Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

Careers That Change Lives

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.

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. 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

• Work on an agile team as a product owner with responsibilities for improving capabilities, delivering high availability and performance, partnering with internal customers and platform consumers, new feature evaluation and prioritization, and lifecycle management within the hybrid cloud product.
• Develop the roadmap: Lead the strategy and execution for hybrid cloud and migration solutions, supporting a highly automated global private cloud ecosystem with cutting edge modern application services.
• Drive migration initiatives: Partner with app owners, architects, and business stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute changes to modernize critical workloads.
• Bridge Hybrid Environments: Design and implement architectures that ensure seamless interoperability across on-premises cloud, public cloud, and edge platforms, always with an eye on efficiency, security, and performance.
• Champion Cost Optimization: Work closely with FinOps and finance teams to build business cases, model TCO/ROI, and track cloud and on-prem spend. Drive cost transparency and optimization initiatives.
• Enable Automation & Modernization: Identify and implement opportunities for automation, CI/CD integration, and infrastructure-as-code within hybrid cloud environments.
• Lead & Mentor: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to both onshore and offshore partners; foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Communicate roadmap, benefits, risks, and progress to business and technical teams. Gather feedback, conduct analysis, and iterate to deliver value to our stakeholders.
• Document & Share Knowledge: Maintain up-to-date system diagrams, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Monitor Industry Trends: Support R&D and engineering with emerging technologies and best practices—helping Medtronic adapt and adopt to accelerate innovation initiatives.
• Make a difference: Contribute your talent to a world leader in healthcare that develops therapies to improve the lives of millions of people around the world.

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code implementations leveraging tools like Terraform, Aria, Ansible, JSON
• Experience with Kubernetes implementation at the infrastructure deployment and provisioning level
• 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing VMware infrastructure (virtualized environments, hybrid cloud, and migration projects).
• Experience troubleshooting hybrid cloud deployments and associated components (storage, networking, compute, Operating Systems)
• Strong experience leading technical teams or projects, especially across multiple time zones and cultures.
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable technical requirements and user stories.
• Experience with container platforms (Kubernetes, Docker, Tanzu, OpenShift, Rancher), especially in hybrid or migration scenarios.
• Experience with hardware supporting GPU enabled AI/ML and or High-Performance Computing environments
• Working knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code in cloud computing settings.
• Proficient with scripting/automation.
• Experience with topics such as IT cost management, FinOps, TCO analysis, chargeback/showback, and cloud spend optimization.
• Background in network/storage troubleshooting and optimization.
• Knowledge of data migration tools and methodologies (e.g., Azure Migrate, AWS MGN, VMware HCX).
• 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.

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):$146,400.00 - $219,600.00This 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