Associate_Site Reliability Engineer

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 3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT TEAM
The Platform Engineering team is part of Parametric IT's Developer Experience department at Parametric and is vital to developer enablement and system reliability in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). As a team, we:

- Consult and collaborate with cloud-native and self-hosted application teams to deliver and operate reliable, performant, robust, and secure applications
- Automate provisioning of non-production environment for application development and testing
- Design, operate, and manage development toolchains and pipelines to meet objectives for high-velocity delivery while also meeting control requirements
- Build and maintain container orchestration on Kubernetes
- Provide observability via monitoring tools such as Datadog, Sentry etc.

ABOUT THE ROLE
As a Platform Engineer you will work closely with the software delivery teams and other IT functional groups to enable teams to deliver secure, compliant, quality software at speed. You are expected to be engaged with and responsive to a global community of software developers and testers working on strategic product development. You are encouraged to innovate and foster an environment of continuous experimentation. You will work with your teammates to create reusable components and workflows that deliver superior developer experience.

Our team supports a diverse technology stack designed for Cloud Native development on AWS and Azure cloud platforms as well as self-hosted/on-premise applications. Candidates with skills and experience across all our stacks will have an advantage over other candidates but we understand - we work together as a team of people with diverse expertise and strengths to cover our community's needs holistically.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Empower the development teams to deliver quality software at high velocity by creating flows, processes, automation, and tooling
- Design, implement, and manage centralized monitoring solutions that provide expedient actionable feedback to the development teams
- Foster an environment of continuous experimentation and learning
- Function as subject matter expert in creating and delivering reliable, performant, robust, and secure applications
 

JOB QUALIFICATIONS
SKILL SET
Required Experience: 4+ years

Required Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering
- 4+ years relevant experience (Site Reliability Engineer, Platform Engineer, or DevOps)
- Highly proficient at writing automation scripts using object-oriented languages (e.g., Python, Powershell)
- Experience designing and operating automated CI/CD pipeline development in YAML
- Experience implementing Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform preferred)
- Experience designing, developing, and operating applications and systems in the AWS or Azure
- Experience implementing and operating observability tools (e.g., Datadog, Sentry)
- Experience implementing and operating container orchestration platforms such as (e.g., Kubernetes)
- Developer enablement mindset with an ability to collaborate across technology teams
- Familiarity with application architecture concepts
- Familiarity with networking concepts and terminology
- Familiarity with application and infrastructure security concepts and terminology
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Good to have skills
- Experience supporting development teams using combinations of java, .net, javascript or python
- Experience with VMWare, Windows Server, SQL Server and Powershell
- Financial services, especially asset/wealth management industry experience

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.

 

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 85 years. At our foundation are five core values — putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back — that guide our more than 80,000 employees in 1,200 offices across 42 countries. At Morgan Stanley, you’ll find trusted colleagues, committed mentors and a culture that values diverse perspectives, individual intellect and cross-collaboration. We Firm is differentiated by the caliber of our diverse team. While our company culture and commitment to inclusion define our legacy and shape our future, helping to strengthen our business and bring value to clients around the world. Learn more about how we put this commitment to action: morganstanley.com/diversity. 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.

We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business.

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.