Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm helping governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world to achieve their financial goals. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining first-class service that has defined the firm. At its foundation are five core values (putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and giving back) that guides its 55,000+ employees in over 1,200 offices across 43 countries.
On a daily basis, we process hundreds of millions of transactions, and we serve more than a trillion dollars of assets across every global market. If this scale resonates with you, come join us.
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About the Job:
Systems Reliability Engineering (SRE) is a discipline dedicated to enhancing service availability, observability, scalability, performance, and resilience across Morgan Stanley. It achieves this by applying robust software engineering principles and leveraging modern technologies and tooling.
We are expanding SRE capabilities within the Reliability & Production Engineering (RPE) organisation as part of Morgan Stanley's broader technology transformation.
Within Plant Management, the Skyfall Squad is responsible for designing, building, and operating the Institutional Securities Technology multi-tenant Kubernetes environment. Our mission is to deliver a standardised, reliable, efficient, and innovative platform, while partnering with internal customers to ensure they use it effectively to achieve their business objectives.
We would like to talk to you if you:
> Are interested in distributed systems and working with highly scalable and reliable services
> Like to work in a fast-moving environment and you aren't afraid to change things to make them better
> Enjoy new technological challenges and solving hard problems
> Believe a team working well together is smarter than the single smartest person on that team.
> Aspire to grow as a person, as a teammate, and as an engineer
> Have grit, drive, and a deep feeling of ownership
Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
> Leading a local team working with individuals toward achieving department goals and promoting Firm culture
> Collaborating with stakeholders and partners to onboard applications from Morgan Stanley's distributed systems into a secure, multi-tenant Kubernetes environment.
> Providing Asia-hour platform support while adhering to the highest standards of service management and operational excellence.
> Applying Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles to enhance platform stability, scalability, and operational efficiency. Required skills
> Excellent written and verbal communication skills
> In-depth knowledge of Linux with proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed environments
> Strong problem-solving skills with experience in debugging and root cause analysis
> Hands-on experience in Kubernetes cluster administration and lifecycle management
> Expertise in Kubernetes deployment automation using GitOps workflows with Flux
> Familiar with modern observability practices, including metrics, logging, and distributed tracing
Desired skills:
> Proficient in Kubernetes observability and monitoring using Prometheus, Grafana, and Loki
> Practical experience in automation using scripting languages such as Python and Linux shell scripting
> RedHat OpenShift
> Knowledge of ITIL Service Management principles and best practices
> Experience working within Agile development methodologies
> Advanced Unix expertise, including kernel internals, file systems, and memory management
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 opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.
Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.
For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.
Skills Required
- In-depth knowledge of Linux with proven ability to troubleshoot complex issues in distributed environments
- Hands-on experience in Kubernetes cluster administration and lifecycle management
- Expertise in Kubernetes deployment automation using GitOps workflows with Flux
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong problem-solving skills with experience in debugging and root cause analysis
Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Family support is extensive, with paid parental leave for all parents, adoption and fertility assistance, backup childcare, and eldercare resources. Feedback suggests these programs meaningfully enhance the overall package and help with retention.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage spans medical, dental, vision, mental‑health access, care navigation, and expert second opinions. Convenient primary care access and condition‑specific support reinforce the depth of healthcare coverage.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity compensation and stock ownership are positioned as core motivators that encourage commitment and retention. Feedback suggests education and support are provided to help participants manage equity and related financial benefits.
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What We Do
Morgan Stanley mobilizes capital to help governments, corporations, institutions and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals. For over 85 years, the firm’s reputation for using innovative thinking to solve complex problems has been well earned and rarely matched. A consistent industry leader throughout decades of dramatic change in modern finance, Morgan Stanley will continue to break new ground in advising, serving and providing new opportunities for its clients. Morgan Stanley is committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have always defined the firm. At its 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 its more than 60,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 41 countries.
