Data Engineer_Director _Software Engineering

United States Digital Space LLC; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley seeks a Data Engineer - Director - Software Engineering to empower the FS analytics platform and ensure scalable data pipelines for client analytics and revenue generation.

The role emphasizes Snowflake models, SQL optimization, ELT/ETL development, data quality checks, and the use of AI features to drive measurable delivery improvements across a global team.

Qualifications

• 5-10 yrs of professional experience in Snowflake and related technologies.
• Expertise in SQL, data modeling, ETL, ELT and building scalable data pipelines.
• Experience with Snowflake advanced features such as Snowflake AI/ML (Cortex Analyst/Agent), data sharing, and materialized views.
• Knowledge of Python for Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy, SQL, or relevant data manipulation tools
• Knowledge of GenAI, LLMs, and modern AI/ML techniques to drive adoption
• Practical experience using AI assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Snowflake CoCo, or similar in professional workflows.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced global environment.
• At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain Snowflake dimensional models (star and snowflake schemas) for analytics and reporting.
• Build and optimize SQL transformations and views.
• Develop and support ELT/ETL pipelines from multiple source systems.
• Implement data quality checks, reconciliations, and validation controls.
• Manage core Snowflake objects, including databases, schemas, warehouses, and stages.
• Improve Snowflake performance through query profiling, warehouse sizing, clustering strategy, and resource optimization.
• Use AI tools and Snowflake AI features, including Semantic Views, for practical, measurable delivery improvements.

Skills

Snowflake expertise

SQL

Data modeling

ETL/ELT pipelines

Python for data processing

GenAI/LLMs

AI assistants (GitHub Copilot, Claude)

Strong communication

Tools

Snowflake AI/ML Cortex Analyst/Agent

Snowflake data sharing

Materialized views

GitHub Copilot

Claude

Snowflake CoCo

Job description

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Profile Description

We're seeking someone to join our FORT (Finance Technology) team as a Data Engineer. This role is required to support the FS analytics platform, which is a direct source of revenue for the firm through client usage fees. As external vendors such as Light Keeper and MIK continue to offer competing analytics solutions, maintaining sufficient technology capacity and the right skill set is critical to supporting client demand, growing the business, and preserving our competitive position. Backfilling this role is necessary to sustain platform delivery and support continued business expansion.

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.

Since 1935, the company 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.

This is Director position that develops and maintains software solutions that support business needs.

What you'll do in the role:

• Design and maintain Snowflake dimensional models (star and snowflake schemas) for analytics and reporting.
• Build and optimize SQL transformations and views.
• Develop and support ELT/ETL pipelines from multiple source systems.
• Implement data quality checks, reconciliations, and validation controls.
• Manage core Snowflake objects, including databases, schemas, warehouses, and stages.
• Improve Snowflake performance through query profiling, warehouse sizing, clustering strategy, and resource optimization.
• Use AI tools and Snowflake AI features, including Semantic Views, for practical, measurable delivery improvements.

What you'll bring to the role:

• 5-10 yrs of professional experience in Snowflake and related technologies.
• Expertise in SQL, data modeling, ETL, ELT and building scalable data pipelines.
• Experience with Snowflake advanced features such as Snowflake AI/ML (Cortex Analyst/Agent), data sharing, and materialized views.
• Knowledge of Python for Data Processing: Pandas, NumPy, SQL, or relevant data manipulation tools
• Knowledge of GenAI, LLMs, and modern AI/ML techniques to drive adoption
• Practical experience using AI assistants such as GitHub Copilot, Claude, Snowflake CoCo, or similar in professional workflows.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced global environment.
• At least 8 years' relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM the company:

At the company, 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 the company, 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.

the company 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 .