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# Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner

- **Company:** Medtronic Inc.
- **Location:** Saint Paul, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $146,400.0 - $219,600.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Web Accessibility, Amazon Web Services, Systems Engineering, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Machine Learning, OpenShift, Cloud Services, Ansible, VMware Infrastructure, Scripting, Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, High Performance Computing, HybridCloud, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Kubernetes, Infrastructure Automation Frameworks, Rancher, Nutanix, Cloud Optimization, Terraform, Docker, Vmware
- **Published:** October 26, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3472076275&tx=FJ10602LFU&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree with 7+ years of infrastructure, cloud platform, or systems engineering experience OR advanced degree with 5+ years of infrastructure, cloud platform, or systems engineering experience.
 * Experience with VMware infrastructure or Nutanix platforms, and large-scale migration initiatives
 * Experience supporting hybrid cloud, virtualization, or enterprise infrastructure environments.
 * Experience leading technical initiatives, platform ownership, or cross-functional technology programs.
 * Experience with infrastructure automation, scripting, or Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices.
 * Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions and platform priorities., * Experience with Terraform, Ansible, VMware Aria, Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift, Rancher, or related cloud infrastructure technologies.
 * Experience with Public Cloud, Azure, AWS or GCP
 * Experience supporting artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), graphics processing unit (GPU), or high-performance computing environments.
 * Experience with FinOps practices, cloud cost optimization, total cost of ownership (TCO) analysis, and chargeback/showback models.
 * Experience working with global, offshore, and multi-time-zone technical teams.
 * Certification in VMware, Nutanix AWS or Azure.

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.

## Description

The Cloud Platform Services enables Medtronic's global technology infrastructure, platforms, and services that support enterprise applications, data, automation, and emerging artificial intelligence capabilities. This team is responsible for delivering secure, scalable, and reliable hybrid cloud platforms that support business operations and technology innovation across the enterprise.

This position is based in Mounds View, Minnesota and follows an onsite work style, with employees expected to work onsite four days per week and remotely one day per week.

The Principal Software Cloud Engineer - Hybrid Cloud Platform Owner serves as the technical leader and product owner for Medtronic's hybrid cloud platform. This role is responsible for defining platform strategy, prioritizing capabilities, guiding infrastructure modernization initiatives, and ensuring the platform delivers scalable, secure, and reliable services for enterprise workloads, modern applications, and artificial intelligence enablement.

Primary Responsibilities

 * Define and execute the hybrid cloud platform roadmap aligned to enterprise infrastructure strategy.
 * Serve as technical product owner for global private cloud services and platform capabilities.
 * Lead platform architecture decisions that improve scalability, reliability, security, and operational performance.
 * Drive infrastructure modernization initiatives, including virtualization and cloud platform transformation efforts.
 * Partner with application, architecture, engineering, operations, security, and finance teams to prioritize platform investments and capabilities.
 * Advance automation through Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD), and platform engineering practices.
 * Establish platform standards, governance, documentation, and operational processes to improve consistency and service reliability.
 * Communicate platform priorities, dependencies, risks, and technology decisions to technical and business stakeholders.