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Medtronic · 17 hours ago

Leader, Core Platform & Identity Services

Medtronic is a global healthcare technology leader dedicated to alleviating pain and restoring health. The Leader of Core Platform & Identity Services is responsible for the strategy, reliability, security, and operational excellence of the company’s core digital infrastructure and identity platforms, ensuring highly available and resilient platforms through modern engineering practices.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedical Device
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Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end strategy and operations for private cloud hosting and datacenter environments, including compute, storage, and virtualization platforms
Lead capacity planning, performance engineering, and scalability initiatives to meet current and future business demands
Establish and operate resilience, backup, and disaster recovery strategies aligned to business continuity requirements
Implement and mature Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices, including SLIs, SLOs, error budgets, and incident management
Drive automation, standardization, and infrastructure-as-code to improve reliability, speed, and operational efficiency
Lead post-incident reviews and continuous improvement programs focused on reducing risk and improving service availability
Own enterprise internet services including internal and external DNS, domain portfolio management, and SSL certificate lifecycle management
Ensure secure, reliable managed file transfer services for internal and external business use cases
Lead Active Directory and Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) platforms, including authentication, authorization, and identity lifecycle integrations
Establish comprehensive monitoring, logging, and alerting across infrastructure and identity platforms
Ensure proactive detection of performance, availability, and security issues through modern observability tooling
Define and report on operational KPIs, SLAs, and XLAs to executive stakeholders
Partner with Cybersecurity and Risk teams to ensure platforms meet security, regulatory, and compliance requirements
Reduce operational and cyber risk through strong controls, access governance, and secure platform design
Support audits, regulatory reviews, and risk assessments related to infrastructure and identity services
Own operational budgets, cost optimization initiatives, and vendor relationships for private cloud, datacenter, and internet services
Drive transparency and financial discipline through capacity forecasting, cost modeling, and vendor performance management
Build, lead, and develop high-performing infrastructure and SRE teams
Foster a culture of accountability, engineering excellence, and continuous learning
Establish clear career paths, skill development plans, and succession strategies

Qualification

Infrastructure leadershipSite Reliability Engineering (SRE)Active DirectoryPrivate cloud managementDisaster recovery strategiesPerformance engineeringCost optimizationContinuous improvementTeam leadershipCollaboration

Required

10+ years of experience in infrastructure, platform, or reliability engineering leadership roles
Proven experience operating private cloud, datacenter, and enterprise identity platforms at scale
Strong background in SRE, high-availability architectures, and disaster recovery
Hands-on knowledge of Active Directory and Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)
Experience with DNS, SSL certificate management, and internet-facing enterprise services
Demonstrated ability to lead complex, mission-critical platforms in regulated environments

Preferred

Experience in cloud-adjacent or hybrid environments (private cloud integrated with public cloud)
Familiarity with modern observability platforms and AIOps capabilities
Experience supporting business separations, carve-outs, or large-scale platform transformations

Benefits

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)

Company

Medtronic

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Medtronic is a healthcare technology company that designs and develops AI-based products and solutions for the medical industry.

H1B Sponsorship

Medtronic has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (349)
2024 (387)
2023 (291)
2022 (310)
2021 (300)
2020 (261)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$18.16B
Key Investors
NHS EnglandBlackstone Life SciencesTrade Capital Funding
2025-09-15Post Ipo Debt· $1.76B
2024-05-29Post Ipo Debt· $3.24B
2023-03-23Post Ipo Debt· $2B

Leadership Team

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Geoffrey Martha
CEO and Chairman Of The Board Of Directors
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Linnea Burman
SVP & President, Neurovascular
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