Associate

Our WM business is one of the largest in the world with more than $2 trillion in client assets $73 billion in lending balances and nearly 16000 Financial Advisors in 600 offices across the U.S. Our Financial Advisors focus on delivering timely customized solutions and services that help clients meet their financial and life goals. Our offering includes brokerage and investment advisory services financial and wealth planning access to credit and lending cash management annuities and insurance and retirement services.

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.

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.

Operations Field & Institutional Technology (OFIT) is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firms WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for our Operations Field and Institutional business areas. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment OFIT is the place for you.


Position Description


The ideal candidate will perform software quality assurance testing across banking product domains and is proficient with various automation tools and techniques. The individual should be highly experienced with functional testing possess good automation testing skills and take ownership of items independently while tracking to closure. The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements create test cases (e.g. unit component multi-component) as well as automate and deliver projects. The position requires attention to detail coupled with ownership to ensure the delivery of high- quality applications.


Responsibilities


* Work as part of a Core Processing Agile Squad/Fleet on QA processes with heavy focus on execution of automation with various automation tools and techniques.

* Contribute to Automation Frameworks and automate testcases ensuring comprehensive automation-coverage.

* Develop utilities and customized frameworks aligning with DevOps practices.

* Estimate prioritize plan and coordinate test and automation activities independently.

* Review quality specifications and technical design documents to provide timely and meaningful feedback.

* Record and document debugging procedures.

* Track test metrics such as test coverage defect densities and open defect counts to gain and share insights about quality issues.

* Create detailed comprehensive and well-structured test plans and test cases following company standards within required timeframes.

* Perform thorough manual regression testing when technical issues are resolved and know how to automate those tests.

* Actively contribute and participate in daily stand-ups and Agile Sprint planning and grooming sessions.

* Design tests based on Agile specifications for functionality and expected behavior.

* Stay up to date with new testing approaches tools and test strategies. Required Skills


* 5-7 years of proven work experience in QA with an emphasis on QA automation.

* 4 years of demonstrable experience in automation technologies including ETL Database Kafka Selenium Protractor Junit Gherkin JMeter and scripting languages including JAVA.

* Experience in BDD framework such a BDD cucumber.

* Proficiency in usage of SQL queries for databases or large datasets

* Experience in services/API testing and automation.

* In-depth knowledge of test management software (e.g. Jira).

* Experience in Agile methodology.

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

* Team player with good communication skills to work effectively in a global team.



Desired Skills

* Working knowledge of cloud-based application architecture and principles.

* Experience in automation technologies including Selenium Protractor UFT Junit Gherkin JMeter etc. and scripting languages including java.

* Experience in Devops with Integrating automated tests in Continuous Integration and Delivery pipeline such as Teamcity Jenkins.

* Prior experience working in the Investment banking domain preferably in wealth management.



Educational Qualification:

* Minimum BS degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field.

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 - arent just beliefs they guide the decisions we make every day to do whats best for our clients communities and more than 80000 employees in 1200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley youll 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. Theres also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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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.