IT Manager, Threat Intelligence

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on – 08 Jun 2026.

In-person exchanges are invaluable to our work. We’re working onsite 4 days a week as part of our commitment to fostering a culture of professional growth and cross‑functional collaboration. In your role, you may work any Medtronic site, including:

• Mounds View, Minnesota
• Fort Worth, Texas
• Fridley, Minnesota (OHQ)
• Lafayette, Colorado
• Irvine, California (UCI)
• Memphis, Tennessee
• Rice Creek, Minnesota
• Jacksonville, Florida
• Boston, Massachusetts

As the IT Manager of the Threat Intelligence team, you will oversee the collection, analysis, and dissemination of cyber threat intelligence to proactively identify risks and guide defensive posture. You will combine technical acumen with strong leadership and communication skills to support Medtronic’s mission to protect organizational assets, personnel, and reputation from cyber threats. You will:

• Define and lead the multi‑year strategy for the threat intelligence program aligned with the organization's risk appetite and business objectives.
• Identify capability gaps, prioritize initiatives (automation, dark web monitoring, intel fusion), and build a roadmap for maturity.
• Collaborate with leadership across Security Operations, Risk, and IT to ensure strategic alignment and measurable outcomes.
• 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.

• 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
• Strongly Preferred: 5+ years of experience in a threat intelligence or cyber threat analysis role
• Strongly Preferred:
  Strong understanding of the cyber threat landscape, including nation‑state and criminal actors, TTPs, and attack frameworks (e.g., MITRE ATT&CK)
• Strongly Preferred:
  Familiarity with threat intelligence platforms (TIPs), SIEMs, EDRs, and other security technologies
• Strongly Preferred:
  Experience with threat intelligence lifecycle, OSINT collection, and enrichment tools
• Strongly Preferred:
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