Consultant conversion, VP , P5, Lead Software Eng : Job Level - Vice President

860 Morgan Stanley Svcs Canada Co; Montreal; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in Montreal is seeking a Lead Software Engineer to join their Trading Risk Controls team. In this role, you will be responsible for deploying critical real-time trading systems, ensuring high performance and reliability in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in integration technology and strong communication skills to collaborate effectively within our trading environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits

Diversity and inclusion commitment

Supportive work-life balance environment

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience as an Integration Specialist.
• Strong scripting skills in Python or similar.
• Experience working with front office trading systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage configuration, implementation, and deployment of services.
• Perform integration and regression tests, organize UAT.
• Develop tooling and automation solutions related to software best practices.

Skills

Linux

Unix

Scripting

Problem Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

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Consultant conversion, VP , P5, Lead Software Eng : Job Level - Vice President

Apply locations Montreal, Canada time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id PT-JR011502 Trading Risk Controls software is used across all electronic trading at Morgan Stanley for mission-critical error detection, trading risk management and meeting regulatory and exchange requirements. We use a wide range of technology stacks to build distributed systems including:

- Embedded C++/Java code/libraries into low latency & ultra-low latency Trading Engines across both Equities & Fixed Income
- KBD+/q based aggregation plants
- C++ services to marshal and centralize server requests
- Java/Scala based middleware services
- WPF/HTML5 based UIs used by risk managers and traders

Our technologists focus on the development, testing, integration, and deployment of critical, real-time distributed systems. These systems must perform in a high-volume low-latency Front Office trading environment while providing high levels of resiliency and stability.

Position Description:

- Hands-on senior integration technologist in our Trading Risk Controls team
- Work closely with electronic trading desks and risk management
Manage the configuration, implementation, and deployment to the production environment of new services and products as well as changes to existing systems
- Perform integration and regression tests, organize User Acceptance Testing (UAT) with end users and provide feedback to development teams
- Work closely with the trading system and internal TRC development teams continuously monitor and improve efficiency and reduce risk in the production trading environment
- Opportunity to develop value added tooling/scripting/automation solutions related to best practices in software development, deployment, and architecture Required Skills
- 8+ years of experience as an Integration Specialist or from a related field
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field
- Strong Linux/Unix skills
- Strong Scripting skills (e.g., Python, bash/ksh or similar).
- Experience working with front office / trading systems.
- Solid verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills - candidates must be comfortable in a trading floor environment.
- Problem solving skills: Able to tackle problems based on limited information, seek out solutions and work around problems in a timely manner.

Desired Skills:
- Good understanding of Financial Markets
- Experience with SQL and/or KDB.
- Need to handle pressure well.
- The desire to learn!

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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

About Us

At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for people, governments and institutions, always with a standard of excellence and guided by our core values.

Morgan Stanley is dedicated to providing first-class service to our clients, in a way that reflects our commitment to creating a more sustainable future and fostering stronger communities around the world. In each line of business, we strive to demonstrate our belief in the power of transformative thinking, innovative strategies and leading-edge solutions—and in the ability of capital to work for the benefit of all society.

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