Sr Principal IT Architect

A Day in the Life This role sits within the Infrastructure & Operations organization, supporting the Platform Services team responsible for delivering foundational cloud platforms that enable enterprise technology, research, and business initiatives across Medtronic. The team focuses on cloud architecture, platform engineering, automation, security, and operational excellence across multi-cloud environments.
The position partners closely with Global Security, Application Services, Enterprise Architecture, and engineering teams to define and implement scalable platform capabilities including cloud infrastructure, Kubernetes, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), DevOps automation, and emerging technologies.
This role is based at the Medtronic facility in Hyderabad, India and follows an onsite work model. Occasional travel may be required based on business needs.
We are seeking a senior cloud and platform architecture leader to drive the design, governance, automation, and evolution of enterprise cloud platforms across a multi-cloud environment. This role combines deep technical expertise with strategic architecture leadership to build secure, scalable, and highly available infrastructure solutions that support critical business and healthcare technology initiatives.

• 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.

• Bachelors 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 Haves:
• 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

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