Senior Site Reliability Engineer

Morgan Stanley

  • Glasgow
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
Senior Site Reliability EngineerGlasgowAs a senior SRE you would be joining our growing HashiVault squad as part of the strategy to offer more services and a better user experience to our clients. The current squad has been running for 4 years and have people from several locations including New York, Montreal and Glasgow. We are adding more engineers in EMEA and require an SRE to help us create the same culture of ownership and independence which exist in our current squad. You will be working to implement new features, deal with user requests and reduce repeatable tasks allowing us more time for strategic initiatives. In particular, you will be a major driver of our push to Google Cloud which is due to go live in 2026.What will you be doing?
  • You will be responsible for delivering Vault services to customers running in Google Cloud
  • You will work with the Vault squad supporting Engineering & Operational tasks, ranging from service delivery, automation, DevOps tasks and supporting an on-call rota
  • Working with the Vault squad & wider Technology stakeholders, you will support the continuous improvement of our services through the development of automation scripting and effective observability solutions.
  • Enforce adherence to architectural standards/principles, global product-specific guidelines, usability design standards, etc.
  • Working with Technology teams, you will onboard new tools to support business needs and integrate with the Morgan Stanley eco system.
  • Participate in design discissions, code reviews and the various Agile ceremonies to help us produce the best product possible
  • You will deliver knowledge sharing across our Vault squad & Data Protection chapter, providing documentation, presentations and internal postings
What we’re looking for:
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
  • 5+ years of hands-on experience with Kubernetes
  • 7+ years of experience in implementing technological solutions, managing applications and services in an enterprise environment
  • Solid knowledge and hands-on experience of IaaC with Terraform
  • Solid knowledge and hands-on experience of Helm
  • Solid knowledge and hands-on experience of automation scripting languages such as Python or Bash
  • Solid communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills
  • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills
Skills that will help you in the role:
  • Experience with HashiCorp Vault
  • Experience with Jenkins for CI/CD
  • GCP certifications such as Associate Cloud Engineer, Professional Cloud Architect, Professional Cloud DevOps Engineer, Professional Cloud Security Engineer
  • Hashicorp certifications such as Terraform Associate, Terraform Authoring and Operations Professional, Vault Associate, or Vault Operations Professional
  • Experience migrating application workloads into GCP and/or GKE
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.To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements:
If this role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.Flexible work statement
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.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.

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