Principal IT Technical Architect SAP S4 HANA Implementation Team

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 19 Oct 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 95000 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.

At Medtronic we bring bold ideas forward with speed and decisiveness to put patients first in everything we -person exchanges are invaluable to our work. Were 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 your role you may work from the following Medtronic sites:

Mounds View Minnesota
Boston Massachusetts

This role will require up to 15% travel to enhance collaboration and ensure successful completion of projects.

Bring your talents to an industry leader in medical technology and healthcare solutions were 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! this role the Principal IT Technologist - SAP BAIP is responsible for technical leadership and hands-on engineering across SAP ECC S/4HANA Fiori Business Technology Platform (BTP) and associated application integrations. The role leads the end-to-end lifecycle of SAP development and extensibility solutions from requirements and architecture through design build testing deployment production support and optimization.
The role provides technical direction to internal and contract engineering teams establishes standards and reusable patterns ensures appropriate procedures and quality controls are followed and leads strategic initiatives requested by SAP application and platform leadership. The successful candidate will deliver secure scalable maintainable and clean-core-aligned solutions that optimize the organizations SAP investment and support the transformation from ECC to S/4HANA.

• Lead and execute SAP BAIP initiatives across application development integration Fiori BTP custom-code transformation and technical enablement ensuring commitments are delivered on schedule within budget and to agreed quality outcomes.
• Balance hands-on technical expertise with leadership of internal and contract staff including work assignment technical coaching skills planning quality review delivery oversight and timely resolution of complex application or integration issues.
• Own the end-to-end lifecycle of SAP development and extensibility objects across ECC S/4HANA Fiori and BTP including technical analysis design development unit testing documentation deployment production support and continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex risks and defects across ABAP Fiori/UI5 OData APIs interfaces workflows forms BTP applications and SAP/non-SAP integrations in partnership with functional BASIS security infrastructure and vendor teams.
• Develop and maintain technical standards engineering procedures design templates code-review practices release checklists and support documentation and ensure they are consistently followed.
• Plan and participate in quarterly releases transformation deployments upgrades regression testing and production cutovers; execute assigned activities and provide technical leadership through stabilization.
• Define and implement clean-core and extensibility strategies for the ECC-to-S/4HANA transformation including custom-code utilization analysis remediation retirement in-app extensibility and side-by-side extensions on BTP.
• Provide technical expertise and direction for effective application operations including monitoring root-cause analysis performance optimization incident prevention defect reduction and support readiness.
• Collaborate with functional leads product teams architects business stakeholders security integration teams and managed service partners to translate business requirements into secure scalable and supportable technical solutions.
• Influence technical direction and roadmap decisions for SAP application engineering BTP services integration patterns Fiori experience development tooling DevSecOps automation and reusable platform capabilities.
• Serve as liaison to SAP technology vendors and technical support teams to escalate analyze and resolve product platform integration or engineering issues.
• Ensure solutions comply with company policies regulated-industry controls security and authorization requirements SAP coding standards architecture guardrails transport controls and application lifecycle management practices.
• Establish and govern quality controls such as ATC checks secure coding peer reviews automated testing performance standards documentation Git-based source management and release traceability.
• Stay current on SAP technologies and recommend practical adoption of S/4HANA development models RAP CAP CDS Fiori Elements SAP Build integration capabilities and BTP services where they improve business outcomes.
• Own SAP license management and optimization by maintaining accurate license and contract inventories monitoring usage and compliance governing license allocation coordinating renewals and audits assessing licensing impacts of technology changes and reporting on demand forecasts risks and cost-saving opportunities.
• Establish and maintain SAP platform governance policies architecture standards design principles and operational guardrails.
• Own SAP landscape planning and governance by managing environment lifecycle capacity utilization refreshes upgrades and decommissioning; aligning environment availability with project and release schedules; establishing readiness and security standards; coordinating cross-team demand; and optimizing costs while reducing redundant environments and operational conflicts.
• Define and continuously improve the SAP release management framework including release planning change control testing approvals deployment and post-release validation.
• Partner with SAP operations and service management teams to improve platform stability availability performance and supportability by establishing operational standards for monitoring incident response problem management capacity planning backup and recovery and disaster recovery.

MUST HAVE (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelors degree
• 7 years of experience with a bachelors degree or 5 years of experience with an advanced degree

NICE TO HAVE (Preferred Qualifications)

• Strong experience independently leading the end-to-end lifecycle of SAP development objects in greenfield and brownfield S/4HANA implementations or conversions.
• Demonstrated experience with ECC-to-S/4HANA custom-code analysis remediation optimization retirement and clean-core decision frameworks.
• Advanced SAP ABAP experience including ABAP Objects ABAP 7.5 syntax CDS views and annotations AMDP RAP enhancements workflows forms interfaces conversions debugging performance tuning SPAU/SPDD and ATC variants.
• Experience with SAP Fiori UI5 Fiori Elements OData Gateway services and application troubleshooting.
• Experience with SAP BTP architecture and services Cloud Foundry CAP side-by-side extensibility SAP Business Application Studio APIs GitHub or Bitbucket and modern CI/CD or DevSecOps practices.
• Working knowledge of SAP integration principles and technologies including IDocs proxies web services APIs events AIF and integration with non-SAP platforms.
• Good understanding of SAP business processes and technical requirements across SD MM FI/CO and preferably Production Planning and Plant Maintenance.
• Experience guiding contract staff or managed service partners and ensuring delivery quality appropriate skills knowledge transfer documentation and support readiness.
• Strong understanding of SAP security authorization objects secure development vulnerability remediation segregation of duties and regulated-industry controls.
• Ability to explain complex technical solutions architecture choices risks and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Excellent written and verbal communication cross-functional collaboration and independent problem-solving skills.
• Experience in the medical device pharmaceutical or another regulated industry; previous Medtronic experience preferred.
• SAP certification in ABAP S/4HANA development Fiori BTP integration or related technologies preferred.

For Baccalaureate degrees earned outside of the United States a degree that satisfies the requirements of 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(4)(iii)(A) is required.

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.

U.S. Work Authorization & Sponsorship

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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):$132800.00 - $199200.00

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 insuranceHealth Savings AccountHealthcare Flexible Spending AccountLife insurance Long-term disability leaveDependent daycare spending accountTuition assistance/reimbursement andSimple 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 matchShort-term disabilityPaid time offPaid holidaysEmployee Stock Purchase PlanEmployee Assistance ProgramNon-qualified Retirement Plan Supplement (subject to IRS earning minimums) andCapital 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.

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