Security Engineering Manager

Medtronic Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America Updated 22 September 2026
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Job description

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 4 Oct 2026 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&#43; 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 The Global Cyber Information Security organization is responsible for protecting Medtronic’s information assets, digital capabilities, products, and technology environments through proactive security engineering, architecture, and risk management practices. The Security Engineering function partners across business, technology, infrastructure, cloud, and cybersecurity teams to design, implement, and maintain security capabilities that reduce enterprise risk while enabling business objectives. The team leads security architecture, engineering strategy, technology implementation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement efforts across a global environment. This position is designated as remote within the United States. Team members located in Minnesota are expected to follow the organization's hybrid work model, which includes an on-site presence four days per week and one remote workday per week. The Security Engineering Manager is responsible for leading security engineering capabilities across one or more technical domains while helping define and execute enterprise security strategy. This role serves as a key member of the cybersecurity leadership team, partnering with stakeholders across the organization to integrate security into technology initiatives, drive security architecture decisions, oversee engineering operations, and develop a high-performing security engineering team. The position balances strategic leadership, technical expertise, and operational execution to strengthen Medtronic’s security posture and support business objectives. Primary Responsibilities Lead security engineering across one or more technical domains, driving impact across teams, technologies, and enterprise projects. Design, build, and oversee security architecture and systems, ensuring alignment with business needs, corporate policies, and regulatory requirements. Integrate security early into system and software design, championing operational excellence, metrics, and continuous improvement. Serve as a subject matter expert and primary security liaison, partnering with business, IT, and operations leaders to define security needs and roadmaps. Guide and support secure operation of large-scale, cloud and enterprise environments, resolving complex technical issues and maintaining documentation. Evaluate, implement, and manage security technologies and tools, staying current on industry trends, emerging threats, and vendor capabilities. Establish and run security governance processes, including prioritization, resource utilization, standards, and day-to-day operational controls. Build, lead, and develop a high-performing global security engineering team through hiring, mentoring, performance management, and engagement. Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and cross-functional initiatives while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and shared best practices. Required Qualifications 5&#43; years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3&#43; years of experience with an advanced degree. Experience in leadership/manager others. Preferred Qualifications 5&#43; years of experience in leadership/manager others. 10&#43; years of Technical Engineering and Information Security Experience. 10&#43; years of relevant Defense and Technical Information Security Technology Experience plus specialized training. 8&#43; years of information security assessment, architecture, engineering, and operations. 5&#43; years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (integrations, data, services, applications, infrastructure). 7&#43; years of experience and strong knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definition, and creation. Specialized training on managing and communicating top secret/confidential information. For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States, a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. § 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required. 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. U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship At Medtronic, we are committed to fostering an environment where employees can thrive and make a meaningful impact. In alignment with our enterprise-wide workforce planning approach, U.S. work authorization sponsorship (H-1B, TN, J, etc.) is offered exclusively for Principal-level roles and above, where specialized expertise aligns with long-term business needs. Roles below the Principal level require candidates to possess unrestricted U.S. work authorization at the time of hire and for the duration of employment. ‌ Recruitment Fraud Alert We are aware of phishing scams targeting job seekers. Please keep the following in mind: Apply only through official Medtronic channels. All legitimate Medtronic recruiting communications come from approved Medtronic platforms and official &#64;medtronic.com email addresses. Medtronic will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information (such as bank account or Social Security details) during early stages of the hiring process. Any such requests are not legitimate. If you receive a suspicious message claiming to be from Medtronic, do not respond, click links, or open attachments. If you have any questions, concerns regarding the authenticity of a communication alleged to have been made by or on behalf of Medtronic, please contact us immediately at AskHR&#64;medtronic.com . ‌</p

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