Job Description

Experience Level: Experienced Hire

Categories:

  • Engineering & Technology

Location(s):

  • 1414 S Tryon Street, 7th Floor, The Railyard Floors 5-8, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, US

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. 

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. 

Moody's Ratings is hiring an AVP Mgr-Software Engineering. In this role you will be responsible for designing, coding, enhancing and testing of software applications to meet business process requirements. This role will help with the modernization and transformation of the technology and data ecosystem within Moody’s Investors Service (MIS). This person will build, maintain, and support a range of technology and data initiatives across various business areas and drive the build out of modern cloud-based software and data engineering practices.
A successful candidate will be accountable for managing the overall quality and timely delivery of technology solutions; improve stability & availability through automation and monitoring.

Job Knowledge and Responsibilities:

  • Lead a team of engineers to implement a modern technology ecosystem to support various functions within MIS
  • Ability to support multiple lines of businesses or applications of medium to highly complex (complexity defined by size, technology used, and system feeds and interfaces) technologies at global level with multiple concurrent users, ensuring control, integrity and accessibility.
  • Contribute to ongoing feature development of web applications based on service-oriented architecture, involving UI, Services and databases
  • Work with the development team leads (Lead Software Engineers) on the technical and architectural direction of projects.
  • Research, analyze, design, and deliver solutions that are appropriate for business and application development strategies.
  • Work with cross functional, globally dispersed development teams to support development efforts to meet business requirements.
  • Design and develop new projects and enhancements based on evolving business needs.
  • Interact with internal users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications.
  • Complete documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance of software.

Qualifications:

  • Understanding of Object-Oriented design and development
  • Understanding of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA)
  • Plus development experience on multi-tiered enterprise applications
  • 12+ years of software development experience in a highly regulated environment, such as financial services
  • Proficient in Java and related technologies/frameworks (Spring, Hibernate, JSR-RS, Junit, SLF4J, etc.)
  • Proficient with Typescript (Angular, React, Vue, NPM, Bower, etc.)
  • Experience with modern web technologies (JavaScript, HTML, CSS)
  • Knowledge of build/dependency management tools such as Maven, SCM (Subversion, Bit Bucket)
  • Experience in application containerization, familiar with tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, Platform9, ECS, EKS, Openshift, Cloud Foundry
  • Able to work well within the constructs of an agile development process, including SCRUM, Unit Testing, Continuous Build and Integration, etc.
  • Familiar with Application Frameworks & Engines
  • Knowledge of databases: SQL, Oracle, Sybase, MySql, MongoDB, etc.
  • Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related experience, Master’s degree is a plus.

For US-based roles only: the anticipated hiring base salary range for this position is [[$134,800 - [[$195,550, 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, national origin, citizen status, marital status, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, 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 accommodations@moodys.com. 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.

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Candidates for Moody's Corporation may be asked to disclose securities holdings pursuant to Moody’s Policy for Securities Trading and the requirements of the position. Employment is contingent upon compliance with the Policy, including remediation of positions in those holdings as necessary.

For more information on the Securities Trading Program, please refer to the STP Quick Reference guide on ComplianceNet

Please note: STP categories are assigned by the hiring teams and are subject to change over the course of an employee’s tenure with Moody’s.

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