JAVA Software Engineer - Vice President - Software Engineering

JAVA Software Engineer Manager- Vice President - Software Engineering

Profile Description

We’re seeking someone to join our team as (Vice President) as a Software Engineer Manager who will join Securities Finance Technology  team and Implement software used to manage the Securities Lending and Client Financing business. This job provides the unique opportunity to design and implement applications that provide a critical business function across the entire Institutional Securities Business. A constantly evolving business and regulatory environment will provide a stream of new challenges to the candidate. The applicant should be a superior Java programmer, with strong design and implementation fundamentals. Prior experience in finance will be useful, however, the ability and willingness to master new technical and business concepts will be considered. 

Institutional Securities Technology

Institutional Securities Technology (IST) develops and oversees the overall technology strategy and bespoke technology solutions to drive and enable the institutional businesses and enterprise-wide functions. IST’s ‘clients’ include Fixed Income, Equities, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research, Prime Brokerage and Global Capital Markets.

Prime Brokerage Tech

Provides platform to those who borrow cash and securities from the Firm to execute their investment strategies. Some of our solutions are also leveraged by other businesses within the Firm’s Institutional Securities Group (ISG).

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.

This is a Lead Software Engineer, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

Securities Finance technology team is a global multi squad Agile team playing a unique and critical role in bridging client financing and firm funding, with activities that scale across the entire secured funding trade lifecycle. Our clients include Financial Resources & Strategy (FRS), Corporate Treasury, Finance Operations, Operations & Risk Control (ORC), Clearing Operations, Collateral Management Operations and Prime Brokerage. Responding to both business and regulatory requirements, we deliver best-in-class solutions to enable desk to remain efficient and to grow their P&L.

Responsibilities:

• Working in a globally distributed team to provide robust solutions.
• Design, Optimization and Documentation of the components that you/team develops & enhance.
• Lead Junior developers to develop the product, Pr Review, Test Cases throughout SDLC
• Analyse problems, current components design & how to migrate them to newer platform, Troubleshooting problems, resolving root cause, and where possible, Collaborate with wider fleet, Architects to design & develop the solutions catering to different business usecases.
• Working closely with clients (Operations, Finance, Trading Desk) to understand the pain points & opportunities for improving the system

What you’ll bring to the role:

Required Skills:

• 10-15 years of experience working with Java/Scala Applications
• At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Strong development/design skills in Java/Scala, Spring, SpringBoot & Other common frameworks
• Analysis of data & finding pattern & issues related to it.
• Strong experience on working with RDBMS (Sql, Sybase, DB2)
• Experience on Scala/Angular is plus
• Experience with Agile and DevOps concepts Developing monitoring architecture and implementing monitoring agents, dashboards, escalations, and alerts
• Experience with architecting and maintaining high availability production system
• Responsible for End to End delivery of Products/Applications.
• Ability to Plan a complex project & divide their schedules in MVP’s & different phases
• Having people management experience is plus      

Technologies:

• Java / spring - Strong experience in developing enterprise level systems using Java / Spring.
• Strong Design & Architectural skills
• Multithreading / Concurrency – Good Exposure in implementing multi-threaded applications
• Exposure to Test and Behavior Driven Development in agile setup is a huge plus
• Exposure to Sql & RDBMS like Sybase/DB2
• Good data analytical skills
• Exposure to Frontend framework like Angular is desirable
• Desire to learn the business domain and partner with stakeholders to specify new business features
• Experience in the financial domain is desirable.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.

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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.