Security Engineering Manager

Security Engineering Manager

At Medtronic, you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.

The Security Engineering Manager serves a key member of the Global Cyber Information Security strategic leadership team and will act as a consensus builder, problem solver, and team leader for the overall security organization. The Manager, Security Engineering, has a critical role that requires an individual with a strong technical background as well as innate understanding of balancing security requirements with business objectives. Manager, Security Engineering will act as an empowered team member with the CISO during planning and design initiatives to ensure security measures are incorporated into the global strategy and priorities are clearly understood/defined.

Key activities include:

• Develop, implement, and oversee the company's network security and security architecture, driving forward a cyber security roadmap (tools, technologies, methodologies) with the goal of reducing enterprise risk.
• Drive a cross-organization security strategy, with a shift-left approach, to ensure security is effectively integrated from software design and through release.
• Drive innovation in new methods and approaches to security architecture.

A DAY IN THE LIFE

• Lead security engineering across one or more technical domains, driving impact across teams, technologies, and enterprise projects.
• Design, build, and oversee security architecture and systems, ensuring alignment with business needs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Integrate security early into system and software design, championing operational excellence, metrics, and continuous improvement.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and primary security liaison, partnering with business, IT, and operations leaders to define security needs and roadmaps.
• Guide and support secure operation of large-scale, cloud and enterprise environments, resolving complex technical issues and maintaining documentation.
• Evaluate, implement, and manage security technologies and tools, staying current on industry trends, emerging threats, and vendor capabilities.
• Establish and run security governance processes, including prioritization, resource utilization, standards, and day-to-day operational controls.
• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global security engineering team through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and engagement.
• Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and cross-functional initiatives while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and shared best practices.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 3+ years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• 5+ years of experience in leadership/manager others
• 10+ years of Technical Engineering and Information Security Experience
• 10+ years of relevant Defense and Technical Information Security Technology Experience + specialized training
• 8+ years of information security assessment, architecture, engineering, and operations
• 5+ years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (integrations, data, services, applications, infrastructure)
• 7+ years of experience and strong knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definition, and creation
• Specialized training on managing and communicating top secret/confidential information

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. 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.

Join us in our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life—where your unique background and perspective are valued.

Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package. A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create. We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD): $134,400.00 - $201,600.00. 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. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. We are engineers at heart—putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D 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.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

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.

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