Medtronic plc
We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 24 Oct 2025At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.# **A Day in the Life**Software Dev Ops Engineer II
Careers That Change Lives
Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology!
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Software develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of patients across the world. 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.
We are seeking a Software Dev Ops Engineer II to lead the design, automation, and support of our observability stack across Elastic Cloud, Dynatrace, Prometheus, and AWS. This role is a technical leadership position responsible for setting the strategic direction of observability, mentoring a growing team of engineers, and driving reliability through actionable insights into our systems and applications.
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.
This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) unit. 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 are working on-site 4 days per 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.**Day in the Life:**In general, the following responsibilities apply for the **Software Dev Ops Engineer II**role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:* Solid understanding of distributed systems, containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices observability patterns.* Proven track record implementing Terraform and GitOps practices to enable scalable, reliable, and automated infrastructure delivery.* Own the architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management of the observability platform (Elastic Cloud, Dynatrace, Prometheus, & more).* Lead efforts to improve logging, monitoring, metrics collection, distributed tracing, and alerting across cloud-native applications.* Collaborate with engineering, security, and Architecture teams to define SLIs/SLOs and implement robust observability standards.* Evangelize for all observability-related initiatives and mentor junior engineers in best practices.* Integrate observability tools into CI/CD pipelines to enable proactive detection and incident response.* Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews, driving reliability improvements across the platform.**Specialized Knowledge Required:*** Deep expertise in managing Elastic Cloud (Kibana, Beats, Logstash, Index Lifecycle Policies).* Hands-on experience with Dynatrace and Prometheus monitoring stacks, including exporter management and custom dashboards.* Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, IAM, etc.) and Streaming framework (Kafka etc.)* Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of observability services within AWS.* Proven leadership and mentorship experience; ability to lead cross-functional projects and develop junior team members.* Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation and integration.* Define and enforce data retention, access control, and multi-tenant observability strategies for Elastic and Prometheus.* Excellent communication and documentation skills.***#CRMSoftware*****Qualifications – External****Must Have - Minimum Requirements***TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline and a minimum of 2 years of experience SRE, observability, platform engineering, or related technical disciplines, Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of technical experience.**Nice to Have*** Experience with Open Telemetry or other open standards for observability.* Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in observability tooling.* Exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, ISO 27001) in observability contexts.**About Medtronic**Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.
We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.Physical Job RequirementsThe 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 accommodation 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. (ADA-United States of America)**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.# **Benefits & Compensation****Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package**
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$106,400.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr
Careers That Change Lives
Transforming Patient Management with Smart Technology!
Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology can do to help alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life. We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be. Be a part of a company that thinks differently to solve problems, make progress, and deliver meaningful innovations.
Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Software develops the next generation medical technologies that alleviate pain, restore health and extend life for millions of patients across the world. 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.
We are seeking a Software Dev Ops Engineer II to lead the design, automation, and support of our observability stack across Elastic Cloud, Dynatrace, Prometheus, and AWS. This role is a technical leadership position responsible for setting the strategic direction of observability, mentoring a growing team of engineers, and driving reliability through actionable insights into our systems and applications.
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.
This position is in Mounds View, MN. within the Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) unit. 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 are working on-site 4 days per 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. This role will require less than 10% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.**Day in the Life:**In general, the following responsibilities apply for the **Software Dev Ops Engineer II**role. This includes, but is not limited to the following:* Solid understanding of distributed systems, containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices observability patterns.* Proven track record implementing Terraform and GitOps practices to enable scalable, reliable, and automated infrastructure delivery.* Own the architecture, implementation, and lifecycle management of the observability platform (Elastic Cloud, Dynatrace, Prometheus, & more).* Lead efforts to improve logging, monitoring, metrics collection, distributed tracing, and alerting across cloud-native applications.* Collaborate with engineering, security, and Architecture teams to define SLIs/SLOs and implement robust observability standards.* Evangelize for all observability-related initiatives and mentor junior engineers in best practices.* Integrate observability tools into CI/CD pipelines to enable proactive detection and incident response.* Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews, driving reliability improvements across the platform.**Specialized Knowledge Required:*** Deep expertise in managing Elastic Cloud (Kibana, Beats, Logstash, Index Lifecycle Policies).* Hands-on experience with Dynatrace and Prometheus monitoring stacks, including exporter management and custom dashboards.* Strong experience with AWS services (EC2, EKS, S3, IAM, etc.) and Streaming framework (Kafka etc.)* Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of observability services within AWS.* Proven leadership and mentorship experience; ability to lead cross-functional projects and develop junior team members.* Strong scripting skills (Python, Bash, or similar) for automation and integration.* Define and enforce data retention, access control, and multi-tenant observability strategies for Elastic and Prometheus.* Excellent communication and documentation skills.***#CRMSoftware*****Qualifications – External****Must Have - Minimum Requirements***TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ROLE, PLEASE BE SURE THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE EVIDENT ON YOUR RESUME** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related technical discipline and a minimum of 2 years of experience SRE, observability, platform engineering, or related technical disciplines, Master’s degree with a minimum of 0 years of technical experience.**Nice to Have*** Experience with Open Telemetry or other open standards for observability.* Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in observability tooling.* Exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, ISO 27001) in observability contexts.**About Medtronic**Together, we can change healthcare worldwide. At Medtronic, we push the limits of what technology, therapies and services can do to help alleviate pain, restore health and extend life.
We challenge ourselves and each other to make tomorrow better than yesterday. It is what makes this an exciting and rewarding place to be.
We want to accelerate and advance our ability to create meaningful innovations - but we will only succeed with the right people on our team. Let’s work together to address universal healthcare needs and improve patients’ lives. Help us shape the future.Physical Job RequirementsThe 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 accommodation 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. (ADA-United States of America)**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.# **Benefits & Compensation****Medtronic offers a competitive Salary and flexible Benefits Package**
A commitment to our employees lives at the core of our values. We recognize their contributions. They share in the success they help to create.
We offer a wide range of benefits, resources, and competitive compensation plans designed to support you at every career and life stage.Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$106,400.00 #J-18808-Ljbffr