Director, Lead Software Engineer

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New York, NY, USA
In-Office
166K-166K Annually
Mid level
Fintech • Financial Services
The Role
Lead end-to-end software and data engineering projects, including requirements gathering, planning, design, ETL development, database migration, testing, deployment, and operational support. Develop SQL, stored procedures, workflows, batch jobs, and Python solutions; analyze data and troubleshoot failures through root cause analysis. Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders in Agile Scrum environments to prioritize work, manage risks, and deliver reliable technical solutions.
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Company Profile:


Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

 

In Technology, 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.


What you’ll do in the role:

 

Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. is seeking a Director, Lead Software Engineer in New York, New York to Support requirement gathering, project planning, impact analysis, effort estimation, and risk/issue tracking. Drive end-to-end design and development, including design mapping, survivorship rules, data migration, POCs, runbooks, testing strategy, and support procedures. Develop, test, and deploy ETL components, workflows, SQL, stored procedures, batch jobs and perform data analysis across sources and structures. Support migration of legacy feeds to distributed databases. Collaborate with the stakeholders using Agile scrum methodologies regarding use cases, development sequencing, priorities, and phasing. Troubleshoot all the existing batch failures and perform root cause analysis to resolve errors and strategically revise programs and codes to increase operational efficiency. Telecommuting permitted up to 2 day per week.


What you’ll bring to the role:

-Requires a Master’s in Applied Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.

-Requires three (3) years of experience in the position offered or three (3) years as an Associate, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, or a related occupation.

-Requires three (3) years of experience with the following skills:

  • Technology product and delivery management functions;
  • Informatica;
  • Oracle (SQL/PL SQL) 10g/11g;
  • IBM UDB DB2;
  • IBM DB2 for z/OS;
  • SQL SERVER;
  • Unix;
  • Python;
  • DB2;
  • Cobol;
  • JCL;
  • Product management and data-driven analysis in agile environments;
  • coordinating software development solutions to meet business requirements;
  • serving as primary project status contact for business and technology stakeholders;
  • cross-functional collaboration; and

delivering high quality technical user interfaces.

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $166,000 and $166,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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

  • Master's degree in Applied Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Three years of experience in the position offered, or as an Associate, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, or related occupation
  • Three years of experience with technology product and delivery management functions
  • Three years of experience with Informatica
  • Three years of experience with Oracle SQL and PL/SQL 10g/11g
  • Three years of experience with IBM UDB DB2 and IBM DB2 for z/OS
  • Three years of experience with SQL Server, Unix, Python, DB2, COBOL, and JCL
  • Three years of experience with product management and data-driven analysis in Agile environments
  • Three years of experience coordinating software development solutions to meet business requirements
  • Three years of experience serving as the primary project status contact for business and technology stakeholders
  • Three years of experience with cross-functional collaboration
  • Three years of experience delivering high-quality technical user interfaces

Morgan Stanley Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Morgan Stanley and has not been reviewed or approved by Morgan Stanley.

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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The Company
HQ: New York, NY
87,899 Employees

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.

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