Technical Development Manager - Enterprise Applications

Location: Buffalo, NY

Remote Type: Hybrid

Time Type: Full time

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.

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Moog’s IT Applications Development Team is looking for a Technical Development Manager – Enterprise Applications!

In this role you will lead and operate the enterprise applications portfolio to deliver reliable, secure, and business-aligned services. You will own and execute application lifecycle management across the portfolio, achieve and sustain Level 4 maturity, embed AI‑assisted software development, and systematically reduce technical debt. 

You will lead a team of Technical Staff and Development Partners, operating within a SAFe environment to execute using Continuous Exploration and Continuous Delivery practices.

You will work a hybrid work schedule (~four days per week) at our East Aurora, NY facility.

To qualify for the Technical Development Manager role, here is what we would expect you to bring to Moog…

• Bachelor's degree in information technology, computer science, or equivalent experience.

• Over seven years’ experience in enterprise application delivery and support; over three years leading technical teams or programs.

• Deep technical experience across multiple application development, integration and Industry 4.0 technologies.

• Strong stakeholder, vendor, and budget management skills.

• Management of distributed teams across global time zones.

It would also be great if you had the following experience…

• Experience with SAFe, integrations, CI/CD tooling, ALM maturity programs, and technical debt reduction.

• Agile Project Management, ITIL.

As the Technical Development Manager you will have the following responsibilities…

• Own Application Lifecycle Management: manage the implementation, upgrades, patching, decommissioning and vendor management to achieve and maintain Level 4 maturity.

• Technical Expertise and Guidance for Delivery of Projects and Integrations: provide technical expertise and guidance to teams for the delivery of application projects and integrations; coordinating across teams to achieve objectives.

• Support SAFe delivery: operate on a cadence utilizing Program Increment Planning, Sprint Planning, Continuous Exploration and Continuous Delivery practices across Product Owners, architects, technical staff, Project Managers, and offshore partners.

• Modernize SDLC: embed AI‑assisted development, mature CI/CD practices, automated testing and code review to accelerate delivery and quality.

• Reduce technical debt: prioritize, track and remediate debt to lower recurring incidents and improve maintainability.

• Operate & support: ensure availability, monitoring, incident response and user satisfaction for enterprise applications as per service levels.

• Provide leadership to both internal teams and external vendors, overseeing and guiding technical staff through effective management and mentorship.  Oversee budgets and SLAs.

• Ensure security & compliance: partner with security and audit teams to maintain controls and support audits across all applications in the portfolio.

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.

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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. 

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