Web Security Specialist (Proxy 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 Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering position at Director Level, 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.

We are seeking to add an experienced Web Proxy subject matter expert to join our DevOps web security team. The team is responsible for engineering, integrating, deploying and hosting web proxy infrastructure via which thousands of web applications run. The specialist will act as a subject matter expert in the web proxy security domain.

This is a hybrid onsite role - minimum 3 days a week in office. Long term work from home / virutal is not an option.

What you'll do in the role:

• Architecting, testing, integrating and deploying Web Proxy technologies.
• Work alongside the wider organization's security experts to implement policy-based solutions
• Research industry best practices and future technologies with a view to how they could improve our current security posture.
• Interfacing with technical vendor subject matter experts and internal squads, ensuring the delivery of high quality secure solutions.
• Training squad personnel and application support groups on newly delivered solutions

What you'll bring to the role:

• 5+ years of proxy experience in a similar position. (Cloud gateway preferred)
• Must know how to integrate external services with proxies via ICAP, proxy chaining, and service offloads, etc.
• Moderate cloud security experience (Azure, O365, AWS, etc.)
• Practical and theoretical knowledge of web malware and how to mitigate against
• Light to moderate Linux Experience required
• Good understanding of the protocols underpinning the web - TCP/IP, HTTP, SSL/TLS etc.
• Ideal candidate would be able to intelligently dissect all 7 layers of the OSI stack
• Experience working in DMZ environments with good understanding of hardware load-balancing, firewalls, multi-tiered architectures.

Skills Desired:

• Hands-on proxy knowledge; Bluecoat, Zscaler and or Netskope experience preferred
• Hands-on CASB design, architecture and deployment (SkyHigh, Symantec, etc.)
• Advanced proxy experience required including DevOps operational understanding
• Knowledge of Data Protection Practices (Data At Rest, In Use, In Motion, etc.) and their practical implementations
• Expert knowledge and understanding of web security concepts and cyber-attack vectors
• CISSP or similar recognized cyber security qualifications
• Experience operating in large, siloed enterprise environments
• Programming/Scripting languages: Python, Perl, AngularJS - advantage
• SASE/SD-wan - advantage

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.

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): Alpharetta, GA

Job ID: Morgan-549786513834

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-08-14T18:36:42