementingCI/CD pipelines

  
  

• Experience leading or directing technical work across teams

  
  

• Strong collaboration skills working with distributed development teams

  
  

• Deep understanding of DevOps, GitOps, and software delivery lifecycle
   

  
  

Nice to Have

• Experience withJenkins and/orGroovy (existing pipeline migration or support)

  
  

• Exposure to GitOps tools such as ArgoCD

  
  

• Experience implementing security tooling within CI/CD pipelines

  
  

• Familiarity with monitoring/observability tools (e.g., Dynatrace)

  
  

• Knowledge of infrastructure as code (Terraform, ARM, etc.)
   

  
  

Key Expectations

• Act as both ahands-on technical leader and adelivery lead

  
  

• Drive standardization and modernization of CI/CD capabilities

  
  

• Improve developer productivity through automation and self-service capabilities

  
  

• Ensure pipelines are secure, scalable, and production-ready

  
  

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
   

  
  

Why This Role Matters

This position plays a critical role in advancing our DevOps transformation by enabling consistent, secure, and scalable delivery pipelines. The DevOps Lead will directly impact development speed, system reliability, and overall engineering productivity.

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