Director, Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering

Morgan Stanley Group; Alpharetta (GA); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Stanley is seeking a Director, Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering in Alpharetta, GA to build, maintain, and improve IT infrastructure and software applications across public, private, and hybrid clouds. You will design, deploy, and optimize cloud platforms with emphasis on performance, security, and cost, while guiding teams and vendors.

Telecommuting up to 60% is allowed. Responsibilities include architecture, automation, and training for operations teams, developers, and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in IT or related field.
• Two years of experience in the offered role or as an Associate.
• Experience with Python, AWS core services (EC2, VPC, S3, IAM), and SQL.
• Familiar with RHEL, OpenShift, CI/CD, Git, Jenkins, and container tech.
• Knowledge of ITIL and SRE principles.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain and improve software applications and IT infra.
• Design and deploy public, private and hybrid cloud platforms.
• Provide in-person and real-time support for cloud adoption.
• Create docs and train operations teams on cloud features and use cases.

Skills

Python

AWS

CI/CD

Docker

OpenShift

Linux

CCNA

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Git

Jenkins

OCI containers

Job description

Company Profile:

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide, including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. In Technology, 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.

What you’ll do in the role:

Morgan Stanley Services Group, Inc. is seeking a Director, Lead Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering in Alpharetta, GA to build, maintain, and improve general software applications and IT infrastructure specifically focusing on compute and storage, as well as modern public and private cloud infrastructure. Provide in-person and real-time support to businesses adopting modern cloud-based software. Design and develop software applications to use public cloud, private cloud, and modern cloud compatible technologies. Architect, design, engineer, and deploy private, public, and hybrid cloud IT infrastructure software, while giving consideration to performance, resiliency, high-availability, scalability, security and cost. Create documentation and deliver training to operations teams, software application developers, and business units on the features, benefits, limitations and appropriate use cases for private, public, and hybrid cloud platforms. Design software using the Python programming language and CI/CD pipelines, within the SDLC standards for development of software, tooling, scripts and automation around IT infrastructure. Integrate and support IT infrastructure components with existing company technologies for Identity Management, Role-based Access Control, IT Asset Management, Secrets Management, Encryption Key Management, Logging, Auditing, Alerting, Observability, and Capacity Management. Handle advanced troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for production software and infrastructure issues, and support operations teams during technical escalations and high severity incidents. Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to resolve software concerns, manage support tickets, propose strategic improvements, request new features, and monitor overall health and capacity of infrastructure systems. Telecommuting permitted up to 60% of time.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Requires a Bachelor's degree in Legal Studies, Information Technology, or a related field of study.
• Requires two (2) years of experience in the position offered or two (2) years as an Associate, or a closely related occupation.
• Requires two (2) years of experience with the following skills: Python programming including API frameworks (Flask or FastAPI), SQLAlchemy, and asyncio; Amazon AWS core services including Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Simple Storage Service (S3), Elastic Load Balancing (ELB), and Identity & Access Management (IAM); Enterprise-grade relational database management systems (IBM DB2), and SQL; Enterprise-grade distributed storage systems; CI/CD including Git, Jenkins, and Open Container Initiative (OCI) containers (Docker or Podman); Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Red Hat OpenShift; TCP/IP networking (CCNA-level), DNS, and Load Balancing; HTTP and TLS/SSL protocols including Public Key Infrastructure and certificate management; Observability tools including Splunk, Loki, Prometheus, and Grafana; Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) principles; Data analysis, protocol debugging, log file, and root cause analysis; Developing for distributed systems, microservices, and big data applications; and Systems architecture including high availability, fault tolerance, redundancy, replication, and failover strategies.

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.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $160,000 and $160,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

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.

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.