Senior Principal IT Architect - Global TOSCA Test Engineering Lead

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 17 Oct 2025

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 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. This role may require approximately 5% of travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects. The person in this role will work from the Medtronic facility located in Fridley, Minnesota (U.S. Operational Headquarters) or Mounds View, Minnesota.

The Global Pricing and Contracting IT team, partners with several of the largest functions in our organization, including our commercial pricing & contracting teams to build and grow systems to leapfrog the competition using rapidly evolving artificial intelligence and advanced analytics to set customer prices and create effective contracts. Our work matters because it is the insights gained from our systems that unlock Medtronic’s ability to maximize revenue and grow market share through effective pricing & contracting strategy. Learning this space is a pathway to nearly any commercial role you may have interest in as you will quickly learn the business, get exposure to our products and product data, and learn how we go-to-market globally.

The Global TOSCA Test Engineering Lead is responsible for leading the planning, design, and execution of automated testing strategies using the Tosca platform to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, mentor junior testers internal and external vendors’ resources, and drive continuous improvement in testing practices. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in test automation, a deep understanding of Tosca, and excellent leadership and communication skills. You will keenly understand business needs to automate the repetitive test cases using TOSCA, using your analysis skills to advocate for automating testing solutions that drive incremental value for customers and patients. You will participate in the entire solution delivery lifecycle, with specific focus and ownership to set up and lead test engineering function.

We believe that when people from different 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 thrive. 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 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. Medtronic is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture. Check out the accomplishments of our Women in IT group! http://bit.ly/MedtronicWomeninIT

Careers That Change Lives

• Act as a trusted advisor and liaison between business stakeholders and IT teams, ensuring a clear understanding of testing solutions, automation strategies, and how testing outcomes drive decision-making and quality assurance.
• Collaborate with leaders and cross-functional teams to recommend and implement end-to-end testing processes, including requirements gathering, test planning, execution, and defect management.
• Lead and actively participate in agile ceremonies, driving the definition and refinement of testing strategies, team norms, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate requirements analysis to identify testing needs; document current testing processes, data flows, and contribute to designing optimized future testing frameworks.
• Translate business requirements into comprehensive test strategies, including automation frameworks and test cases, ensuring alignment with technical specifications.
• Define, document, and coordinate all testing activities, including unit testing, integration testing, system testing, regression testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT).
• Advise stakeholders on best practices for test automation, performance testing, and risk-based testing approaches while balancing technical feasibility, effort, and impact.
• Analyze complex issues, identify root causes, and present solutions in clear and actionable testing workflows and documentation.
• Identify opportunities to enhance testing efficiency and effectiveness through automation and process improvement; define and implement optimized test practices.
• Build strong knowledge of Medtronic’s products, systems, and testing environments to deliver high-quality software solutions.
• Provide clear and proactive communication to stakeholders, ensuring alignment on testing progress, risks, and results while driving collaboration toward shared goals.
• Defines, describes, diagrams and documents the role and interaction of the high-level technological and human components that combine to provide cost effective and innovative solutions to meet evolving business needs.
• Promotes, guides and governs good architectural practice through the application of well-defined, proven technology and human interaction patterns and through architecture mentorship.
• Supports the full lifecycle management of the entire IT portfolio including the selection, appropriate usage, enhancement and replacement of information technology applications, infrastructure and services.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree
• 10+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 8+ years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
• Experience working within agile methodologies, contributing to iterative testing cycles and continuous delivery pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to define, refine, and improve testing processes and frameworks for enhanced efficiency and coverage
• Proven ability to solicit clear testing requirements, translate them into technical specifications, and deliver accurate, reliable automation solutions
• Self-motivated problem-solver with a strong ability to navigate ambiguity, assess testing opportunities, and define automated solutions effectively
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to tailor content to suit different audiences and stakeholders
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, ensuring timely delivery of testing milestones and quality standards
• Strong understanding of system design, development lifecycles, and their integration with comprehensive testing processes
• Proven experience implementing automation technologies, with a focus on testing solutions in areas such as Pricing, Quoting, and Contracting
• Hands-on involvement in at least two large-scale Quote-to-Cash transformation projects, with a focus on ensuring robust testing frameworks and quality assurance throughout the implementation lifecycle
• Familiarity with Quote-to-Cash software and IT SDLC lifecycle, with preference given to candidates with technical expertise in testing suite including ALM, TOSCA, Loadrunner, Selenium and testing automation tools
• Ability to analyze and interpret E2E business process flows, sequence diagrams, and pseudo-code to support test strategy development and troubleshoot complex issues
• Solid experience in developing and validating Quote-to-Cash business processes, including creating use cases, swim lane diagrams, story cards, and value stream maps from a testing and quality assurance perspective
• Understanding of infrastructure and network configurations across multiple SaaS products to ensure seamless integration and testing of cloud-based solutions

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.

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.
 

Salary ranges for U.S (excl. PR) locations (USD):$152,800.00 - $229,200.00This position is eligible for a short-term incentive called the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).The base salary range is applicable across the United States, excluding Puerto Rico and specific locations in California. The offered rate complies with federal and local regulations and may vary based on factors such as experience, certification/education, market conditions, and location. Compensation and benefits information pertains solely to candidates hired within the United States (local market compensation and benefits will apply for others).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to those regular employees who work 20+ hours per week: Health, Dental and vision insurance, Health Savings Account, Healthcare Flexible Spending Account, Life insurance, Long-term disability leave, Dependent daycare spending account, Tuition assistance/reimbursement, and Simple Steps (global well-being program).

The following benefits and additional compensation are available to all regular employees: Incentive plans, 401(k) plan plus employer contribution and match, Short-term disability, Paid time off, Paid holidays, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Employee Assistance Program, Non-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums), and Capital Accumulation Plan (available to Vice Presidents and above, or subject to IRS earning minimums).

Regular employees are those who are not temporary, such as interns.  Temporary employees are eligible for paid sick time, as required under applicable state law, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Please note some of the above benefits may not apply to workers in Puerto Rico.

Further details are available at the link below:

Medtronic benefits and compensation plans

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.

It is the policy of Medtronic to provide equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all persons regardless of age, color, national origin, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, race, religion, creed, gender, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, genetic information, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. In addition, Medtronic will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.

If you are applying to perform work for Medtronic, Inc. (“Medtronic”) in any position which will involve performing at least two (2) hours of work on average each week within the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County, you can find here a list of all material job duties of the specific job position which Medtronic reasonably believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship potentially resulting in the withdrawal of a conditional offer of employment. Medtronic will consider for employment qualified job applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.