Manager, Application Security Practice

Medtronic • Mounds View, MN

13h • Onsite

About The Position

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. In your role, you may work from one the following Medtronic sites: Mounds View, Minnesota Lafayette, Colorado Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ) Irvine, California (UCI) Rice Creek, Minnesota Jacksonville, Florida Boston, Massachusetts The Manager of Application Security leads the organization's efforts to secure applications across the software development lifecycle (SDLC). This role collaborates with engineering, DevOps, and product teams to embed security best practices into design, development, and deployment processes. The manager is responsible for defining the application security strategy, leading security reviews, overseeing threat modeling, and managing security tools and programs like SAST, DAST, SCA, and bug bounty initiatives. Lead the application security strategy and team, integrating security into the software development lifecycle and CI/CD pipelines. Oversee the implementation and management of security tools, secure coding practices, threat modeling, and vulnerability remediation efforts. Manage vendor contracts and relationships for security tools and services, including contract negotiation, compliance, and performance tracking. 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 if we hope to have 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. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Strongly Preferred:
• Strong understanding of Cyber Security NIST frameworks, OWASP
• Strong communication skills to upper management and leadership
• Strong ability to collaborate with other IT organizations and business partners
• Experience managing a third-party vendor contracts
• Expert in agile work processes
• Strategic thinker
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, CSSLP, GWAPT, or OSWE.
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tools in a cloud-native environment (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Experience working in Agile or DevOps environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and continuously improve the organization’s application security program and roadmap.
• Lead and mentor a team of application security engineers and analysts.
• Collaborate with development, DevOps, and product teams to integrate security controls into CI/CD pipelines and software development practices (DevSecOps).
• Conduct threat modeling, secure code reviews, and vulnerability assessments.
• Manage and optimize application security tools (e.g., SAST, DAST, SCA, RASP, WAF, container scanning).
• Oversee the evaluation, selection, onboarding, and management of third-party security vendors and tools.
• Manage vendor relationships, including negotiating contracts, setting service-level agreements (SLAs), and tracking performance against KPIs.
• Ensure all third-party security tools and services comply with legal, procurement, and cybersecurity policy requirements.
• Review and assess vendor security practices as part of risk management and due diligence.
• Partner with internal stakeholders (Legal, Procurement, Finance) to manage contract renewals, budget forecasting, and spend tracking related to security services.
• Partner with internal teams to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities discovered through testing, bug bounty, or vendor reports.
• Develop secure coding standards and deliver developer training to promote secure development practices.
• Track, report, and present application security KPIs to leadership.
• Stay current with evolving threats, vulnerabilities, and application security trends.
• Contribute to incident response efforts when application-related security incidents occur.
• Expert knowledge in AWS, and GITHUB, and well informed on other emerging technologies.

Benefits

• 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.
• 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
• Simple Steps (global well-being program)
• 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)
• Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees