Vice President – Lead QA Automation Engineer – Software Engineer

Profile Description

We're seeking someone to join our WM Product Technology team as a Vice President in Quality Engineering Department as Lead Automation Engineer (SDET)

Division

Wealth Management Technology is responsible for the design, development, delivery, and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Business. Practice areas include Analytics, Intelligence, & Data Technology (AIDT), Client Platforms, Core Technology Services (CTS), Financial Advisor Platforms, Global Banking Technology (GBT), Investment Solutions Technology (IST), Institutional Wealth and Corporate Solutions Technology (IWCST), Technology Delivery Management (TDM), User Experience (UX), and the CAO team.

Software Engineering

This is Vice President position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs within the firm’s WM Product Technology - Software Quality Engineering Division.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What you'll do in the role:

Client Reporting area within SQE WM is undergoing renovation initiative. The current heavy mainframe-based eco-system and applications are being re-engineered for distributed platform with enhanced capabilities to meet future growth and capabilities.

As part of this critical initiative, the requirement is to have a dynamic, resourceful and skilled QA Full Stack Java Developer who would work with the team and stakeholders in building and delivering the renovated platforms within Client Reporting. In addition, the candidate will contribute towards ETrade integration of client reporting applications.

Candidate must have expertise in design and development of core Java applications as well as multi-tiered Java EE-style applications. Candidate will work as part of an Agile squad and interact with other squad members as well as external stakeholders including business and technology partners (local as well as global) across Wealth Management, infrastructure team, architecture team to deliver the objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

Hands-on development using Java and related technologies
Design and development of scalable resilient financial systems.
Produce high quality maintainable code while enforcing development best practices
Collaborate with other team members through peer programming and code reviews.
Work in the Agile development methodologies, collaborating with business and technology teams located globally
Actively contribute and participate in sprint grooming and planning discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile ceremonies
Take ownership of code components from analysis to development to unit testing as well as production support
Ability to create and drive the QA automation areas and frameworks.

What you'll bring to the role:

12+ years of overall career experience & 7+ years of hands-on experience in java and related technologies on QA Lead path.
Relevant experience in Tech stack - Core Java, Java EE, Spring, Webservices, Relational databases, UI Technologies

Understanding of non-functional requirements (security, scalability, reliability)

Selenium BDD frameworks. Skills Desired
Working experience of Agile development methodologies and of DevOps integration
Exposure to JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development
Ability to work in a fast paced and dynamic environment
Unix/Linux and/or any scripting language (Perl)
Experience working with public Cloud (Azure or AWS)
Knowledge of Financial market, lending based products and Wealth Management
Ability to develop proof of concepts/prototypes in the new areas of development

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.