Solutions Architect
Medtronic is a global leader in healthcare technology with a Mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend life.
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
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 completed and properly maintained in the architecture repository.
SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT & COLLABORATION
Align business and solution architecture across design, implementation, and ongoing enhancements.
Consult with technology teams to ensure systems and infrastructure align with enterprise architecture strategy.
Partner with architects and business stakeholders to:
Develop value stream roadmaps aligned to business priorities.
Identify key business drivers to inform investment prioritization.
Assess current-state capabilities, technologies, and gaps.
Define capability maturation plans and support technology portfolio rationalization.
Evaluate industry and market trends and assess their potential impact.
Conduct impact analyses to support change management and transformation initiatives.
Support solution selection and system integrator evaluations.
Facilitate the solution selection process to ensure alignment with enterprise standards and architectural principles.
Partner with Enterprise Portfolio Management to align architectural plans with enterprise delivery priorities.
Posted July 29, 2026