Automation Engineer - VP

London
Permanent
Full-time

27 days ago

We are looking to grow our Specialized Electronic Trading Infrastructure Team with a cross-discipline platform tooling specialist looking at Linux Systems, Data, Security and Automation. They will work with our partners across technology to find solutions to allow us to grow revenue, manage risk or reduce cost by leveraging existing technologies products, onboarding new technologies or building it themselves new capabilities.The Morgan Stanley electronic and algorithmic trading platform is the core infrastructure behind the success of the Morgan Stanley Equities business and continues to be a primary driver of future growth and success in the industry.Your responsibility will be to enhance, maintain, and develop new tools for use by both you and others to effectively manage the infrastructure platform including our electronic trading lab. The ideal candidate will embrace the challenge of automating away toil, whilst developing innovative new solutions to meet the expanding needs of the business freeing up time to challenge new technologies. Our environment allows you to grow your skillset by working with highly talented people. We promote knowledge sharing and you must be willing to participate in many groups’ collaboration with multiple teams around the world.In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities.This is an Automation Engineering position at VP level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.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.Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.In addition to possessing the technical skills listed below, the ideal candidate must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, globally, write clear and concise technical documentation and be able to verbally communicate ideas and engage in technical discussions and debates with technical management while still maintaining professionalism.What you’ll do in the role:

Define and prioritize strategic initiatives for the cloud and infrastructure engineering team.
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and internal policies related to related to trading infrastructure
Monitor and report on key performance indicators to track the effectiveness of trading infrastructure.
Drive process improvements and standardization to enhance operational efficiency.
Participate in technology road mapping and planning exercises to support long-term business goals.
Have the technical skill to review, verify, and validate software code developed in the project.
Demonstrable scripting experience in Python including extracting and updating data in enterprise data sources and interacting with the networks.
Complex Bash Script and the trade-offs of CLI Scripting versus Python vs a structured language
Experience working on shared code bases using best practices in CI / Source Control / Release Management and Change Control
Application and Infrastructure Configuration management
Automated build / packaging experience - Ansible, RPM, Puppet, Chef, Salt
Data structures formats (JSON/YAML/XML)
Efficient interaction with databases such as SQL/Redis/mongo/NoSQL
Flask / Django for mock-up GUIs for others.
Streaming Data programming Linux Systems

Strong Experience in Linux Systems. Must be capable of demonstrating high levels of proficiency from the command line.
Understanding of network principles (routing, switching, TCP, DNS, SSL, http)

What you'll bring to the role:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
Proven leadership and team management skills.
Strong understanding of infrastructure as code (IaC) tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible).
Experience in developing and implementing cloud and Trading infrastructure strategies.
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities.
Knowledge of regulatory requirements and industry best practices.
Strong sense of ownership/accountability
Must have the ability to work in our dynamic, fast paced environment.
Demonstrated self-growth outside the office.
Desire to learn and adapt to new technology.
Must be comfortable presenting to global audiences on a regular basis.
Ability to prioritize along with good time management skills.
Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills

Skills Desired:

Automation / Tools / Data / Integration

Other languages like (Golang, rust, Java) or other high-level programming / scripting tooling
Streaming Data programming such as Kafka/ActiveMQ/RabbitMQ or NIFI.
Service Now Ecosystem
Automated provisioning tool chains.
OCI Container and Execution Frameworks (Docker, Podman)
Jupyter Lab for analytics, including standard libraries like NumPy/panda/matplotlib)
Knowledge of Intermediate (No) SQL Skills
Trading System Application Configuration / Deployment / Management Experience
Systems

Familiarity with MIT Kerberos application within enterprise Linux environments
Iptables principles and practices
Detailed experience working with Unicast and Multicast network protocols and routing metro and regional FC networks.
Kernel-Bypass
Time synchronization methods and appliances
Automated OOB Management - Redfish
NICs - Solarflare, Mellanox, ExaBlaze ExaNIC adapters
Security / Networks

Firewalls - Fortinet firewall management
Zeek/ Corvil network analytics package
Professional

GitHub / Open-source contributions a bonus
Excellent problem-solving skills, soft-skills sense of humor, and delivery mindset
A deep understanding of DevOps practices and tools
Ability to drive the design, engineering, integration, and enhancement of Agile and IaC enablement tools and applications by utilizing DevOps practices.
Implement software development processes and practices (e.g., Functional Specification and Testing, Code reviews, Unit Testing, and Monitoring)

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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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