Senior Software Engineering Manager - Azure Platform and FinOps

Senior Software Engineering Manager of the Azure Platform & FinOps Team

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.

As the Senior Software Engineering Manager of the Azure Platform & FinOps team, you will lead the Azure platform and FinOps strategy and execution across AWS, Azure, and Hybrid Cloud platforms. Your role is both technical and strategic: defining product roadmaps, guiding architecture decisions, ensuring financial accountability, and mentoring a global team of architects. You'll partner with Business Units to modernize critical workloads, balance priorities, and deliver solutions that align with enterprise guardrails. Every day involves solving problems, re-using proven patterns, documenting and automating processes, and enabling the business to move faster and more securely.

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 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.

Careers That Change Lives

• Develop the roadmap: Lead the strategy and execution for Azure cloud platform, setting the direction for design and engineering across the enterprise.
• Own the FinOps strategy and communication: ensure senior leadership has clear visibility into cloud spend, savings opportunities, and optimization initiatives.
• Drive migration initiatives: Partner with application owners, architects, and stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute workload modernization.
• Deliver in an agile fashion: Own the product backlog and roadmap for Azure platform, ensuring alignment with customer needs.
• Reuse architecture patterns, document solutions, and drive automation wherever possible to scale delivery across environments.
• Deliver accurate monthly FinOps reports with actionable insights on spend and savings.
• Lead quarterly FinOps reviews with customers and stakeholders to drive transparency and accountability.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Business Units to forecast spend and recover costs effectively.
• Champion a culture of cost awareness, efficiency, and optimization across engineering teams.
• Lead and mentor a global team of highly skilled Public Cloud Architects and Engineers.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning across onshore and offshore teams.
• Work with Talent Development partners to create clear career paths and growth opportunities for staff.
• Provide coaching, technical leadership, and performance feedback to support high-performing teams.
• Partner with Business Units to co-create roadmaps and deliver solutions that meet both business needs and enterprise guardrails.
• Act as the primary point of engagement for senior leaders and application teams, ensuring alignment between strategy, design patterns, and execution.
• Drive change management and clear communication to enable smooth adoption of cloud capabilities.
• Build trust with stakeholders by delivering reusable patterns, documented solutions, and timely outcomes

Must Have (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

Nice To Have (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
• 5+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (Azure, AWS or GCP)
• 2+ years of experience with FinOps practices
• Experience with Terraform or other Infrastructure-as-Code tools
• Experience with Gitlab or other git-based tools
• Certification(s) in AWS (Solutions Architect Professional), Azure (Solutions Architect Expert), or FinOps (FOCP).
• Experience building or leading enterprise FinOps practices, including showback/chargeback models.
• Experience with Atlassian Jira managing sprints and product backlogs
• Hands-on experience with automation, infrastructure-as-code, or container platforms
• Experience with PowerBI
• Experience integrating cloud platforms with enterprise security, compliance, and data privacy requirements.
• Proven track record influencing executive leadership with compelling financial or architectural storytelling.
• Background in vendor management, contract negotiation, or cloud cost optimization with major providers.
• Experience supporting or enabling advanced analytics, AI/ML, or GenAI workloads on cloud platforms.
• Strong understanding of ITIL/Agile frameworks and how they apply to platform engineering.
• Prior leadership in global, matrixed organizations with onshore/offshore team structures.
• Experience collaborating with or mentoring global/offshore teams.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and change management skills.
• Experience supporting infrastructure and operations for predictive analytics, AI/ML, or automation in IT delivery.

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. 

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.

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):$175,200.00 - $262,800.00This 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