Cybersecurity Platform Specialist (Kubernetes workload protection) (Hybrid)

We're seeking someone to join our Workload Protection team as Cybersecurity platform specialist (Kubernetes workload protection) to design, implement, and support enterprise workload protection platforms that secure containerized applications and Kubernetes environments across on-premises and public cloud infrastructure.

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 Cyber Security Operations position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for monitoring, detecting, and responding to security incidents to ensure the organization's systems and data are protected from actual and potential threats or breaches.

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:

• Administer, configure, and support enterprise workload protection platforms (e.g., Wiz, Prisma Cloud Compute) across global Kubernetes environments.
• Design, deploy, and maintain workload protection solutions across Kubernetes platforms including OpenShift, AKS, EKS, and GKE.
• Partner with Kubernetes platform teams to onboard new clusters and ensure consistent deployment, integration, and operation of workload protection capabilities.
• Develop and maintain automation and deployment solutions using GitOps tools and methodologies, including Helm, Argo CD, and FluxCD, while integrating security capabilities into enterprise CI/CD pipelines.
• Manage platform configuration, upgrades, policy deployment, and lifecycle activities to ensure high availability, operational resilience, and security coverage.
• Troubleshoot platform, deployment, networking, and integration issues across Kubernetes and cloud environments, driving continuous improvements in reliability and scalability.
• Develop automation using Python, PowerShell, or similar scripting languages to improve operational efficiency and platform management.
• Collaborate with infrastructure, cloud, DevOps, and application teams, while participating in Agile ceremonies and engaging with technology stakeholders to enhance existing and future technology solutions.
• Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6+ years of experience administering enterprise Kubernetes/OpenShift platforms, with hands-on experience deploying and operating cloud-native security platforms such as Wiz, Prisma Cloud Compute, or similar workload protection solutions.
• Deep expertise with Red Hat OpenShift and Kubernetes, including deployment, configuration, upgrades, and lifecycle management of Wiz Kubernetes Connectors, Admission Controllers, Wiz Sensors, Workload Scanners, and Outpost Lite infrastructure across on-premises and cloud environments.
• Strong understanding of Kubernetes security and networking, including RBAC, Admission Controllers, Pod Security Standards, Network Policies, Ingress, Services, DNS, workload identity, image scanning, runtime protection, and TCP/IP networking.
• Experience deploying and managing Kubernetes applications using Helm, Argo CD, FluxCD, and GitOps methodologies, with integration into enterprise CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Git, Jenkins, or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with enterprise automation and infrastructure engineering using Python, PowerShell, Bash, REST APIs, and HashiCorp Vault or equivalent secrets management technologies.
• Strong Linux administration, troubleshooting, and performance tuning skills, with experience supporting Kubernetes workloads across OpenShift, AKS, EKS, and GKE, as well as AWS, Azure, and GCP cloud platforms.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and collaboration skills, with the ability to partner effectively with Platform Engineering, Cloud Infrastructure, Application Development, and Cybersecurity teams to build and operate secure, scalable enterprise workload protection services.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

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 .

Client-provided location(s): Montreal, Canada

Job ID: Morgan-JR040954

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-07-24T18:44:57