Software Engineering Manager - Azure Platform and FinOps

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. As the 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. 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

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: 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.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package
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).