Senior Principal Systems Administrator: Polarion

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 31 Aug 2026   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 Across our global Neuroscience organization, we advance care for some of medicine’s most complex neurological and spinal conditions. By combining innovative technology, data-driven insights, and deep clinical expertise, we partner with physicians and health systems to improve how patients are treated and supported throughout their care journey. Our Cranial & Spinal Technologies (CST) operating unit advances surgical care for spine and cranial conditions through an integrated ecosystem of implants, navigation, robotics, imaging, and planning tools. Platforms like AiBLE enhance precision, efficiency, and outcomes for complex procedures worldwide.  Check us out on LinkedIn: Medtronic CST                     Responsibilities may include the following and other duties may be assigned. IT Infrastructure & Administration Installs, operates, manages, and maintains hardware and/or software, including administrator and service accounts, maintenance of system documentation, tuning system performance, backup/recovery, and other planned configuration changes. Interacts with users and other stakeholders to plan and implement changes and deliver support across all R&D teams. Contributes to evaluation and recommendations for vendor products, manages and monitors policies and standards for the use of computing resources, and executes on programs and projects within a specific IT function. Administration of Server, Polarion, Infrastructure, Workflows, AWS and DevOps, Project Management SPECIALIST CAREER STREAM:  Typically an individual contributor with responsibility in a professional discipline or specialty. Delivers and/or manages projects assigned and works with other stakeholders to achieve desired results. May act as a mentor to colleagues or may direct the work of other lower level professionals. The majority of time is spent delivering and overseeing the projects – from design to implementation - while and adhering to policies, using specialized knowledge and skills normally acquired through advanced education. DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS Autonomy:  Recognized master in professional discipline. Works independently to implement strategic goals and establish operational plans for job area. Assignments are often self-initiated Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Organizational Impact:  Strongly influences the design of new products, processes, standards, or operational plans based on business strategy with a significant impact on functional results . Implements strategic goals established by functional leadership. Changes or may establish operational plans for job area with long-range impact on results. Innovation and Complexity:  Faces problems that span a wide range of difficulty and unique issues across functions and / or businesses which may cause redirection . Develops solutions to unique issues Improves upon existing processes and systems using significant conceptualizing, reasoning and interpretation . Communication and Influence:  Interacts with internal and external customers and vendors at various levels, including executive leadership, on significant matters. Conducts briefings with senior leaders within the job function. Negotiates with others to reach understanding or agreement. Leadership and Talent Management:  Frequently provides guidance, coaching and training to other employees .