Java Lead Architect - Vice President - Software Engineering

Morgan Stanley

Java Lead Architect - Vice President- Software Engineering

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We're seeking someone to join our team as Java Lead Architect

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Wealth Management Technology is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Business. Practice areas include: Analytics, Intelligence, & Data Technology (AIDT), Client Platforms, Core Technology Services (CTS), Financial Advisor Platforms, Global Banking Technology (GBT), Investment Solutions Technology (IST), Institutional Wealth and Corporate Solutions Technology (IWCST), Technology Delivery Management (TDM), User Experience (UX), and the CAO team.

Technology Delivery Management-WMT Management

The Technology Delivery Management team is responsible for program management, project management and leading execution for various initiatives within MSWM. The team leads critical management efforts related to the complete lifecycle of the programs and projects.

Software Engineering

This is Vice Presidentposition that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.

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:

* Work with Engineering heads, Development leads, Infrastructure and Product owners in understanding the requirements, evaluating architectures, implement solution designs that will scale over time at operational stability, security, reliability, performance efficiency and cost optimization.
* Hands-on programming to develop high performance code, implement application frameworks and develop prototypes to showcase new technology opportunities
* Participate in Architecture governance reviews, Design consulting, peer code reviews and application performance reviews to ensure high quality code is delivered into production.
* Develop and communicate Architecture Standards, Best practices, Blueprints and provide prescriptive guidance on application and systems design
* Lead cloud migration strategies, Identify and escalate risks, issues and potential roadblocks in cloud migration plans
* Build consensus, mediate conflicts, provide advisory services, technical leadership and create an environment which solicits positive contributions from all stakeholders
* Recruit and manage a small team of highly motivated engineers who are able to translate the architectural vision to working prototypes, robust frameworks and catalyze engineering squads

What you'll bring to the role:

This role requires you to provide architecture leadership & subject matter expertise to internal IT teams. You should thrive on diving deep into complex technology environments and express these as industry standard architecture diagrams and well-articulated solution narratives to senior leadership levels. You are expected to stay updated on latest technology trends, spend time to understand the Wealth Management business domain, self-manage high intensity context switching between competing priorities and demonstrate a sense of urgency to deliver results. Overall experience between 14-16 years. Depth of skills should be proportional to the experience. * Languages - Proficient in CORE Java/J2EE, Concurrency, Lambdas, Generics, Transactions, JDBC, EJB, Spring IoC, Dependency Injection, Autowiring, Configurations

* Experience with Multi-threading, Asynchronous code, Garbage collector tuning, Memory profiling, Transaction management
* Database: Relational and NoSql database design, Schema modelling, Indexing, Performance tuning
* Messaging: Either one of IBM MQ, JMS or Kafka
* SOA: Web apis, REST, gRPC, Build and operate micro-services at scale, Efficient distributed caching
* Cloud: Kubernetes, Helm Charts, Cloud native telemetry using Grafana, Prometheus, OpenTelemetry
* Minimum 5+ years' experience as a Technical/Solution Architect designing for Distributed applications, Fault tolerance and recovery, Performance Engineering, Scaling, Low latency application design
* Minimum 3 years' experience on developing Cloud native containerized apps for Azure or Openshift Kubernetes
* Understanding of key high level cloud concepts for Identity & Access management, OAuth, Network security, Geo redundancy, Data synchronization, Encryption, Hybrid & Multi-tenant cloud architectures, Service SLA monitoring, Cost optimization
* Exposure on Continuous Integration/Delivery pipelines, Mature DevOps practices like A/B testing, Blue-Green/Canary deployments, Trunk based development

Secondary Skills
* Cloud certifications on Azure
* Exposure to Python and Unix scripting

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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you'll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. Our Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team, while our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximise 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.