Senior Cloud Engineer - Kubernetes Platform

About the role

Medtronic's Cardiac Rhythm Software division is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer in Galway to build, operate and improve Kubernetes-based cloud platforms that support critical healthcare software. The role focuses on reliability, observability, automation and developer experience across AWS-based production environments.

Key responsibilities

• Keep environments available and effective by monitoring availability and performance through a holistic view of system health.
• Contribute to platform stability and improve the developer experience.
• Write, test and review code.
• Work with the Product Owner and Scrum Master on sprint planning, scrum ceremonies and delivering quality outcomes each sprint.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 5 years of hands-on experience in Site Reliability Engineering or a similar role.
• At least 3 years of experience with AWS cloud technologies and with Linux.
• Experience with Kubernetes Operators, including creating custom ones, and operating production workloads on Kubernetes (deployment, troubleshooting, upgrades).

Required skills

• Strong experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform and Ansible.
• Programming in Go (Golang), including test-driven development.
• Nice to have: Kubernetes cluster deployment and operation, Terraform, Kubernetes RBAC, Helm, Flux, Istio, Terratest, GitHub Actions, GitOps, Cluster API, Bottlerocket OS and custom AWS AMIs.

What we offer

• Salary range in Ireland of 65,600 to 98,400 EUR, depending on experience, skills and qualifications.
• Eligibility for the Medtronic Incentive Plan (MIP).
• A wide range of benefits and resources.