Company Profile:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

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.

Department Profile:

Institutional Securities Technology (IST) is a technology division which develops enterprise systems in support of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Group, including Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research, and Global Capital Markets. The Equities Sales and Trading Risk (ESTAR) department within IST provides technology solutions to the Equities Business.

This role is within the Equity Structured Products Trading department, which is a sub-department of ESTAR, and specializes in providing a range of systems which perform pre-trade and post-trade pricing and workflow, lifecycle management, secondary trading and manual trade entry for equity over the counter (OTC) and listed derivatives, and securitized structured products.

Role:

An exciting opportunity to join the Trading & Sales facing squad within our Equity Structured Scalability fleet and work on multi-year, strategic and green-field projects.
We are looking for a dynamic Java and/or a full stack Java developer who has the passion to work closely with the front office desks/stake holders, understand the desk requirements, work with the global team to implement the changes and responsible for the end-to-end delivery of the feature.
In addition, we are also looking for a team player who can work well within the strong technical team and help the evolution of the platform to support the ever-increasing demands of the business to be competitive in the marketplace while managing the complex regulations that governs the businesses across the globe.

Responsibilities including:

> Working in an Agile environment with our users across Sales, Trading, Operations, Finance, and collaborate with Strats team to strategically renovate our structured products representation and all systems front-to-back that consume these products.
> Involve in the full development lifecycle of the project to ensure we iteratively deliver value to our stakeholders.
> Collaborate and engage with colleagues and technologists globally to drive both the platform's resiliency and scalability.
> Level 3 support to the users of the platform during the regional hours

The candidate should have experience with design and development Java 8+, an aptitude for understanding complex enterprise-scale systems and good problem-solving abilities. A keen interest in the latest development tools and an enthusiasm for both technology and the business domain are required. Experience with Angular / Scala is a plus. Required Skills:

> In-depth knowledge and solid commercial experience of Java 8+
> Experience of basic SQL
> Experience in automated testing and continuous integration platforms
> Good architectural knowledge, and experience working with frameworks & distributed environments.
> Desire to learn new technologies and business domain knowledge.
> Pragmatic attitude to problem solving within a front office environment.


Desired Skills (not essential):

> HTML5 technologies, Angular, Typescript, JavaScript
> Scala
> Equity derivatives and structured products business domain knowledge
> Experience in connectivity, pricing, pre-trade workflow, trade capture or post trade systems in Equities / FX / Fixed Income / Derivatives domain
> Experience working with quants /strats

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.*LI-LT1

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.