Consultant Conversion: Workplace Engineering Manager, VP, P5

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 Workplace Engineering position at VP level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing the technical environment and end-user experience across various workplace technologies, ensuring seamless operations and user satisfaction across the organization.

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.

Basic Purpose:

The Cloud Engineer is responsible for designing, implementing, and supporting the foundational Morgan Stanley AWS infrastructure including but not limited to AWS organizations/accounts, Landing Zone, networking, security, identity, and targeted business applications/integrations.  They work as part of the larger Cloud organization consisting of Networking, IT Security, Development, Operations, and Site Reliability Engineering teams to build effective, secure, and scalable solutions to meet explosive business growth.

This is a highly technical role focused on maintaining and improving the AWS Organization/Landing Zones, delivering new Cloud functionality in line with business requirements, and executing security remediation projects to consolidate Morgan Stanley acquisition AWS resources, policies, and procedures.  They will work closely with acquisition and Morgan Stanley stakeholders to align AWS resource configuration to firm requirements and deploy/maintain integration related tooling.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain AWS Landing Zone resources such as accounts, VPCs, IAM, etc.

• Work closely with Morgan Stanley and acquisition Cloud Security/Engineering staff to align security policies, IaC blueprints, and security guardrails.

• Implement network connectivity between various Cloud Providers and Organizations

• Create and maintain approved Terraform IaC modules to ensure consistency and security

• Assist with application migrations from acquisition AWS Orgs. to Morgan Stanley Org.

• Design and implement best practices for operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, efficiency, and cost optimization across Cloud platforms

• Create and maintain documentation related to the Morgan Stanley Cloud Program

• Mentor junior team members on secure Cloud Ops design principles and IaC

Job Requirements:

• AWS Cloud Architect Associate certification or greater

• 5+ years’ AWS technical experience, preferably in Financial Services

• 8+ years hands-on experience in Information Technology roles

• Strong knowledge of Terraform, source control, and CI/CD pipelines (Github Actions)

• Strong Cloud Architecture, Networking, Security, and Operations knowledge

• Experience working with Linux/UNIX and Docker or other container technologies

• Familiarity with DMZ based network architectures and associated infrastructure

• Able to work as part of a high performing, collaborative team with limited supervision

• Experience with Access Management technologies, best practices, and IdP (Okta)

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