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 Software Engineer with deep interest and experience in Identity & Access Management (IAM) to help design, build, and secure authentication and authorization capabilities across CoverMyMeds’ platforms. This role sits on a core IAM platform team that owns end‑user identity, federated authentication, and authentication infrastructure for web applications, partnering closely with Security, Product, and other engineering teams. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role in a product‑oriented, Kanban-driven environment, where impact is achieved through technical depth, secure engineering practices, and collaboration. What You’ll Do Identity Engineering & Integrations Design, build, and maintain authentication and authorization solutions using OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and SAML. Integrate applications and APIs with identity platforms such as Okta, Auth0, Ping, or Microsoft Entra ID. Implement SSO, MFA, federated authentication, session management, and secure token handling. Contribute to identity services such as login gateways, authorization middleware, claims transformation, and access policy enforcement. Support SMART on FHIR (OAuth 2.0) use cases and unified authentication initiatives. Security & Standards Apply industry-standard security practices including least privilege, secure defaults, defense in depth, and secure secret handling. Partner with Security on threat modeling, risk reviews, and secure SDLC practices. Implement identity solutions aligned with NIST-based identity and access control principles. Software Development & Delivery Build production-quality systems using one or more of JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Python, or C#. Write clean, testable, maintainable code with strong engineering discipline (CI/CD, code reviews, automated testing). Create clear technical documentation for APIs, integrations, and operational support. Participate in on-call or operational support for critical identity services as needed. Ways of Working Work within a Kanban delivery model, managing flow and continuously improving quality and throughput. Collaborate with Product, Security, and stakeholders to define outcomes and manage tradeoffs. Bring an enterprise-first mindset, constructively challenging designs and contributing new ideas. Priority will be given to candidates who reside in the Columbus, OH metropolitan area. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role now or in the future. Minimum Qualifications Degree or equivalent and typically requires 4+ years of relevant experience Education Degree not required. Critical Skills: 4+ years' experience building and shipping production software as an individual contributor. Deep experience (4+ years) with Okta and/or Auth0 (policies, apps, federation, claims). Hands-on experience (4+ years) implementing or integrating authentication and authorization using OIDC, OAuth 2.0, and/or SAML. Strong understanding of secure engineering practices and common identity threats. Experience working in at least one of the following: JavaScript/TypeScript, Ruby, Python, C#. Ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and security teams and communicate technical decisions clearly. Preferred Qualifications Experience with SMART on FHIR, SCIM, directory integrations, or identity lifecycle management. Familiarity with RBAC/ABAC, claims-based authorization, or policy engines. Experience in regulated environments and audit support. Experience improving reliability of critical auth systems (SLIs/SLOs, graceful degradation). 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 $100,100 - $166,900 McKesson has become aware of online recruiting-related scams in which individuals who are not affiliated with or authorized by McKesson are using McKesson’s (or affiliated entities, like CoverMyMeds or RxCrossroads) name in fraudulent emails, job postings or social media messages. In light of these scams, please bear the following in mind: McKesson Talent Advisors will never solicit money or credit card information in connection with a McKesson job application. McKesson Talent Advisors do not communicate with candidates via online chatrooms or using email accounts such as Gmail or Hotmail. Note that McKesson does rely on a virtual assistant (Gia) for certain recruiting-related communications with candidates. 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 welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. If you require accommodation please contact us by sending an email to Disability_Accommodation@McKesson.com. Join us at McKesson! CoverMyMeds, part of McKesson Corporation, is a fast-growing healthcare technology company. Our solutions help patients get the medicine they need to live healthy lives by seamlessly connecting the healthcare network to improve medication access. People come to work at CoverMyMeds to make a difference, helping to improve the lives of healthcare professionals and patients every day.  We hire ambitious people and make it a priority to invest in them by providing opportunities to grow their careers and connections within the community. On-site culinary team, flexible hours and paid benefits? Yeah, we have those too. But don’t take our word for it. We’ve been recognized as a "Best Place to Work" by Glassdoor, a “Best Company to Work For” by FORTUNE, and our employees have great things to say, too.

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