Lead Developer - VP - #1775137

Morgan Stanley are looking for a Senior, Lead developer with experience in Java and working with big data is required for a Tier 1 investment bank supporting the Equity Swap business.

This is a global front-office technology team that builds and supports the platform enabling this market leading business.

This role will be hands on development as well as someone that can lead initiatives can make good design choices and engage with senior stakeholders. Data is at the heart of the system so the ability to understand data and relationships as well as organise produce appropriate data models is key to success. The initiative is to build a real time platform to process business events and build a data platform so that we can renovate and modernise dependent downstream systems. The challenge is to manage high data volumes with low latency requirements and provide access in a controlled but scalable way.

Core skills will be working in a real time Linux based environment with multi-threaded java, using technologies such as Kafka, IBM MQ, snowflake and other leading high performant data and caching technologies. Experience in API technologies such as REST/GraphQL and Python/Perl scripting also would be helpful.

The candidate should have excellent communication skills, strong analytical skills, strong software engineering skills, a logical approach to problem solving and be able to liaise with stakeholders to understand complex requirements. In terms of character, we look for strong positivity and enthusiasm with an open mind to think about and offer potential solutions for architectural considerations with a can-do attitude.

As part of the development cycle, you should be familiar with working within an Agile lifecycle model. You will be expected to work with a fully automated release cycle, from testing at Unit and Integration level to continuous deployment. We continue to encourage good DevOps practices and look for the team to take opportunities to enhance our automated processes as well as providing good documentation.

Skills Required:

• Excellent communication and presentation skills

• Java Server Side Concurrent Programming with Spring Boot (Core Spring)

• Understanding of message based architectures (MQ/Kafka)

• Competent with database technologies, with a proficiency in writing complex queries

• Unix/Linux scripting (Shell/Python)

• Good Problem solving and analytical skills

• Full software development lifecycle understanding

• Good software development practices

• An interest and aptitude to learn the business supported by the applications

Skills Desired:

• Knowledge of the Equity Derivative business

• API Experience

• Experience with cloud offerings (Azure/AWS)

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.