Let's begin! VP Mgr-Systems Engineering

Moody's•Charlotte, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

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. If you are excited about this opportunity but do not meet every single requirement, please apply! You still may be a great fit for this role or other open roles. 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.

Requirements

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

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