Principal Software Dev Ops Engineer

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 As principal Software DevOps Engineer, you will design and maintain CI/CD pipelines for web, desktop, and mobile applications. Automates build, release, and deployment processes using tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, and AWS. Collaborates with development teams to improve deployment efficiency, monitors system reliability and performance, and implements security best practices. Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned: Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines for web, desktop, and mobile applications.  Integrate pipelines with tools such as Azure DevOps  Automate build, signing, packaging, and release process  Collaborate with development teams to optimize application deployment processes.  Automate infrastructure provisioning and configuration in AWS.  Monitor and ensure system reliability, availability, and performance.  Manage version control and branching strategies using tools like Git.  Troubleshoot and resolve system or deployment issues in a timely manner.  Implement security best practices in the development and deployment processes.  Additional duties as assigned. 

Required Knowledge and Experience : Bachelor’s degree in computer engineering, Computer Science or a related technical field with 13+ years of engineering experience  Strong experience with AWS services (e.g., EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, etc.).  Understanding of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or AWS CloudFormation.  Proficiency in CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI.  Knowledge of containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.  Experience supporting desktop or mobile application builds  Experience with scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell).  Familiarity with Windows and Linux operating systems.  Hands-on experience with version control systems like Git.  Strong written and verbal communication skills. Nice to Have  Experience in monitoring tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.  Knowledge of Agile methodologies and tools like JIRA or Azure DevOps.  Familiarity with mobile application deployment processes (iOS/Android).  Experience in medical device industry (or other regulated industry)  Experience with Security and Risk analysis    

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. 

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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.       This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).