At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You’ll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
A Day in the LifeWe are seeking a Principal Cloud Security Engineer to drive Cloud Identity and Access Management (IAM) within our cloud security team. You'll be responsible for architecting and implementing secure IAM solutions across AWS, Azure, and containerized infrastructures.This role also entails providing key technical leadership to the team, ensuring robust identity and access controls for all cloud-based solutions and development. This is a hybrid position in Bogotá, Colombia.
Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned:
- Design, implement, and optimize IAM/CIEM solutions across cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) with focus on compliance, automation, and security
- Develop and maintain IAM governance frameworks, guardrails, logging/monitoring, and regular access reviews to meet internal and external standards
- Integrate and manage modern authentication protocols (OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect) and enable seamless, secure single sign-on for workforce and machine identities
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (AppSec, NetSec, Infra, DevOps) to ensure IAM security best practices are embedded across pipelines and applications
- Drive adoption of Zero Trust IAM, enforcing least privilege, continuous authentication, and scalable security controls
Required Knowledge and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 8+ years in information security, with at least 5 years hands-on in AWS and Azure IAM.
- Proven expertise deploying and securing IAM in multi-cloud environments, proficient in IAM protocols (SSO, MFA, OAuth, SAML, OpenID Connect) and controls (RBAC, ABAC, PIM).
- Experience with monitoring/security tools (CloudWatch, Azure Monitor, AWS IAM) and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST).
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation, Azure/GCP deployment tools).
- Fluent in English
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.
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).About 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 95,000+ passionate people.
We are engineers at heart— putting ambitious ideas to work to generate real solutions for real people. From the R&D lab, to the factory floor, to the conference room, every one of us experiments, creates, builds, improves and solves. We have the talent, diverse perspectives, and guts to engineer the extraordinary.
Learn more about our business, mission, and our commitment to diversity here
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree required
- 8+ years in information security
- 5 years hands-on in AWS and Azure IAM
- Proven expertise in IAM in multi-cloud environments
- Proficiency in IAM protocols and controls
- Experience with monitoring/security tools and compliance frameworks
- Strong knowledge of Infrastructure-as-Code
- Fluent in English
Medtronic Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Medtronic and has not been reviewed or approved by Medtronic.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid leave for birthing and non-birthing parents is positioned as notably generous, with additional Family Care Leave available for a range of caregiving needs. Fertility, adoption, donor, and surrogacy support adds depth for different paths to family-building.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan are presented as meaningful long-term savings tools. Scholarship and tuition programs further reinforce financial security beyond salary.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental, and vision coverage is consistently described as a strong part of the total rewards package. Mental health resources, critical illness coverage, and wellness supports broaden the overall health offering.
Medtronic Insights
What We Do
Medtronic is a global healthcare solutions company operating in approximately 160 countries. We are committed to improving lives through our medical technologies, services, and solutions. Since our beginning, 60 years ago, our Mission has remained the same: to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life for people around the world. The Mission is our ethical framework and inspirational goal guiding our day-to-day work. It reminds us that our efforts are transforming millions of lives each year. To meet the needs of patients and healthcare professionals around the globe, we operate from more than 370 locations in approximately 160 countries.
