Software Engineering Senior Manager - Vice President

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 Lead Software Engineering position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining 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. 

Role Summary 

We are looking for an experienced Technology Manager to lead a Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) team focused on reliability, DevOps, platform modernization, and AI enablement for a centralized data platform supporting Balance Sheet products. You will manage engineering delivery, collaborate with product/data/operations, and drive improvements in platform stability, observability, automation, and deployment, while accelerating modernization and AI operations. 

Candidates must have hands-on technical expertise, proven leadership, and knowledge of Balance Sheet/Finance products (liquidity, capital, collateral, secured financing, lending, margin/prime brokerage). You’ll develop and execute roadmap using modern SRE practices, DevOps automation, and AI-driven solutions. 

What you'll do in the role: 

• Lead a cross-functional SRE team to enhance platform stability, resilience, and operational standards. 

• Define and measure SLOs/SLIs, manage incident processes, and improve availability and recovery (RTO/RPO). 

• Promote a metrics-based engineering culture (deployment frequency, MTTR, pipeline health) and drive prioritized outcomes. 

• Advance CI/CD maturity, automation, environment hygiene, and shift-left controls for proactive risk management. 

• Modernize platform components and optimize data pipelines for performance and scalability; enable API/cloud-first access and real-time data. 

• Expand automated testing, integrate observability into workflows, and improve documentation for transparency and audit readiness. 

• Drive AI adoption in platform operations (lineage tracing, AI-assisted incident triage, anomaly detection, “talk-to-your-data” features); partner on high-impact AI cases. 

• Oversee hiring, coaching, agile delivery, and align priorities with stakeholders. 

• Translate business goals into actionable roadmaps with clear KPIs and milestones. 

What you'll bring to the role:

• 7–15+ years in software or production engineering, including 3+ years in engineering management or technical leadership. 

• Expertise in SRE/Production Engineering: observability, incident management, reliability engineering, SLOs/SLIs. 

• Track record in DevOps transformation, automation, CI/CD, and engineering best practices. 

• Experience with platform modernization (cloud migration, performance, re-architecture, reducing tech debt). 

• Demonstrated delivery leadership in agile environments. 

• Domain expertise in Balance Sheet products and finance data flows; ability to work with finance stakeholders and regulatory needs. 

• Experience with centralized data platforms (data warehouse/lakehouse, batch/streaming, lineage systems). 

• Familiarity with regression frameworks for data pipelines in SDLC. 

• Experience with AI in engineering ops (AIOps/GenAI), responsible implementation, and governance. 

• Knowledge of cloud data platforms, API access patterns, and strong security practices. 

We have a track record of innovation and passion for unlocking new opportunities, we help our clients raise, manage and allocate capital. We do this by offering a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and asset management services. 

All that we do at Morgan Stanley is driven by our five core values: do the right thing, put clients first, lead with exceptional ideas, commit to diversity and inclusion, and give back. These aren’t just beliefs, they guide the decisions we make every day, ensuring we do what's best for our clients, communities and more than 80,000 employees around the world. And at the core of our success are the people who drive it - relentless collaborators and creative thinkers who are fueled by diverse thinking and experiences. 

Wherever you are in our 1,200 global offices, you’ll have the opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment where you are empowered to achieve your full potential. 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.  
Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. 

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet). 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $210,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background.  Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.