IT Forward Deployed Engineer Global Supply Management

Medtronic•Minneapolis, MN

6d•$106,400 - $159,600•Onsite

About The Position

The IT Forward Deployed Engineer works directly with business and IT teams to translate complex business challenges into practical, scalable technology solutions. The role designs and builds across IT platforms and applications, working from problem discovery through solution design, prototyping, integration, and implementation. Within IT Global Supply Management (GSM), the position supports Medtronic’s Global Operations & Supply Chain organization by enabling and improving technology, data, and digital capabilities for procurement and supply management. The role connects business processes, enterprise applications, data, APIs, automation, AI, and emerging technologies to deliver outcomes while adhering to enterprise architecture, security, data, and technology standards. This position works onsite in Minnesota.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field and at least 4 years of relevant IT/software engineering experience, or an advanced degree and at least 2 years of relevant experience.
Demonstrated experience designing or delivering enterprise technology solutions involving software development, APIs, system integration, automation, or data platforms.
Hands-on technical experience with modern programming or scripting languages and experience working with cloud-based or enterprise technology platforms.
For baccalaureate degrees earned outside the United States, a degree satisfying the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

Nice To Haves

Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into technical requirements, prototypes, and scalable solutions.
Experience collaborating across business, engineering, architecture, data, cybersecurity, and technology teams.
Experience supporting procurement, sourcing, supplier management, supply chain, or Source-to-Pay business processes and technologies.
Experience with technologies such as SAP S/4, SAP Ariba, Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, Power Platform, APIs/integration platforms, AI/GenAI, or intelligent automation.
Experience rapidly developing proofs of concept, prototypes, or minimum viable products and transitioning successful concepts into production solutions.
Understanding of enterprise architecture, cybersecurity, data governance, DevSecOps/CI-CD, and software lifecycle practices.
Strong communication skills and ability to work directly with business stakeholders, understand complex operational problems, and communicate technical concepts in practical business terms.

Responsibilities

Partner with Global Supply Management business leaders, product teams, architects, data teams, and technology partners to understand business problems and translate them into actionable technical solutions.
Design, prototype, and deliver solutions using APIs, integrations, automation, data platforms, AI capabilities, and modern application development approaches.
Develop proofs of concept and minimum viable solutions to test business value, technical feasibility, user experience, and scalability before broader implementation.
Integrate solutions across enterprise platforms and data sources while supporting reliable, secure, and maintainable architecture patterns.
Evaluate emerging technologies and vendor capabilities and determine their practical application to Global Supply Management business problems.
Troubleshoot complex technical and process challenges across applications, integrations, data flows, and business workflows, working across organizational boundaries to resolve them.
Transition successful prototypes and solutions into sustainable enterprise capabilities in collaboration with architecture, cybersecurity, infrastructure, data, application support, and product teams.
Create reusable technical patterns, documentation, and solution approaches to accelerate future delivery across the Global Supply Management portfolio.

Benefits

Competitive salary and flexible benefits package.
Short-term incentive through the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
Health, dental, and vision insurance for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Health Savings Account and Healthcare Flexible Spending Account for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Life insurance and long-term disability leave for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Dependent daycare spending account for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Tuition assistance/reimbursement for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Simple Steps global well-being program for eligible regular employees working 20 or more hours per week.
Incentive plans for all regular employees.
401(k) plan with employer contribution and match for all regular employees.
Short-term disability, paid time off, and paid holidays for all regular employees.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan for all regular employees.
Employee Assistance Program for all regular employees.
Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement, subject to IRS earning minimums, for all regular employees.
Capital Accumulation Plan for Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums.