Principal Security Technologist – Attack Surface Reduction

About the role

MiniMed is seeking a Principal Security Technologist to lead Attack Surface Reduction initiatives across its global diabetes capability center. This senior position combines deep technical expertise with strategic leadership to drive risk‑based remediation and strengthen the organization’s overall security posture.

Key responsibilities

• Lead enterprise‑wide efforts to identify, assess, prioritize, track, and reduce cybersecurity risk across enterprise, cloud, application, and third‑party environments.
• Develop and govern scalable processes, procedures, standards, and guidelines for continuous attack surface management, vulnerability reduction, and threat exposure management.
• Design, document, and configure system specifications that meet architecture, business, and compliance requirements.
• Plan system and development deployments, ensuring hardware and software compliance with security standards.
• Evaluate hardware‑software interfaces, establish system design parameters, and coordinate configuration changes.
• Identify system performance deficiencies, execute corrective changes, and test functionality to maintain data integrity and effective handling.

Required profile

• Extensive experience in cybersecurity, with a focus on attack surface management and vulnerability remediation.
• Proven ability to provide strategic leadership and influence cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical skills to assess risk, prioritize actions, and measure security improvements.
• Experience working with enterprise, cloud, application, and third‑party environments.
• Excellent communication skills to document standards, procedures, and governance frameworks.

Required skills

• Attack surface management
• Vulnerability reduction
• Threat exposure management