We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Jan 2026

 

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

• 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

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

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

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• 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.

Physical Job Requirements

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this position, but they are not an exhaustive list of all the required responsibilities and skills of this position. 

The physical demands described within the Responsibilities section of this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. For Office Roles: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile. The employee is also required to interact with a computer, and communicate with peers and co-workers. Contact your manager or local HR to understand the Work Conditions and Physical requirements that may be specific to each role.

Benefits & Compensation
 

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$150,400.00 - $225,600.00

 

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. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

 

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

 

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:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

About Medtronic

We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions.
Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 95,000+ passionate people. 
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.

Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.