Site Reliability Engineer - Director - Software Engineering

Site Reliability Engineer, Non-Financial Risk Technology

We're seeking someone to join our CDRR Technology team as a Site Reliability Engineer, in Non-Financial Risk Technology to ensure system reliability, performance, and availability through software engineering principles and focuses on building and managing internal developer platforms to facilitate rapid application development and streamline the software delivery lifecycle. 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 a Director position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What You'll Do In The Role:

• Design, deploy, and manage scalable, containerized applications on Kubernetes clusters.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to enable reliable and repeatable deployments.
• Own and improve platform observability using tools like Prometheus, Grafana, and alerts.
• Work closely with application teams to onboard services with proper authentication and authorization (OAuth2, SSO, JWT, etc.).
• Troubleshoot production issues, improve availability, and drive root cause analysis.
• Standardize and automate routine tasks using Python scripting or Ansible.
• Support web-based deployments including APIs, UI apps, and their configurations.
• Collaborate on system design, capacity planning, and performance tuning.

What You'll Bring To The Role:

• At least 6 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
• Ability to process information, translate into plans and present summaries to stakeholders.
• Experienced understanding of business line and discipline.
• Solid hands-on experience with Kubernetes and Docker.
• Strong understanding of containerization, deployment strategies, and orchestration.
• Deep familiarity with observability stacks: Prometheus, Grafana, alerts, and metrics.
• Working knowledge of web deployment and web component architecture. Experience in setting up or working with authN/authZ mechanisms (OAuth, SSO).
• Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.).
• Comfort with Linux and basic database operations (SQL).
• Proficiency in Python scripting for automation. Experience with Ansible or other config management tools.
• Exposure to infrastructure as code (Terraform, Helm).
• Familiarity with cloud-native concepts and services.

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.