Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

About the role

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on 31 Jul 2026.

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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Identify and implement opportunities for automation, CI/CD integration, and infrastructure-as-code within hybrid cloud environments.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to both onshore and offshore partners; foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Communicate roadmap, benefits, risks, and progress to business and technical teams. Gather feedback, conduct analysis, and iterate to deliver value to our stakeholders.
• Maintain up-to-date system diagrams, playbooks, and standard operating procedures.
• Support R&D and engineering with emerging technologies and best practices—helping Medtronic adapt and adopt to accelerate innovation initiatives.
• 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 have

• Strongly Preferred: 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
• Able 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
• 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

Benefits & Compensation

Salary ranges for U.S. (excl. PR) locations (USD): $146,400.00 - $219,600.00

This 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.

Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.

Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

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