AI Enablement Engineering Tech Lead (Hybrid)

PowerToFly; Montreal (administrative region); Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley in Montreal, Quebec, seeks an AI Enablement Engineering Tech Lead in the Cloud and Platform Security team to set technical direction and lead engineers building secure data platforms.

This VP-level role translates security challenges into scalable AI solutions, designs end-to-end platforms, and guides cross-functional teams in a hybrid workplace; French and English required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in software, data, or platform engineering.
• At least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
• Proven ability to solve complex security and business challenges with scalable solutions.
• Experience delivering data products that provide actionable insights and measurable value.
• Deep expertise building and operating large-scale data and AI engineering solutions.
• Strong understanding of software engineering, distributed systems, and data architecture.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for cloud and platform security engineering.
• Architect scalable end-to-end security data platforms for telemetry, risk analytics, compliance, and vulnerability management.
• Establish secure-by-design principles and best practices for data and platform security.
• Translate complex security and business challenges into scalable technical solutions.
• Lead solution architecture design, including threat modeling and regulatory alignment.
• Oversee development and operation of cloud-based platforms processing high-volume security data.
• Ensure platform reliability with data quality, observability, governance and KPI-driven management.
• Drive automation of security controls, monitoring, and incident response processes.
• Lead and develop engineering teams with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver secure outcomes.

Skills

Technical leadership

Data engineering

Cloud security

Big data / AI engineering

Distributed systems

Communication

Security architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/Cybersecurity

Job description

We’re seeking someone to join our Cloud and Platform Security team as an AI Enablement Engineering Tech Lead to define technical direction, lead engineering teams, and partner closely with security, product, and platform stakeholders to build secure, reliable, and scalable data platforms and workflows. This role sits at the intersection of security, data, and software engineering, translating complex business and security challenges into scalable, well-architected data and AI solutions.

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 Cybersecurity Engineering Manager position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for providing specialist cyber expertise and creating solutions that protect the organization's systems and networks against actual and potential security threats and vulnerabilities.

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:

• Define and execute the technical strategy and roadmap for cloud and platform security engineering.

• Architect scalable, end-to-end security data platforms supporting telemetry, risk analytics, compliance, and vulnerability management.

• Establish engineering standards, secure-by-design principles, and best practices for data and platform security.

• Translate complex, ambiguous security and business challenges into actionable, scalable technical solutions.

• Lead solution architecture design, including threat modeling and alignment with enterprise security and regulatory requirements.

• Oversee development and operation of cloud-based platforms processing high-volume security data (logs, alerts, audit trails).

• Ensure platform reliability through strong data quality, observability, governance, and performance management (SLA/SLO/KPI-driven).

• Drive automation of security controls, monitoring, and incident response processes.

• Lead and develop engineering teams while partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver secure, high-impact outcomes.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Cybersecurity, or a related field.

• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or platform engineering.

• At least 2 years of experience in a technical leadership role.

• Proven ability to solve complex, ambiguous business and security challenges through scalable technical solutions.

• Experience designing and delivering data products that provide actionable insights and measurable business value.

• Deep expertise building and operating large-scale data and/or AI engineering solutions.

• Strong understanding of software engineering principles, distributed systems, and data architecture.

• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

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.