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Sr DevOps Engineer

2 days ago New York, NY

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 Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering position at the Director, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that's eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

This position would work within the cloud engineering organization to assist with the design and implementation our cloud strategy. This position would have specific focus on cloud related project and the day-to-day tasks critical to deploying cloud solutions.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • BS/BA Preferred or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of Enterprise IT Infrastructure or Application development experience
  • Working knowledge public cloud architectures and services. AWS experience a big plus.
  • Demonstrated ability to think strategically about business, product, and how best to overcome technical hurdles.
  • Hands-on experience with design, development, and deployment of business software at scale in AWS. In addition, hands-on experience with technology infrastructure, network, compute, storage, and virtualization a plus.
  • Proven experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile/iterative methodologies required.
  • Integration of cloud services with on-premises technologies from Microsoft, IBM, Oracle, HP, SAP etc.
  • Experience with IT compliance and risk management requirements (e.g., security, privacy, SOX, HIPAA etc.) Familiar with IT audit related tasks and responses.
  • Willingness to challenge the status quo and dig deep into legacy technology, processes, and practices to understand how to transform and move them forward.
  • Experience planning and migrating traditional on-prem architectures to public cloud.
  • Proven track record of implementing AWS services in a variety of distributed computing environments.
  • Experience with documenting cloud workloads including runbooks and 'how to' documents.
  • Experience with Jira/Confluence a plus.
  • Experience working with Agile collaboration and project management tooling (Jira, Confluence, and Kanban)
  • Experience with Agile methodologies including Kanban and DevOps software development.
  • Experience with highly available and fault-tolerant enterprise and web-scale software deployments
  • Infrastructure automation through DevOps scripting (e.g., Terraform, Python, TFCB and GitHub)
  • Configuration management using Ansible or Puppet.
  • Strong practical Linux systems administration skills in a Cloud or Virtualized environment
  • Willingness to be a tech evangelist to help drive adoption and acceptance of new patterns and ways to solve problems.
  • Understanding of Continuous Integration - Continuous Deployment (CI-CD) methodologies (Bamboo, Jenkins)
  • Familiar with monitoring tools and strategies.
  • Strong configuration management tooling knowledge
  • Comfortable with version control systems and pipelines (Bitbucket, GitHub, etc.)
  • Excellent planning, documentation, and communication skills.

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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 - 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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $120,000 and $165,000 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'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).

Client-provided location(s): New York, NY
Job ID: Morgan-PT-JR022325
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-10-23T18:36:19

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • FSA
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
    • HSA
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
    • Return-to-Work Program
    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Non-Birth Parent or Paternity Leave
    • Adoption Leave
  • Work Flexibility

    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Commuter Benefits Program
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Leave of Absence
    • Volunteer Time Off
    • Personal/Sick Days
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Stock Purchase Program
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Lunch and Learns
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Internship Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)