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At Morgan Stanley we advise originate trade manage and distribute capital for governments institutions and individuals and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments-Institutional Securities Wealth Management (WM) and Investment Management. The Firms employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1200 offices in 43 countries.


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.


Department Profile

Wealth Management Product Technology (WMPT) is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firms WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for the Private Banking Group (PBG) one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm providing cash management and lending products and services to our WM clients. This includes state-of-the-art technology for a nationwide network of Private Bankers and product specialists who work with Financial Advisors to provide access to products and services such as online banking cards deposit products residential mortgages securities-based loans and tailored lending. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment WMPT is the place for you.


Position Description:

As part of strategy to design and implement industry leading applications Morgan Stanley WMPT team is looking for a Java developer with good experience on backend services to join a technologically advanced team. Candidate must have expertise in leading design and development of multi-tiered Java EE-style applications. Candidate should be fluent in spring databases and database interface layers and associated Java development tools. Candidate will interface on a regular basis with other teams including other internal IT teams across Wealth Management BA team QA team and global development team. To be successful the role will require the individual to understand the banking technology landscape and to offer creative solutions that integrate current capabilities vendor capabilities proprietary system builds and the ability to adapt to changing business requirements.


Job Functions/Duties and Responsibilities:

* Work in an Agile Squad as a full-stack developer

* Review code and contribute to design discussions.

* Ensure high quality of deliverables while enforcing development best practices.

* Adhere to application development guidelines and help improve the guidelines.

* Understand and implement security guidelines and best practices.

* Troubleshoot and resolve errors or critical issues.

* Mentor junior developers and share knowledge with the team.

* Demonstrate features built as part of the sprint to business stakeholders.

* Actively contribute and participate in sprint grooming and planning discussions daily stand-ups and Agile ceremonies

* Work on PoCs to adopt newer technologies and frameworks. Skills Required:

* 5 years of hands on experience in Java/J2EE and related technologies

* Hands on experience in integrating and working in a Java full stack environment.

* Hands on experience in working on multi-threaded highly available applications.

* Hands on experience in working in Core Java Spring Spring boot RESTful web services.

* Practical experience working with databases (preferably DB2) and database interface layers.

* Candidate must have effective communication skills should be able to work across both Business users and IT teams across regions and have the ability to lead IT deliverables.

* Candidate must have an understanding of agile development methodologies and understanding of DevOps practices and tooling.

* Proven experience in working within an Agile framework.

* Excellent verbal and written communication skills


Skills Desired:

* UNIX (Experience in any scripting language)

* Prior knowledge of Autosys Kafka MQ and other streaming platform would be useful.

* Awareness of UI technologies such as JavaScript CSS and HTML Angular would be useful.

* Knowledge of Financial market Banking & Wealth Management.

* Experience in collaborating with partners and stakeholders across geography & time zones.

* Exposure to JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive high quality development environment.

* Prior experience working in the Financial Services Industry


Education:

* 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.