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Careers that change lives start here. Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. Our 95,000 employees work across more than 150 countries to put patients first — developing innovative medical technologies that improve the lives of 72+ million patients each year. Your unique talents will help shape the future of healthcare while building a career grounded in purpose, growth, and impact.
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. In your role, you may work any Medtronic site, including:
Mounds View, Minnesota • Fort Worth, Texas
Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ) • Lafayette, Colorado
Irvine, California (UCI) • Memphis, Tennessee
Rice Creek, Minnesota • Jacksonville, Florida
Boston, Massachusetts
The Security Engineering Manager serves a key member of the Global Cyber Information Security strategic leadership team and will act as a consensus builder, problem solver, and team leader for the overall security organization. The Manager, Security Engineering, has a critical role that requires an individual with a strong technical background as well as innate understanding of balancing security requirements with business objectives. Manager, Security Engineering will act as an empowered team member with the CISO during planning and design initiatives to ensure security measures are incorporated into the global strategy and priorities are clearly understood/defined. Key activities include:
Develop, implement, and oversee the company's network security and security architecture, driving forward a cyber security roadmap (tools, technologies, methodologies) with the goal of reducing enterprise risk.
Drive a cross-organization security strategy, with a shift-left approach, to ensure security is effectively integrated from software design and through release.
Drive innovation in new methods and approaches to security architecture.
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 if we hope to have long-term sustainable impact.
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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
A DAY IN THE LIFE
- Lead security engineering across one or more technical domains, driving impact across teams, technologies, and enterprise projects.
- Design, build, and oversee security architecture and systems, ensuring alignment with business needs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements.
- Integrate security early into system and software design, championing operational excellence, metrics, and continuous improvement.
- Serve as a subject matter expert and primary security liaison, partnering with business, IT, and operations leaders to define security needs and roadmaps.
- Guide and support secure operation of large‑scale, cloud and enterprise environments, resolving complex technical issues and maintaining documentation.
- Evaluate, implement, and manage security technologies and tools, staying current on industry trends, emerging threats, and vendor capabilities.
- Establish and run security governance processes, including prioritization, resource utilization, standards, and day‑to‑day operational controls.
- Build, lead, and develop a high‑performing global security engineering team through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and engagement.
- Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and cross‑functional initiatives while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and shared best practices.
MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)
- 5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of experience with an advanced degree
NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)
- 5+ years of experience in leadership/manager others
- 10+ years of Technical Engineering and Information Security Experience
- 10+ years of relevant Defense and Technical Information Security Technology Experience + specialized training
- 8+ years of information security assessment, architecture, engineering, and operations
- 5+ years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (integrations, data, services, applications, infrastructure)
- 7+ years of experience and strong knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definition, and creation
- Specialized training on managing and communicating top secret/confidential information
For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.
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.
U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship
At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment.
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