Application Support

Morgan Stanley

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Work type
On-site
Location
New York, NY
Salary
$120,000–$165,000 / yr
Posted
22 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live 2 days ago

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $146k
This role $142k
$101k most similar roles pay here $187k

This role pays less than 53% of similar roles. Most pay $117,000–$174,525 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $142k versus about $146k for comparable roles.

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About Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley is a global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, wealth management, and investment management services to corporations, governments, institutions, and individuals. Industry: Investment Banking & Financial Services

Morgan Stanley currently has 38 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $150,000–$210,000 across 31 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Application Support

Application Support serves as a critical role within the Reliability Operations team, focusing on the stability and optimization of Wealth Management investment management application platforms. This position functions as a Site Reliability Engineer, where you will proactively detect, troubleshoot, and resolve issues affecting production systems while managing outages and coordinating cross-team responses. You will build technical documentation, manage infrastructure tasks like capacity planning, and develop tools to automate repetitive processes. The role requires proficiency in Python, Java, and various scripting languages such as Perl or PowerShell. You will utilize observability tools including Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, and Kibana, while working with AWS services like EC2, S3, and Lambda. Additionally, you will engage with technologies like React, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Kafka to ensure high-availability systems remain resilient within the financial services domain.

What you'll do

  • Proactively detect, troubleshoot, and resolve issues affecting production applications while coordinating with development and external teams.
  • Manage the stability and optimization of Wealth Management investment management application platforms.
  • Lead outage incidents by coordinating cross-team responses and providing clear communication to affected parties.
  • Develop and maintain policies, procedures, and technical documentation to ensure high standards for production environments.
  • Perform deep analytical triage, debugging, and root cause analysis to prevent recurring system issues.
  • Manage infrastructure tasks including hardware capacity planning, event management, and support tool development.
  • Act as a gatekeeper for the production environment by enforcing Change Implementation Management guidelines.
  • Mentor and coach team members while maintaining a comprehensive knowledge base of troubleshooting steps.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a BS/MS degree or equivalent, preferably in a quantitative discipline like Computer Science or Engineering.
  • Minimum 5–7 years of experience developing and/or supporting enterprise applications.
  • 3–5 years of experience leading a small-to-medium team with similar skill sets.
  • Proficiency in Python and hands-on scripting experience is required.
  • Must have administrative competence in at least one major programming language or platform such as Java, Perl, PowerShell, or Unix.
  • Experience with AWS services including EC2, ECS, S3, Fargate, Aurora, and Lambda.
  • Working knowledge of DevOps/SRE concepts and observability tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Splunk, and Kibana.
  • Must be able to participate in a 24/7 on-call rotation to respond to emergencies.

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