Vice President - Lead Java Developer - Software Engineering

The MSIM Datalink Team, is managing/maintaining/extending/supporting the Data API Platform within MSIM. The Data API Platform is the primary interface to ALL data consumption needs for ALL systems running within MSIM. We are processing millions of the users' requests on a weekly basis. Given the horizontal nature of our platform that operates/running 24/6 and its criticality for all critical systems running within MSIM, it is essential that our team is properly/sufficiently stuffed across all regions to support an enormous volume of the requests coming from our users.

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This is a Vice President position within our Software Engineering function, to join our Datalink IT team in Bengaluru, India. This is a great opportunity for an experienced developer to join a highly professional client facing development team, working on Strategic MSIM initiatives by designing & implementing micro services and user interfaces for data access and integration with internal/vendor systems.

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:

As a Vice President technical hands-on leader, You will be working on the full application lifecycle in a fast-paced, high-stakes agile development environment, by partnering with global IT and business stakeholders of the current and future platform to analyze requirements, conduct business analysis, coming up with proposed designs for review by the wider team, implement and test the solution and finally provide training and support as part of the roll-out.

Key Responsibilities:

• Have in-depth understanding of the full software development life cycle. Deep familiarity with data & business analysis, along with modern software design & development concepts encompassing a range of languages & platforms.
• Work within an Agile team to ensure that all key technical requirements are identified, estimated, designed, implemented, and tested.
• Work on a collaborative cross-technology team where Java, APIs (services), PL/SQL interact with a range of business logic interfaces & systems.
• Own small to medium scale strategic initiatives/projects, enhances process standards and best practices, and supports issues during UAT/system rollout phases.
• Understands business needs and priorities and provides thought leadership on potential solutions and the opportunities for technology to create positive impact on the business.
• Ensures/Overseas the Stability of our Platform in Asia Daytime
• Efficiently/Proactively coordinates/collaborates with the user community that operates out of Asia to ensure that all their evolving business use cases are addressed in a timely manner
• Conducts code reviews to ensure the highest quality of the code
• Able to personally step in a development and implementation of any new feature requested by the user community, to ensure the timely delivery
• Able to effectively collaborate/communicate with the stakeholders on the business side and ensure that their requests are properly translated to the technical requirements for proper implementation
• Managing, Leading, and Mentoring junior developers in Bangalore

What you'll bring to the role:

• Hands on experience with on Java 11 with Spring Cloud Microservices ecosystem (multi-threading, data structures, design patterns and OOP practices etc)
• Ability to Query Relational Databases like DB2, Sybase and Cloud data sources like snowflake
• Spring, REST Web Services with on XML/JSON based data
• Experience with DevOps tools and Git
• Test Driven development (TDD) and experience working in a disciplined development environment
• Exposure to Azure Cloud experience is a plus
• Prior Experience in Managing a team
• At least 6+ years of relevant experience to perform this role

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: 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.

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.