This is a Director-level Software Engineering position within the Technology division at Morgan Stanley, focusing on developing and maintaining software solutions for business needs. The role is part of the FICFX team, which is dedicated to creating resilient, high-performance trading platforms. The team operates globally and emphasizes innovation and engineering excellence. Candidates will engage with product leads to enhance technology solutions and support mission-critical systems.

• Strong SQL skills are required.
• Experience with mission-critical real-time systems is essential.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills are necessary.
• Excellent communication skills are a must.
• Ability to manage tasks and deliverables effectively is required.
• A minimum of 4 years of related experience is needed.

• Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization to discuss opportunities for improvement.
• Work across SAP ASE, SAP IQ, MS SQL Server, and PostgreSQL environments.
• Design and optimize schemas, queries, and database structures.
• Perform deep performance analysis and root cause troubleshooting.
• Build and maintain automation using Python, Perl, and Shell.
• Support real-time and batch data pipelines, ETL, and replication.
• Enhance monitoring, data capture, and operational tooling.

• 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.