We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 2 May 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

The person in this role may follow a hybrid schedule, working three days per working week from a US-based Medtronic facility, including those listed below, and two days per week remotely (from home). Work locations may include:
• Mounds View, Minnesota • North Haven, Connecticut
• Fridley, Minnesota • Duluth, Georgia
• Lafayette, Colorado • Tempe, Arizona
• Parker, Colorado • Memphis, Tennessee
• Irvine, California • Eatontown, New Jersey
• Northridge, California • Miami Lakes, Florida
• Boston, Massachusetts • Plainfield, Indiana
• Mansfield, Massachusetts • San Antonio, Texas

As a Principal Cybersecurity Specialist focused on Email and Cloud Security Engineering, you will design, implement, and maintain security solutions for email and cloud security. You will be a key member on the cloud security team assisting with decision making to ensure a proper email security program at Medtronic. Key areas of responsibility include:
• Implementing and managing email and cloud security tools and practices
• Configuring and monitoring email and cloud access
• Insuring compliance with industry standards and regulations

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 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.

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

• Design, assess, and improve email security policies and procedures, including SPF, DKIM and DMARC.
• Collaborate with other IT/Security teams to ensure comprehensive threat protection is enable and rules/policies are properly configured within O365 emails and Proofpoint.
• Review and assess inbound domains and policies within the internal email environment as well as external network environment.
• Evaluate internal smtp relay within the internal network and to and from O365 and any other that resides externally
• Conduct regular security assessments of email systems to identify gaps and vulnerabilities and recommend remediation strategies.
• Setting up automated monitoring for potential email threats and working with the incident response team to assess regularly
• Assisting in the response to incidents associated with email and cloud security
• Working with DevOps/IT and other security teams to integrate security features into cloud and email infrastructures
• Assisting with the creation of training and awareness to promote good email and cloud security practices
• Collaborating with the data security team to ensure preventive measures on DLP
• Monitoring outbound email traffic to ensure sensitive or confidential data is not sent outside the organization
• Creating and updating rules to identify and prevent the transmission of PII or financial records
• Collaborating with forensics team to analyze the scope of a breach or attack

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• High school diploma (or equivalent) and 12+ years of experience

OR

• Bachelor’s degree and 7+ years of experience or advanced degree and 5+ years of experience

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strongly Preferred:
  • Strong understanding of email protocols including SMTP, IMAP, POP3, and , MX records.
  • In-depth knowledge of email security standards including SPF, DKIM and SPF.
  • Experience with email gateways:  Proofpoint and O365.
  • Excellent troubleshooting complex email security issues, email reputations, blacklisting.
  • Knowledge of Azure AD, Exchange Online, Security & Compliance, Oauth, Enterprise apps.
• Previous Medtronic experience
• Experience with phishing threat and campaigns
• Experience with Cyber Security Tools and Technologies
• Knowledge of AWS, Azure, GCP cloud security

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):$133,600.00 - $200,400.00

This 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.