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The Senior Principal IT Architect role is responsible for delivering Advanced Analytics solutions aligned with business capability needs and enterprise standards. This role works with Data Architects, Business Solution Architects and Technical Architects and external service providers to ensure data and information models and technologies align with stated architecture strategies and Medtronic’s standards and delivery capabilities. Focus area will be the alignment between Global Regions IT team and Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Diabetes team.
Medtronic operates in more than 150 countries worldwide. In the Netherlands, Medtronic has more than 3,000 employees spread across five facilities, including the European Operations Center (international distribution and service center) and Service & Repair Center of Excellence in Heerlen, the Bakken Research Center in Maastricht, Cardiac Surgery Operations (manufacturing facility) in Kerkrade, and the Dutch sales office in Eindhoven.
A Day in the Life
Design data model, flow, and technology aspects of solution architecture design, implementation, and modification activities across projects, teams and key process and technology leaders.
Collaborate with Region stakeholders to estimate work effort for development and enhancement requests supporting individual projects and broader team and enterprise strategies.
Consult with business and technology (application, infrastructure) development projects to fit systems and desired information outcomes to business capability needs and identify when it is necessary to modify the solution architecture to accommodate project needs.
As a member of the broader Medtronic architecture virtual organization, act as a key contributor to the enterprise reference architecture models (creation, maintenance, governance).
Contribute to and cultivate a culture which promotes the development of business capabilities, process excellence, and shared best practice execution.
Proactively engage with Medtronic business and Global IT partners to identify and define opportunities where the application of information technology can advance the strategic goals and objectives of Medtronic.
Must Haves
• 8+ years of IT experience with Bachelor’s degree or 6+ years of IT experience with Master’s degree
• Proven years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (integrations, data services, infrastructure)
• Proficiency of Relational database or Cloud data platform experience
• Good experience and strong knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definition, and creation
• Master as a technical analyst
• Several years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (cloud, data, integration)
• Knowledgeable with cloud-based solutions (e.g., applications (SaaS), platforms (PaaS), and infrastructure (IaaS)) within an Enterprise environment
Nice to Haves
• High degree of ‘learning agility’ with the ability to readily consume and apply new information and concepts with developed analytical problem solving skills
• Experience in implementation of data governance, Master Data Management (MDM) and Integration processes
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Strong technical acumen, decision making, and influence skills across all levels of an organization
• Demonstrated ability to work in a global, virtual organization
We Offer
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package to all our employees:
• Flexible working environment
• Annual Incentive Plan % depending on company results
• Pension scheme and group discount on healthcare insurance
• Training possibilities via Cornerstone/Skills Lab
• Employee Assistance Program and Recognize! (our global recognition program)
Our Commitment
Our unwavering commitment 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 communities if we hope to have 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.
About Medtronic
Bold thinking. Bolder actions. We are Medtronic.
We lead global healthcare technology and boldly attack the most challenging health problems facing humanity by searching out and finding solutions. Our Mission — to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life — unites a global team of 90,000+ passionate people. Powered by our diverse knowledge, insatiable curiosity, and desire to help all those who need it, we deliver innovative technologies that transform the lives of two people every second, every hour, every day. Expect more from us as we empower insight-driven care, experiences that put people first, and better outcomes for our world.
In everything we do, we are engineering the extraordinary .
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