ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

ABOUT PARAMETRIC
Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what’s important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients’ core holdings.

This role is part of Parametric’s hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 2-3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT THE ROLE
The Lead Software Engineer on the Investment System Technology team is responsible for providing technical leadership for a set of applications across the technology platform. Foremost, the role will be responsible for architecting and delivering a highly scalable and resilient set of central services that will advance the integration and scalability of the broader proprietary technology platform.

The role will report into the Director of Engineering, Investment Systems Technology, and work closely with technical leads and managers across Parametric’s technology team. The person in this role will lead a team of engineers as they design, build, and support the next generation of services. The role is also responsible for identifying priorities, managing deliveries with stakeholders across the technology team.

A critical objective for Lead Software Engineer, Investment Operations is to architect and deliver scalable enterprise solutions, leveraging cloud native technologies, designing and implementing micro-services and a relentless focus on performance and resilience.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Utilize programming and quantitative skills to create efficiencies for traders, analysts and portfolio managers with the primary goal of improving systems.
- Work closely with investment professionals and other team members to understand and document requirements in order to provide solutions to complex business problems.
- Work towards a long-term goal of specializing in development areas, including but not limited to: front-end interfaces, data analytics, back-end design, and data architecture.
- Lead team of developers, manages their plan and performance.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Significant Hands-on software development experience in Java ecosystem
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science strongly preferred
- A minimum of one or more of the following skills required:
- Experience with SQL server and/or No SQL Databases
- Experience with cloud native development, preferably on AWS.
- Experience with Event Based integration like Kakfa is preferred.
- Excellent communication and ability to collaborate well with both technical and non-technical users
- Experience with Kotlin is preferred.
- Strong math orientation and numerical aptitude
- Interest in combining technical skills with Finance and business level understanding
- Understanding of financial markets is a preferred.

Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.

Equal opportunities statement:
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.