Principal Software Cloud Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

Medtronic

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Quick summary

Work type
On-site
Location
Mounds View, MN
Salary
$146,400–$219,600 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
21 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Oct 12, 2026 (soon)

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Similar $192k
This role $183k
$132k most similar roles pay here $246k

This role pays less than 54% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$214,362 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $183k versus about $192k for comparable roles.

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About Medtronic

Medtronic plc is the world's largest medical technology company by revenue, specializing in device-based therapies for over 70 health conditions.

Medtronic currently has 29 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $123,200–$184,800 across 29 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Principal Software Cloud Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

As a Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner, you will join an agile team to manage the lifecycle of a hybrid cloud product while improving capabilities, high availability, and performance. You will lead the strategy for hybrid cloud and migration solutions, overseeing a highly automated global private cloud ecosystem with modern application services. Your daily work involves designing architectures for seamless interoperability across on-premises, public cloud, and edge platforms, while driving cost optimization through FinOps and TCO modeling. You will implement automation via CI/CD and infrastructure as code, providing technical leadership to onshore and offshore partners. The role requires expertise in VMware, Kubernetes, Docker, Tanzu, OpenShift, Rancher, and Terraform. You will solve complex problems regarding cloud spend, data migration, and high-performance computing environments to support critical healthcare technology workloads.

What you'll do

  • Lead the strategy and execution for hybrid cloud and migration solutions to support a global private cloud ecosystem.
  • Partner with stakeholders to plan, coordinate, and execute the modernization of critical workloads.
  • Design and implement architectures that ensure seamless interoperability across on-premises, public cloud, and edge platforms.
  • Collaborate with FinOps and finance teams to model TCO/ROI and drive cloud cost optimization initiatives.
  • Identify and implement automation opportunities, including CI/CD integration and infrastructure-as-code within hybrid environments.
  • Provide technical leadership and mentorship to both onshore and offshore partners to foster a culture of innovation.
  • Communicate roadmaps, risks, and progress to business and technical teams while gathering feedback for iterative improvements.
  • Maintain system diagrams, playbooks, and standard operating procedures while monitoring industry trends to support R&D efforts.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a Bachelor's degree or an advanced degree with at least 5 years of experience.
  • Must have 7+ years of experience if holding a Bachelor's degree.
  • Experience with Infrastructure as Code implementations using tools like Terraform, Aria, Ansible, and JSON (preferred).
  • Experience with Kubernetes implementation at the infrastructure deployment and provisioning level (preferred).
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing VMware infrastructure (preferred).
  • Experience troubleshooting hybrid cloud deployments including storage, networking, compute, and operating systems (preferred).
  • Strong experience leading technical teams or projects across multiple time zones and cultures (preferred).
  • Work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.

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