Consultant Conversion - Director, Lead Software Eng

We're seeking someone to join our RTMD (Real-Time Market Data) team as a Senior Platform Integration and Monitoring Lead in Technology to drive the reliability, automation, monitoring, and operational readiness of Morgan Stanley's market data infrastructure through ownership of critical monitoring platforms, infrastructure upgrades, and operational tooling.


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 P4 position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for senior Integration role.


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.


Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.
Lead the operational oversight and modernization of the Real Time Market Data team, ensuring platform stability, readiness, and successful execution of infrastructure changes across approximately 200 production hosts.
Drive execution of TCM activities, mandatory software upgrades, infrastructure migrations, and post-checkout validations to ensure operational integrity and minimize production risk.
Develop automation solutions and operational tooling using Python, Shell scripting, and AI-assisted development technologies to improve efficiency, reduce manual effort, and increase platform reliability.
Build and maintain agentic workflows, reusable automation assets, and AI-driven development tools utilizing technologies such as Copilot to support operational and engineering productivity across RTMD.
Partner with Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to support production deployments, platform upgrades, troubleshooting activities, and strategic modernization initiatives.
Drive continuous improvements in monitoring, automation, resiliency, and operational controls to support the reliability and scalability of Morgan Stanley's market data platforms. Ability to effectively manage multiple functions or guide junior staff and initiatives.
Advanced understanding of business line and discipline with some knowledge of competitive environment and other disciplines.
Experience in managing and supporting large-scale production environments, including market data infrastructure, enterprise monitoring platforms, and operational tooling.
Experience in infrastructure modernization, platform migrations, software deployments, and production change management across distributed systems.
Expertise in Python and Shell scripting for automation, monitoring, operational tooling, and platform management.
Ability to design and implement proactive monitoring, observability, and health-check frameworks to improve system reliability and operational readiness.
Experience in AI-assisted software development and automation, including the use of tools such as GitHub Copilot and agentic workflows to improve engineering productivity and operational efficiency.
Understanding of Linux-based infrastructure, application lifecycle management, scheduling frameworks, and production support processes.
Experience collaborating with Development, Infrastructure, and Operations teams to deliver complex technical initiatives and ensure production stability.
Ability to troubleshoot complex application, infrastructure, and operational issues while balancing risk, reliability, and business priorities.
Understanding of market data systems, feed processing environments, and high-availability production platforms is preferred.
At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.

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.

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