VP Mgr-Systems Engineering

Moody's Investors Service; Charlotte, Northern (NC, KY); Hybrid; USD 151,000 - 219,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Parental leave

Paid time off

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Moody's Investors Service is seeking a Cloud Services Engineering lead to transform virtualization, operating systems, and container platforms. You will guide a global team across virtualization, OS, and containers, driving automation and modernization for Moody's hybrid cloud strategy.

This role requires deep expertise in VMware, Nutanix AHV migrations, and enterprise Kubernetes, with a focus on secure, scalable infrastructure across global sites.

Qualifications

• Strong virtualization engineering background with enterprise-scale management across Linux and Windows.
• Deep infrastructure expertise in public and private cloud environments.
• Experience leading a technical engineering team as a technical engineering manager (not a pure people manager).
• Working knowledge of VMware with ability to lead large-scale migrations to Nutanix AHV or equivalent.
• Kubernetes at enterprise scale — required, not optional.
• Ability to drive IT transformation focusing on automation and modern service delivery.
• Experience creating automated, self-service IT delivery solutions (Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, self-service portals).
• Familiarity with Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server lifecycle management, OS standards, and patching at scale.
• Demonstrated proficiency in AI concepts with hands-on use to streamline workflows and address risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Cloud Services Engineering team to transform infrastructure, automate service delivery, and modernize Moody's platforms.
• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of senior engineers across virtualization, OS, and container disciplines.
• Guide the multi-year migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV as the primary hypervisor across thousands of machines.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and advise on cost, risk, and scalability for Moody's hybrid cloud strategy.
• Ensure availability, performance, and security across virtualization, OS, and container platforms in two US data centers and 15+ remote sites.
• Promote infrastructure automation and self-service using PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, Nutanix Cloud Manager, or equivalents.
• Collaborate with storage, network, cloud, security, and application teams to align capabilities with workload needs.
• Establish and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting; support audit, risk, and compliance activities.

Skills

Virtualization engineering

Cloud infrastructure

Engineering manager

VMware migrations

Kubernetes at scale

Automation & IaC

OS lifecycle

AI concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

VMware

Ansible

Terraform

PowerCLI

Nutanix AHV

Nutanix Cloud Manager

GitOps

Job description

At Moody's, we unite the brightest minds to turn today’s risks into tomorrow’s opportunities. We do this by striving to create an inclusive environment where everyone feels welcome to be who they are—with the freedom to exchange ideas, think innovatively, and listen to each other and customers in meaningful ways. Moody’s is transforming how the world sees risk. As a global leader in ratings and integrated risk assessment, we’re advancing AI to move from insight to action—enabling intelligence that not only understands complexity but responds to it. We decode risk to unlock opportunity, helping our clients navigate uncertainty with clarity, speed, and confidence.

We are seeking candidates who model our values: invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong virtualization engineering background with experience managing hypervisor platforms at enterprise scale, across both Linux and Windows environments
• Deep infrastructure expertise with hands‑on work in both public and private cloud environments
• Experience leading a high‑performing technical engineering team as a technical engineering manager (not a pure people manager)
• Working knowledge of VMware with proven ability to lead large‑scale migrations to Nutanix (AHV) or equivalent platforms
• Kubernetes and container platform experience at enterprise scale — required, not preferred
• Ability to drive IT transformation with a focus on automation and modernized service delivery
• Experience creating automated, self‑service IT delivery solutions (Infrastructure as Code, GitOps, self‑service portals)
• Familiarity with Linux (RHEL) and Windows Server lifecycle management, operating system standards, and patching at scale
• Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands‑on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency. Proven ability to implement AI‑powered solutions to solve business challenges. Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred; equivalent professional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

Responsibilities

Lead the Cloud Services Engineering team to transform infrastructure, automate service delivery, and modernize Moody's virtualization, operating system, and container platforms.

• Lead, coach, and develop a global team of senior engineers across virtualization, operating system, and container disciplines
• Guide the multi-year migration from VMware to Nutanix AHV as the primary hypervisor platform, owning end-to-end execution across thousands of production machines
• Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations based on cost, risk, and scalability to support Moody's hybrid cloud strategy
• Ensure availability, performance, and security of virtualization, operating system, and container platforms across two US datacenters and 15+ remote sites globally
• Oversee patching, upgrades, hardware refreshes, and capacity planning, and drive root‑cause analysis and remediation for incidents and outages
• Promote infrastructure automation and self‑service using tools such as PowerCLI, Ansible, Terraform, Nutanix Cloud Manager, or equivalent technologies
• Partner with senior stakeholders in storage, network, cloud, security, and application teams — including Ratings, Analytics and Data, and Risk Management Solutions — to align platform capabilities with workload needs
• Establish and maintain operational metrics, dashboards, and reporting, and support audit, risk, and compliance activities as required

About the Team

Cloud Services Engineering is part of Moody's Technology Services Group. We own the enterprise virtualization, operating system, and container platforms that run Moody's business — from the hypervisor stack underneath thousands of production virtual machines, to Windows and Linux operating system engineering and lifecycle management, to enterprise Kubernetes at scale. We are actively modernizing the estate: migrating from VMware to Nutanix, standardizing operating system lifecycles, expanding automation, and building the platforms that will power AI‑assisted engineering across the Technology Services Group. By joining our team, you will lead meaningful work across cloud transformation, infrastructure modernization, and operational excellence at global scale.

For US‑based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is$151,000.00-$218,950.00, depending on factors such as experience, education, level, skills, and location. This range is based on a full‑time position. In addition to base salary, this role is eligible for incentive compensation. Moody’s also offers a competitive benefits package, including not but limited to medical, dental, vision, parental leave, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with employee and company contribution opportunities, life, disability, and accident insurance, a discounted employee stock purchase plan, and tuition reimbursement.

Moody’s is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender, age, religion or creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, marital or familial status,sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Moody’s also provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities or based on a sincerely held religious belief in accordance with applicable laws. If you need to inquire about a reasonable accommodation, or need assistance with completing the application process, please email [e-mail]. This contact information is for accommodation requests only, and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications

For San Francisco positions, qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment consistent with the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

This position may be considered a promotional opportunity, pursuant to the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.