Minnesota Staffing
Principal Observability Engineer - CRM
Minnesota Staffing, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, 55130
Principal Observability Engineer
At 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. 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 are seeking a Principal Observability Engineer 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. 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. Responsibilities include: 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. Develop and maintain monitoring & observability as a service (Terraform) to automate platform deployment and configuration. Evangelize for all observability-related initiatives and mentor junior engineers in best practices. Define and enforce data retention, access control, and multi-tenant observability strategies for Elastic and Prometheus. Integrate observability tools into CI/CD pipelines to enable proactive detection and incident response. Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of observability services within AWS. Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews, driving reliability improvements across the platform. Specialized knowledge required includes: 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.) Proficiency in Terraform and GitOps practices for infrastructure automation. Solid understanding of distributed systems, containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices observability patterns. 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. Excellent communication and documentation skills. Qualifications: 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 field. Minimum of 7 years of experience SRE, observability, platform engineering, or related fields, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience. Nice to Have: Experience with OpenTelemetry or other open standards for observability. Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in observability tooling. Exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, ISO 27001) in observability contexts. 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): $155,200.00 - $232,800.00. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.
At 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. 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 are seeking a Principal Observability Engineer 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. 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. Responsibilities include: 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. Develop and maintain monitoring & observability as a service (Terraform) to automate platform deployment and configuration. Evangelize for all observability-related initiatives and mentor junior engineers in best practices. Define and enforce data retention, access control, and multi-tenant observability strategies for Elastic and Prometheus. Integrate observability tools into CI/CD pipelines to enable proactive detection and incident response. Optimize cost, performance, and scalability of observability services within AWS. Participate in on-call rotations and post-incident reviews, driving reliability improvements across the platform. Specialized knowledge required includes: 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.) Proficiency in Terraform and GitOps practices for infrastructure automation. Solid understanding of distributed systems, containers (Docker), Kubernetes, and microservices observability patterns. 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. Excellent communication and documentation skills. Qualifications: 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 field. Minimum of 7 years of experience SRE, observability, platform engineering, or related fields, or advanced degree with a minimum of 5 years of technical experience. Nice to Have: Experience with OpenTelemetry or other open standards for observability. Familiarity with cost optimization strategies in observability tooling. Exposure to compliance frameworks (HIPAA, ISO 27001) in observability contexts. 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): $155,200.00 - $232,800.00. This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP). The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: 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, and Simple Steps (global well-being program). The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: 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), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums). It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.