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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

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're working onsite 4 days a 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. In your role, you may work from the following Medtronic sites:

· Mounds View, Minnesota
· Irvine, California (UCI)
· Fort Worth, Texas

The Sr Principal IT Enterprise Architect - Digital Health & Product Innovation, is responsible for shaping and governing enterprise architecture strategy by defining standards, guiding technology modernization, and aligning business priorities with scalable, resilient, and sustainable solutions. The position partners closely with business leaders, architects, and technology teams to develop value stream roadmaps, assess risks and capabilities, support architecture governance and review processes, and drive solution decisions across Digital Health and Product Innovation initiatives. It also requires deep technical expertise in areas such as cloud platforms, integration, data, microservices, DevSecOps, and emerging technologies like AI and automation, along with the ability to influence stakeholders, mentor teams, and communicate architectural direction effectively within a complex, global, and regulated environment.

We believe that innovation thrives when people with divergent 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 grow, contribute, and succeed. Our dedication to inclusion, diversity, and equity (ID&E) means zero barriers to opportunity within Medtronic and a culture where all employees belong, are respected, and feel valued for who they are and the life experiences they contribute. We know equity starts beyond our workplace, and we must play a role in addressing systemic inequities in our communications to achieve long-term sustainable impact. Anchored in our Mission, we continue to drive ID&E forward both to enhance the well-being of Medtronic employees and to accelerate innovation that brings our lifesaving technologies to more people in more places around the world.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions – we’re a market leader and growing every day. You can be proud to be a part of technologies that are rooted in our long history of mission-driven innovation. You will be empowered to shape your own career. We encourage and support your growth with the training, mentorship, and guidance you need to own your future success. Together, we can transform healthcare. Join us for a career in IT that changes lives.

         

         

CAREERS THAT CHANGE LIVES

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE & STRATEGY

• Establish and govern enterprise standards, patterns, guidelines, and best practices working with EA team.

• Assess the technology portfolio to identify gaps and guide modernization and capability maturation.

• Develop value stream strategies, capability models, and technology roadmaps aligned to business priorities.

• Identify opportunities and risks across the value stream ecosystem and help shape platform strategy.

• Assess IT solutions to identify technical risks and provide clear, strategic architectural guidance.

• Guide design decisions that enable a resilient, scalable, and sustainable technology landscape.

GOVERNANCE & ARCHITECTURE REVIEW

• Represent Global Architecture in the review of new initiatives, component viability, and key design decisions.

• Support teams in preparing for and engaging with the Architecture Review Board and IT governance forums.

• Participate in architecture reviews and reinforce enterprise standards and architectural alignment.

• Promote adherence to established IT governance processes and knowledge in the architecture community.

• Ensure architecture documentation and technical risk reviews are comple