Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director, Lead Software Engineer in Boston, MA, to work closely with key Investment Management stakeholders. The role focuses on understanding business requirements and building technical solutions within an Agile team. The engineer will ensure high standards in design, security, and system availability while coordinating with cross-functional teams. This position also involves providing production support for technical issues and ensuring adherence to coding standards.

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
• Requires five years of experience in the position offered or five years as a Manager, Associate, Software Engineer, or a closely related occupation.
• Requires five years of experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Framework.
• Requires five years of experience with Microservices and Webservices including REST and SOAP.
• Requires five years of experience with JSON and XML.
• Requires five years of experience with JPA and Hibernate.
• Requires five years of experience with HTML and CSS.
• Requires five years of experience with Java Script and Type Script.
• Requires five years of experience with Angular.
• Requires five years of experience with Gradel and Maven.
• Requires five years of experience with SQL and various databases including DB2, Sybase, MS SQL, and Snowflake Cloud Database.
• Requires five years of experience with Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform.
• Requires five years of experience with Elasticsearch and Hazelcast.
• Requires five years of experience with DevOps tools including Jira, Git, Jenkins, Sonar, and Junit.
• Requires experience with Scrum and Agile Methodologies.
• Requires knowledge of Investment Management business including Portfolio Management and Reporting, Performance Measurement, Attribution, Risk, and Global Investment Performance Standards.

• Work closely with key Investment Management stakeholders to understand business requirements.
• Build required technical solutions within an Agile team.
• Ensure all key technical requirements are identified, estimated, designed, implemented, and tested.
• Support IT systems to maintain high standards on design, security, and system availability.
• Coordinate with cross-functional, technology, and business teams for day-to-day business operations.
• Ensure the team follows firm-wide and departmental coding standards, consistent design patterns, methodologies, and documentation.
• Respond to technical issues by providing production support for Level 1 and 2 escalations.

• Morgan Stanley offers extensive benefits that support employees’ careers, health, finances, and families, including top-tier medical coverage, mental health support, generous parental leave, fertility and family-building benefits, and robust retirement and stock purchase plans. Employees also gain access to continuous learning and networking opportunities, volunteer and giving programs aligned with the firm’s values, and hundreds of lifestyle perks like discounted products, cultural and entertainment tickets, and commuter savings.