Principal Software Cloud Engineer – Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner MED Medtronic Inc

Abundant Code; Mounds View (MN); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental and Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Medtronic is seeking a Principal Software Cloud Engineer – Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner to lead the strategy and execution of the company’s hybrid cloud platform. The role focuses on defining platform capabilities, guiding modernization, and ensuring secure, scalable services for enterprise workloads and AI enablement.

The position is based in Mounds View, Minnesota with onsite work four days a week and one remote day, reporting to the Cloud Platform Services team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of infrastructure, cloud platform, or systems engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the hybrid cloud platform roadmap aligned to enterprise infrastructure strategy.
• Serve as technical product owner for global private cloud services and platform capabilities.
• Lead platform architecture decisions that improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational performance.
• Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives, including virtualization and cloud platform transformation efforts.
• Partner with application, architecture, engineering, operations, security, and finance teams to prioritize platform investments and capabilities.
• Advance automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and platform engineering practices.
• Establish platform standards, governance, documentation, and operational processes to improve consistency and service reliability.
• Communicate platform priorities, dependencies, risks, and technology decisions to technical and business stakeholders.

Skills

Infrastructure experience

Cloud platforms

IaC scripting

Cross-functional leadership

Business-to-technical translation

Platform ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

Advanced degree (preferred)

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

VMware Aria

Kubernetes

Docker

OpenShift

Rancher

Azure/AWS/GCP

Job description

Principal Software Cloud Engineer – Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner Overview

Company Name: MED Medtronic Inc

Job Role: Principal Software Cloud Engineer – Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

Qualifications: Not specified

Category: I

Job Type: Full Time

Location: Mounds View, Minnesota, United States

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on – 28 Nov 2026 Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first â?? developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact. A Day in the Life The Cloud Platform Services enables Medtronic's global technology infrastructure, platforms, and services that support enterprise applications, data, automation, and emerging artificial intelligence capabilities. This team is responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and reliable hybrid cloud platforms that support business operations and technology innovation across the enterprise. This position is based in Mounds View, Minnesota and follows an onsite work style, with employees expected to work onsite four days per week and remotely one day per week. The Principal Software Cloud Engineer – Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner serves as the technical leader and product owner for Medtronic's hybrid cloud platform. This role is responsible for defining platform strategy, prioritizing capabilities, guiding infrastructure modernization initiatives, and ensuring the platform delivers scalable, secure, and reliable services for enterprise workloads, modern applications, and artificial intelligence enablement.

Primary Responsibilities

• Define and execute the hybrid cloud platform roadmap aligned to enterprise infrastructure strategy.
• Serve as technical product owner for global private cloud services and platform capabilities.
• Lead platform architecture decisions that improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational performance.
• Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives, including virtualization and cloud platform transformation efforts.
• Partner with application, architecture, engineering, operations, security, and finance teams to prioritize platform investments and capabilities.
• Advance automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and platform engineering practices.
• Establish platform standards, governance, documentation, and operational processes to improve consistency and service reliability.
• Communicate platform priorities, dependencies, risks, and technology decisions to technical and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of infrastructure, cloud platform, or systems engineering experience OR advanced degree with 5+ years of infrastructure, cloud platform, or systems engineering experience.
• Experience with VMware infrastructure or Nutanix platforms, and large-scale migration initiatives.
• Experience supporting hybrid cloud, virtualization, or enterprise infrastructure environments.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, platform ownership, or cross-functional technology programs.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, scripting, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and platform priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Terraform, Ansible, VMware Aria, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Rancher, or related cloud infrastructure technologies.
• Experience with Public Cloud, Azure, AWS or GCP.
• Experience supporting artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), graphics processing unit (GPU), or high-performance computing environments.
• Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and chargeback/showback models.
• Experience working with global, offshore, and multi-time-zone technical teams.
• Certification in VMware, Nutanix AWS or Azure.
• For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Physical Job Requirements The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position.â?¯ The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co‑workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise‑wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal‑level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long‑term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. â?? Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official @medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at [e-mail]

Benefits & Compensation

• Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$146,400.00 – $219,600.00
• This position is eligible for a short‑term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California.
• The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location.
• Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).
• The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long‑term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well‑being program).
• The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short‑term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non‑qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).
• Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.
• Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission â?? to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life â?? unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heartâ?? putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the RÂandD lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary. We change lives. Each team member, each day, helps to improve and redefine how the world treats the most pressing health conditions, from heart disease to diabetes. Our industry leadership comes from the passion and ingenuity of our people. Thatâ??s who we are. Working alongside one another, we use science, medicine, and a profound understanding of the human body to build extraordinary technologies that can transform lives. We build extraordinary solutions as one team. With one Medtronic Mindset defining how we work. Speed and decisiveness run through our DNA. Diverse perspectives inspire our bold answers to any challenge that comes our way. And we deliver results the right way, breakthrough after patient breakthrough. This life‑changing career is yours to engineer. By bringing your ambitious ideas, unique perspective and contributions, you willâ?¦ Build a better future, amplifying your impact on the causes that matter to you and the world Grow a career reflective of your passion and abilities Connect to a dynamic and inclusive culture that welcomes the challenge of life‑long learning These commitments set our team apart from the rest: Experiences that put people first. Respect for people is the hallmark of our humanity. It fuels our team to positively impact even a single life. And it means we put our people first at Medtronic as well, creating a culture of belonging and always pushing to get you the career‑building resources you need. Life‑transforming technologies. No matter your role, you contribute to technologies that transform lives. What we build empowers patients to live life on their terms. Better outcomes for our world. Here, itâ??s about more than the bottom line. Our Mission to improve human welfare drives us. We advance healthcare, society, and equity with every design, inside and outside our walls. Insight‑driven care. Fresh viewpoints. Cutting‑edge AI, data, and automation. You're shaping the future of healthcare technology and defining the next generation of breakthroughs in care It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. For sales reps and other patient facing field employees, going into a healthcare settingâ?¯is considered an essential function of the job and we expect our employees to comply with all credentialing requirements at the hospitals or clinics they support. This employer participates in the federal E‑Verify program to confirm the identity and employment authorization of all newly hired employees. For further information about the E‑Verify program, please click here.

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