The Executive Director, Cloud Infrastructure & Digital Assets Platform Engineering will lead the strategy and engineering for cloud and digital asset platforms within the Wealth Management and Investment Management Technology organization. This role requires extensive hands-on experience with AWS and GCP infrastructure, as well as expertise in blockchain and distributed systems. The individual will serve as the senior technical authority, responsible for architecture, engineering standards, and cloud governance. The position emphasizes collaboration with various teams to ensure secure and scalable cloud solutions while driving innovation and modernization.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 15+ years of software and infrastructure engineering experience, including building and supporting enterprise-scale cloud, blockchain, and digital asset solutions.
• Hands-on cloud infrastructure experience on both AWS and GCP, including enterprise-scale platforms and landing zones.
• Strong understanding of tokenization, smart contracts, and distributed ledger technologies.
• Strong understanding of networking, security, identity and access management, and cloud governance.
• Familiarity with financial services, capital markets, digital custody, or regulated environments.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership for the design, implementation, and evolution of the firm's AWS and GCP platform capabilities.
• Define and drive the architecture, technology roadmap, and technical strategy for cloud and digital asset platforms.
• Establish cloud architecture standards, guardrails, best practices, and reusable platform patterns across AWS and GCP.
• Partner with engineering teams to establish secure, scalable, and resilient cloud landing zones on AWS and GCP.
• Design and deliver blockchain-enabled platforms, tokenization solutions, and digital asset lifecycle services.
• Champion Automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using Terraform and related frameworks across AWS and GCP.
• Communicate technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Influence strategic technology decisions through technical expertise and thought leadership.
• Mentor engineers and architects on cloud technologies, automation, and modern engineering practices.

• 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.