Morgan Stanley

Senior Platform Engineer_Vice President_Software Prod Management & Reliability Engineering

Posted On

April 23, 2025

Location

Mumbai, Maharashtra

Experience Level

Freshers/Experienced

Job Type

Permanent

Apply By

June 18, 2025

Job Description

Morgan Stanley

Senior Platform Engineer - Vice President - Software Production Management & Reliability Engineering

Profile Description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as (Vice President) Systems Engineer’s role for stability, integrity, and efficient operation of the in-house and 3rd party systems that support core organizational functions. This is achieved by monitoring, maintaining, supporting, and optimizing all networked software and associated operating systems. The Systems Engineer will apply proven communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills to help identify, communicate, and resolve issues in order to maximize the benefit of IT systems investments. This individual will also mentor and provide guidance to the Systems Engineer staff.

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In the Investment Management division, we deliver active investment strategies across public and private markets and custom solutions to institutional and individual investors.

This is Vice President position that oversees the production environment, ensuring the operational reliability of deployed software, and implements strategies to optimize performance and minimize downtime.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you’ll do in the role:

Designing: Responsible for designing and implementing the overall IM Technology platform architecture, ensuring seamless operation and alignment with the organization’s goals, scalability requirements, and industry best practices.
Technology Evaluation: Drive innovation by evaluating and selecting appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools which will maximize the value produced by the IM Technology platform.
Guidance and Leadership: Providing technical guidance and leadership to IM Technology team developers throughout the development lifecycle. Liaise between IM Technology groups and End User Technology to triage environmental issues and resolve before they reach production.
Scalability and Performance: Ensuring that the platform architecture can scale efficiently and meet performance requirements.
Security: Implementing security best practices for infrastructure, such as network security, access control, and data encryption and also ensuring that the platform architecture is resilient to security threats. Working closely with the Security Architecture team to keep our infrastructure aligned with frequent changes to firm-level security policies such as network security, access control and data encryption.
Integration: Overseeing the integration of various components and systems within the platform. Also act as a conduit for secure data transfer between critical platform applications and third-party data providers or receivers.
Collaborate: Collaborating with product owners, business stakeholders and ITSO’s to ensure the system's architecture supports the organization's goals and objectives.
Testing: Writing and executing tests to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of the platform.
Deployment: Managing the deployment process and ensuring smooth deployments of platform updates and releases.
Monitoring and Maintenance: Monitoring the platform for performance issues, bugs, and security vulnerabilities, and addressing them promptly. This includes performing routine preventative maintenance such as system patching, updates and upgrades.
Automation: Implementing automation tools and processes to streamline development, deployment, and maintenance tasks.
Documentation: Creating and maintaining technical documentation for the platform components and processes.
Infrastructure as Code: Managing infrastructure using code-based tools like Terraform or CloudFormation in order to ensure simplicity of the platform, minimization of errors and adherence to Change Management principles.
Containerization and Orchestration: Implementing containerization using Docker and container orchestration using Kubernetes or similar tools.
Monitoring and Logging: Setting up monitoring and logging solutions to track the performance and health of the platform. This involves ensuring that any logs generated throughout the platform are tracked in firm-approved systems and are secured according to their level of confidentiality.

What you’ll bring to the role:

At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
Good working experience in at least some of the below technologies:
- Middleware (i.e. Tomcat, WebSphere, WebLogic)
- App containerization (i.e. Kubernetes, Redhat OpenShift)
- Automation (i.e. UiPath RPA, Microsoft Power, Airflow)
- Message Queue (i.e. Kafka, MQ)
- ETL (i.e. Glide)
- Analytics (i.e. Dataiku)
- Data Management (i.e Snowflake, Data Bricks)
Should have sound knowledge on IT Application architecture, Design methodologies across multiple platforms.
Good understanding of applications capacity management
Good experience on applications resilience planning
Good working knowledge on SQL and scripting.
Sound knowledge on multiple operating systems.
Flexibility on off-hours and weekends availability.
Excellent understanding of the organization’s goals and objectives.
Good project management skills.
Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Ability to work in a team-oriented, collaborative environment.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.

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