Senior Java Developer - Director - Software Engineering

Non-Financial Risk Technology

Non-Financial Risk Technology provides operational controls, support for sustainable investing, business continuity planning, and surveillance capabilities to enhance the firm's resilience to threats and fraudulent behavior.

Software Engineering

This is Director position 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:

Responsibilities:
Candidate will be working on existing and new initiatives within the ECRR suite of applications. Initiatives include customizations for evolving business needs as well as architectural and infrastructure improvements. This role will be responsible with activities including design, develop, test, and deploy the code following Agile principles. The candidate is expected to be able to communicate well with global teams, adapt rapidly and learn fast. Sound judgment will be required to understand complex business use cases, design appropriate solutions, develop the underlying implementation and leverage team's strength for application success. Financial domain knowledge, understanding of AML and Customer Risk ranking quantitative methodologies is an advantage.
Our current technology stack includes Java, Spring Boot, REST, Angular JS, Kafka , MQ and DB2. The team makes extensive use of open source state-of-the-art Java technologies. The team incorporates agile methodologies including Scrum, Test Driven Development, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery in its development processes.
We are looking for a strong hands-on technologist who is passionate about technology, has strong experience developing Java-based systems, is proactive and is an excellent team player.
The work involves handling large volumes (~ 36 millions a day) of Customer and Transactions data into the daily/weekly batch process, multi-processing/multi-threading enhancements to meet daily business SLA timelines, Realtime REST services providing responses in sub-second.

What you'll bring to the role:

Skills required
• 7+ years of strong hands-on experience working on Core Java, Concurrency and databases using Spring Boot
• REST Services with JSON, Apache Kafka, IBM MQ , SOAP , XML
• Strong experience developing distributed n-tier applications with distributed messaging layers, caching mechanisms, data flows
• Strong Database design skills including SQL, procedures, and query tuning
• Service Design Concepts, Object Oriented and Functional Development concepts
• Agile Development Methodologies
• DevOps tools & methodologies
• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional approach
• Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to interface with business stakeholders
• Ability to lead multiple initiatives/projects in parallel with right sense of prioritization
• Ability to lead & mentor junior team-members
Skills desired
• Microservices concepts and High-quality software architecture and design methodologies
• Exposure to Cloud technologies
• Ability to modernize the ecosystem in iterative approach
• Create Architecture Design Review documents
• Linux and Shell Scripts
• Angular/REACT UI is a plus

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. We 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.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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.