Senior Software Engineering Manager - AWS Product Owner

Senior Software Engineering Manager And Product Owner Of The Medtronic AWS Cloud Platform

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 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

At Medtronic, we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we do. In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We're working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross-functional collaboration as we work together to engineer the extraordinary. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Mounds View, Minnesota. As a Senior Software Engineering Manager and Product Owner of the Medtronic AWS Cloud Platform, you will lead a team of Dev/Ops and cloud software engineers. You will continuously improve our software engineering practices while investing in the growth of each member of the team. Our team is responsible for the global standards and configuration of Medtronic AWS cloud with over 600 accounts in the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Greater China. We architect and maintain deployment, account management, networking, Ingress/Egress, account and service provisioning, global configuration guard rails, operational and security observability, and 24/7 operations. Our team partners with businesses to understand use cases and requirements. We also partner with AWS and our stakeholders in security, privacy, legal, and operations to curate and design how Medtronic consumes AWS services. Our team defines standards, implements policy-based controls, and creates service catalog code standards, reusable code artifacts, and CI/CD pipelines and integrations that enable consistent self-service for our application teams to consume. We maintain configuration standards that align with HIPAA, ISO, GDPR, and other industry and regulatory standards and guidance from AWS as to how services must be deployed for compliance. Our team includes a FinOps practice that monitors spending and trends to continuously refine how to meet application requirements in an efficient manner. We write and maintain code to address changes across many accounts achieving specific outcomes such as cost reduction, technical debt reduction, security posture improvement, configuration drift management, response to evolving operational issues, and improvements to inventory management.

Cloud Platform Services is a team that is passionate about making a difference and we value being action oriented, collaborative, accountable, team oriented, and focused on patient centered quality. We believe that when people from different cultures, genders, and points of view come together, innovation is the result and everyone wins. Medtronic walks the walk, creating an inclusive culture where you can thrive. Our unwavering commitment to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions we're a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and mentor a team of software & data engineers in the Digital Health space, building enterprise platforms to enable personalized healthcare driven by data
• Continually improve our software delivery by maturing our software engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, cloud-native architectures).
• Collaborate cross functionally with engineering, security, service delivery, and privacy teams, among other teams, to deliver best in class digital products
• Influence and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, peers, and leadership to remove barriers
• Oversee activities of development and design requirements for software systems, applications and software quality assurance for enhancements and new products, including cloud-based platforms, to meet the current and future software needs
• Manage activities to ensure programs are appropriately resourced and ensure continuous improvement in technical capability, process, and compliance
• Manage scope, cost, and schedule within a cross-functional development team
• Create and manage expectations with team members, stakeholders, cross functional teams, and leadership
• Select, develop, coach, and evaluate personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the function
• Responsibilities may include those listed above and other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 7+ years of experience with a bachelor's degree or 5+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• 5+ years of managerial experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven ability to deliver AWS cloud-based software solutions in a secure environment (healthcare, finance, or government/regulated environment is preferred)
• Passion for developing and coaching a team
• Experience leading a team of seasoned professionals
• Proven ability to effectively manage the development of digital products (Agile Product Team)
• Exceptional problem solving and communication skills
• Experience as a product owner or lead business analyst on a software engineering team
• Proven track record successfully managing software development projects
• Experience building cloud native solutions, specifically leveraging AWS Native Services
• Experience with AI systems design and AI Operations (e.g. Kiro)
• Innate curiosity and a desire to work in a developing space
• Strong technical acumen and proven ability to collaborate with engineers and developers on technical discussions
• Ability to lead through change and inspire confidence in your team
• Extensive experience with Agile development methodologies
• Experience with data platforms and standards
• Experience working with nearshore and offshore teams
• AWS Certification such as AWS Cloud Architect Professional

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.

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.

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Benefits & Compensation

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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