Senior Cloud Engineer – Platform Automation & DevOps

moog; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit sharing

401k matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Flexible Spending Accounts

Health Savings Accounts

Flexible PTO

Parental leave

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

EAP

Job summary

Moog is seeking a Senior Cloud Engineer – Platform Automation & DevOps to lead design, automation, and lifecycle management of Moog's enterprise Cloud platforms across Azure and AWS. This role drives platform standardization, resiliency, and DevOps practices while supporting a hybrid schedule in Buffalo, NY.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of IT experience with hands-on cloud engineering, IaC, and CI/CD expertise, plus familiarity with Azure, AWS, and security best practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience
• 5+ years IT with 3+ years hands-on Cloud engineering experience
• Strong experience designing, deploying, and supporting scalable Cloud solutions in Azure; AWS a plus
• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and/or CloudFormation
• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps and GitHub
• Knowledge of Cloud automation and platform engineering best practices
• Experience implementing Disaster Recovery and resiliency solutions
• Experience with Azure App Services and Serverless technologies
• Experience supporting enterprise platforms running critical workloads
• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or complex enterprise environments preferred
• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, and/or AZ-400 preferred
• Familiarity with data integration and transformation services
• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Containerization
• Security and architecture best practices in Cloud environments
• Understanding of system interoperability and integrations with Cloud Platforms
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• Excellent documentation, communication and collaboration abilities

Responsibilities

• Design, architect, implement, and manage Cloud infrastructure and services across Azure and AWS
• Design and deploy enterprise Cloud platforms and landing zones using IaC and Configuration as Code
• Develop reusable automation frameworks, modules, and deployment pipelines to standardize Cloud implementations
• Drive end-to-end automation of infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and workflows
• Establish and promote manage-through-code practices to improve consistency, scalability, and operations
• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps, GitHub
• Implement GitOps and automated deployment strategies for infrastructure and applications
• Integrate testing, validation, and security controls into automated deployment workflows
• Lead Cloud architecture initiatives including landing zones, network connectivity, platform integrations, and migrations
• Optimize Cloud environments for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Improve resiliency and recovery capabilities aligning with business continuity plans
• Enablement of business and application teams through self-service Cloud capabilities
• Perform root cause analysis and lead technical investigations for Cloud issues
• Partner with application, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to deliver Cloud solutions
• Establish technical standards, best practices, and continuous improvement in Cloud Engineering
• Support strategic projects and business-critical applications
• Influence Moog's Cloud platform strategy, roadmap, and Cloud Smart initiatives

Skills

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Collaboration

Security best practices

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Terraform

Bicep

CloudFormation

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Kubernetes

Containerization

Job description

Moog is a performance culture that empowers people to achieve great things. Our people enjoy solving interesting technical challenges in a culture where everyone trusts each other to do the right thing. For you, working with us can mean deeper job satisfaction, better rewards, and a great quality of life inside and outside of work.

Job Title

Senior Cloud Engineer – Platform Automation & DevOps

Reporting To

Lead Analyst., Project/System

Work Schedule

Hybrid – Buffalo, NY

Moog's Corporate Group is looking for a Senior Cloud Engineer – Platform Automation & DevOps to join our Information Technology Team!

As the Senior Cloud Engineer, you will lead the design, implementation, automation, and lifecycle management of Moog's enterprise Cloud platforms. You will serve as a technical leader and Cloud subject matter expert, driving platform standardization, automation, resiliency, and DevOps best practices across Azure and AWS environments.

Non-Moog applicants must live local to the Buffalo, NY area, be willing to relocate, and be able to support a hybrid work schedule (3 days a week) at Moog's East Aurora headquarters.

Moog applicants outside of the Buffalo, NY area may continue to report into their current location without needing to relocate.

To qualify for the Senior Cloud Engineer role, here is what we would expect you to bring to Moog...

• Typically, a bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience

• Five (5)+ years of IT experience with at least three (3)+ years of hands‑on Cloud engineering experience

• Strong experience designing, deploying, and supporting scalable Cloud solutions in Microsoft Azure, AWS a plus.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, Bicep, and/or CloudFormation

• Strong experience with CI/CD platforms including Azure DevOps and GitHub

• Knowledge of Cloud automation and platform engineering best practices

• Experience implementing Disaster Recovery and resiliency solutions

• Experience with Azure App Services and Serverless technologies

• Experience supporting enterprise platforms running critical business workloads

• Experience in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, or other complex enterprise environments preferred

• Azure certifications such as AZ-104, AZ-305, and/or AZ-400 preferred

• Familiarity with data integration and transformation services

• Familiarity with Kubernetes and Containerization technologies a plus

• Experience with security and architecture best practices in Cloud environments

• Understanding of system interoperability, distributed systems, connectivity and integrations with Cloud Platforms

• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

• Excellent documentation, communication and collaboration abilities

As the Senior Cloud Engineer, you will…

• Design, architect, implement, and manage Cloud infrastructure and services across Azure and AWS environments

• Design and deploy enterprise Cloud platforms and landing zones utilizing Infrastructure as Code and Configuration as Code methodologies

• Develop reusable automation frameworks, modules, and deployment pipelines to standardize Cloud implementations

• Drive end‑to‑end automation of infrastructure provisioning, application deployment, and operational workflows

• Establish and promote \"manage through code\" practices to improve consistency, scalability, and operational excellence

• Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines utilizing Azure DevOps, GitHub, and related DevOps technologies

• Implement GitOps and automated deployment strategies for infrastructure and applications

• Integrate testing, validation, and security controls into automated deployment workflows

• Lead Cloud architecture initiatives including landing zones, network connectivity, platform integrations, and migration efforts

• Optimize Cloud environments for performance, reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency

• Improving the company’s resiliency and recovery capabilities by aligning Cloud solutions with business continuity and recovery plans

• Enablement of the business and application teams through self‑service Cloud capabilities

• Perform root cause analysis and lead technical investigations for complex Cloud-related issues

• Partner with application, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to deliver integrated Cloud solutions

• Establish technical standards, best practices, and continuous improvement initiatives across the Cloud Engineering function

• Support strategic projects and business‑critical applications across the enterprise

• Influence Moog's Cloud platform strategy, roadmap, and Cloud Smart initiatives

How We Care for You:

• Financial Rewards: great compensation package, annual profit sharing, matching 401k, and the ability to participate in Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• Work/Life Balance: Flexible paid time off, holidays and parental leave program.

• Health & Welfare: Comprehensive insurance coverage including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, Employee Assistance Plan (“EAP”) and other supplemental benefit coverages.

• Professional Skills Development: Tuition Assistance, mentorship and coaching opportunities, leadership development and other personal growth programs

• Diverse and Inclusive Workplace: Employee Resource Groups, cultural events, and celebrations.

Salary Range Transparency:

Buffalo, NY $110,000.00–$155,000.00 Annually

Salary Range Disclaimer

The base salary range represents the low and high end of the Moog salary range for this position in the given work location. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range(s) listed is just one component of Moog's total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include annual bonuses, employee stock purchase plan, an open paid time off policy, and many region‑specific benefits.

This position requires access to U.S. export‑controlled information.

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