Director, Lead Software Engineer

Morgan Stanley

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Hybrid
Location
New York, NY
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Full-time
Posted
29 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Director, Lead Software Engineer

The Director, Lead Software Engineer joins the Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc. team to manage the end-to-end design and development of complex data solutions. This role involves requirement gathering, project planning, impact analysis, and risk tracking while driving data migration and ETL component deployment. You will develop, test, and deploy workflows, SQL stored procedures, and batch jobs to support the migration of legacy feeds to distributed databases. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Informatica, Oracle SQL/PL SQL, IBM UDB DB2, SQL Server, Unix, Python, Cobol, and JCL. You will perform root cause analysis on batch failures and collaborate with stakeholders using Agile scrum methodologies. The work focuses on coordinating software development solutions to meet business requirements and delivering high-quality technical user interfaces.

What you'll do

  • Support requirement gathering, project planning, impact analysis, effort estimation, and risk tracking.
  • Drive end-to-end design and development including design mapping, survivorship rules, and data migration.
  • Develop, test, and deploy ETL components, workflows, SQL, stored procedures, and batch jobs.
  • Perform data analysis across various sources and structures.
  • Support the migration of legacy feeds to distributed databases.
  • Troubleshoot batch failures and perform root cause analysis to resolve errors and improve operational efficiency.
  • Coordinate software development solutions to meet business requirements using Agile scrum methodologies.

What we're looking for

  • Requires a Master’s in Applied Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.
  • Requires three years of experience in the position offered or as an Associate, Data Engineer, Data Analyst, or related occupation.
  • Requires three years of experience with technology product and delivery management functions.
  • Requires experience with Informatica, Oracle (SQL/PL SQL) 10g/11g, IBM UDB DB2, IBM DB2 for z/OS, SQL SERVER, Unix, Python, DB2, Cobol, and JCL.
  • Requires experience with product management and data-driven analysis in agile environments.
  • Requires experience coordinating software development solutions to meet business requirements.
  • Requires experience serving as primary project status contact for business and technology stakeholders.
  • Requires experience in cross-functional collaboration and delivering high quality technical user interfaces.

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