Hybrid IT Manager – Threat Intelligence

at Medtronic

• Job title: IT Manager – Threat Intelligence
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $132,800 - $199,200 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cyber Security
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Mounds View, United States

About the role

• IT Manager leading Threat Intelligence team at Medtronic. Overseeing cyber threat analysis and developing intelligence programs for organizational security.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Threat Intelligence team in identifying, analyzing, and reporting on cyber threats, adversaries, and vulnerabilities relevant to our organization.
• Develop and mature the organization’s threat intelligence program, including frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Integrate intelligence findings into security operations, incident response, vulnerability management, and risk assessments.
• Oversee the development of threat intelligence products such as alerts, briefs, and reports tailored to stakeholders at various levels.
• Collaborate with SOC, Incident Response, Risk, Vulnerability Management, and executive leadership to provide actionable threat insights.
• Maintain relationships with external threat intelligence providers, ISACs, government entities, and industry peers.
• Lead intelligence-driven threat hunting and enrichment of security alerts with contextual data.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, fostering skill development and growth.
• Ensure compliance with applicable regulations and data privacy requirements related to intelligence collection and use.
• Oversee day-to-day threat intelligence collection, analysis, and dissemination activities, ensuring timely and actionable outputs.
• Supervise the creation of threat assessments, actor profiles, and intelligence reports that inform defense strategies and executive decision-making.
• Ensure integration of threat intel into incident response, threat hunting, and vulnerability management functions.
• Establish and maintain trusted partnerships with internal teams and external sources such as ISACs, government agencies, vendors, and peer organizations.
• Promote cross-functional threat intelligence sharing to enhance situational awareness and early warning capabilities.
• Represent the organization in intelligence-sharing communities and influence standards or best practices when possible.
• Expand Global threat intelligence briefing and participate in Cyber Security Awareness activities.
• Lead and participate in active incident response activities as needed and on-call

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5+ years of experience with a bachelor’s degree or 3+ years of experience with an advanced degree
• Strongly Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, Intelligence Studies, or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience in cybersecurity, including 2+ years in a threat intelligence or cyber threat analysis role
• Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including nation-state and criminal actors, TTPs, and attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK).
• Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEMs, EDRs, and other security technologies.
• Experience with threat intelligence lifecycle, OSINT collection, and enrichment tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to brief both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Previous leadership or management experience
• 5+ years of information security assessment, architecture, engineering and/or operations experience
• 5+ years of experience aligned to a relevant architecture discipline (integrations, data, services, applications, infrastructure)
• 5+ years of experience resulting in expert knowledge of Enterprise-class architecture concepts, definitions, and creation
• Specialized training in managing and communicating top secret and/or confidential information
• Certifications in one or more of the following: Information Security, OSCP, CISSP, Ethical Hacking, and Offensive Security
• Advanced knowledge and training on the dark/black web activity
• High degree of ‘learning agility’ with the ability to readily consume and apply new information and concepts with developed analytical problem-solving skills.
• Strong business acumen, decision making, and influence skills across all levels of an organization.
• Experience in business capability and process modeling.
• Excellent leadership and teamwork skills
• Ability to work collaboratively and partner with employees, leaders, clients, and vendors.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a global, virtual organization.
• Excellent presentation skills, including the ability to translate technical information into business terms.
• Knowledge in user experience modeling, information design, and concept generation.
• Technology depth and credibility with technical staff.
• Work experience in the Medical Device Industry, or other regulated industry.
• Ability to mentor and develop business, architecture, and technical resources.

Benefits

• 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
• 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
• Capital Accumulation Plan