Senior Principal IT Architect

Overview

Senior cloud and platform architecture leader driving the design, governance, automation and evolution of enterprise cloud platforms across a multi-cloud environment within the Platform Services team of Medtronic's Infrastructure & Operations organization.

What you'll do

• Define and govern enterprise cloud architecture patterns across Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, and hybrid cloud environments.
• Design and implement Kubernetes-based platform solutions to support scalable and resilient application deployments.
• Develop Infrastructure as Code (IaC) frameworks using tools such as Terraform, CloudFormation, Bicep, or Ansible.
• Architect and optimize DevOps and Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to improve platform consistency, reliability, and deployment speed.
• Partner with security, application, and engineering teams to ensure platform solutions meet compliance, operational, and security requirements.
• Troubleshoot and optimize performance, networking, and reliability issues across large-scale distributed systems.
• Lead technology evaluations, technical consultations, and architecture discussions with internal stakeholders and engineering teams.
• Drive platform modernization initiatives through automation, cloud adoption, and continuous improvement practices.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree with 18+ years of experience OR advanced degree with 16+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, platform engineering, cloud architecture, or DevOps engineering.
• Experience designing and operating cloud infrastructure on AWS and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Experience developing Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD automation frameworks.
• Experience leading architecture decisions and cross-functional technical initiatives in large-scale environments.
• Experience with security frameworks and technologies including Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Kerberos, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), or Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) environments.

Nice to have

• AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional, Microsoft Azure certification, or equivalent cloud certification.
• Experience with Git-based version control platforms such as Gitlab, Github.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools including Splunk, Datadog, or AppDynamics.
• Experience architecting and managing Kubernetes platforms in enterprise environments.

Details

• Based at the Medtronic facility in Hyderabad, India; onsite work model.
• Occasional travel may be required based on business needs.
• Eligible for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP), a short-term incentive.