Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

Medtronic•Mounds View, MN

2d•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. 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. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES 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.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

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.

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.

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).