Technical Development Manager - Enterprise Applications

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Job Title:

Technical Development Manager - Enterprise Applications

Reporting To:

Director, Digital Execution

Work Schedule:

Hybrid – Buffalo, NY

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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Salary Range Transparency:

Buffalo, NY $140,000.00–$170,000.00 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 wi