Firm Market Risk Technology – Lead Engineer (Vice President)

We’re seeking someone to join our Firm Market Risk Technology team as a Lead Engineer in Risk Tech to develop and enhance the Firm Market Risk Platform on-premise and extend the platform into a hybrid cloud architecture.

This is a hands-on Lead Engineer role. The successful candidate will spend a significant portion of their time designing, building, and optimizing Java-based systems, while also providing technical leadership, architectural guidance, and mentorship within the squad.

The Firm Market Risk Technology Team develops software to measure and monitor Market Risk and Capital for the Firm’s global portfolio. We are responsible for designing and implementing technological solutions that calculate the Market Risk of the Firm. Our systems support daily risk simulations and analytics that estimate potential losses across multiple time horizons. We work closely with Risk Managers, Market Risk Analytics teams, senior management, and regulatory stakeholders globally. The Market Risk Technology team continually evolves its suite of risk management tools, frameworks, and processes—or builds new ones—to meet a frequently changing business and regulatory landscape.

This is a Software Lead Engineer position at Vice President level.

What you'll do in the role:

• Remain deeply hands-on in core Java development while leading technical design and implementation of key components of the Market Risk platform.

• Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.

• Implement scalable and high-performance computing solutions for computing market risk & providing analysis capabilities.

• Implement containerized deployment and integrating with modern data platforms such as Snowflake for cloud-based data processing.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and global counterparts to deliver high-quality solutions.

• Optimize risk data processing pipelines to improve efficiency and response time

• Partner with Risk, Model Governance, and Compliance stakeholders to ensure regulatory requirements are accurately implemented in market risk technology.

• Work in an Agile development environment, ensuring timely and efficient

• product delivery.

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior developers in the squad.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Strong expertise in Core Java development, with a proven track record of building production-grade backend systems.

• Experience designing and building large-scale, distributed systems.

• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.

• Strong working knowledge of Linux/Unix environments and scripting.

• Experience with relational and/or document-oriented databases.

• Ability to translate business and analytical requirements into efficient technical solutions; deep Market Risk domain expertise is not required upfront and can be developed on the job through close partnership with Risk and Analytics teams.

• Ability to guide junior staff, influence technical direction, and manage multiple initiatives in parallel.

• Typically, 8+ years of relevant experience building large-scale, production-grade systems, with demonstrated depth in Java-based backend development and distributed system design.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Soft Skills & Responsibilities

• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.

• Self-starter with the ability to take initiative and drive projects independently

• Ability to align technology with business goals and regulatory needs.

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using Python in production environments.

• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS, or GCP).

• Exposure to big data technologies such as Apache Spark, Snowflake.

• Experience with infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation)

• Knowledge of containerized deployments and cloud-native architecture.

Familiarity with Agile software development and DevOps best practices.

Background in financial services, especially within Market Risk or FinTech.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years.  Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day to do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. Our teams are relentless collaborators and creative thinkers, fueled by their diverse backgrounds and experiences. We are proud to support our employees and their families at every point along their work-life journey, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $210,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.