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Department Profile

Wealth Management Product Technology (WMPT) is a dynamic and fast-paced area within the Firm's WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for the Private Banking Group (PBG), one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm, providing cash management and lending products and services to our WM clients. This includes state-of-the-art technology for a nationwide network of Private Bankers and product specialists who work with Financial Advisors to provide access to products and services such as online banking, cards, deposit products, residential mortgages, securities-based loans, and tailored lending. If you are an exceptional individual who is interested in solving complex problems and building sophisticated solutions in a dynamic team environment, WMPT is the place for you.

Position Description:

As part of strategy to design and implement industry leading applications Morgan Stanley WMPT team is looking for a Java developer with good experience on backend services to join a technologically advanced team. Candidate must have expertise in leading design and development of multi-tiered Java EE-style applications. Candidate should be fluent in spring, databases, and database interface layers and associated Java development tools. Candidate will interface on a regular basis with other teams including other internal IT teams across Wealth Management, BA team, QA team, and global development team. To be successful, the role will require the individual to understand the banking technology landscape, and to offer creative solutions that integrate current capabilities, vendor capabilities, proprietary system builds, and the ability to adapt to changing business requirements.

What you'll do in the role:

• Work in an Agile Squad as a full-stack developer
• Review code and contribute to design discussions.
• Ensure high quality of deliverables while enforcing development best practices.
• Adhere to application development guidelines and help improve the guidelines.
• Understand and implement security guidelines and best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve errors or critical issues.
• Mentor junior developers and share knowledge with the team.
• Demonstrate features built as part of the sprint to business stakeholders.
• Actively contribute and participate in sprint grooming and planning discussions, daily stand-ups, and Agile ceremonies
• Work on PoCs to adopt newer technologies and frameworks.

• 3-5+ years of hands-on experience in C#, .NET and related technologies
• Hands on experience in integrating and working in a Java full stack environment.
• Hands on experience in working on multi-threaded, highly available applications.
• Hands on experience in working in Core Java, Spring, Spring boot, RESTful web services.
• Practical experience working with databases (preferably DB2) and database interface layers.
• Candidate must have effective communication skills, should be able to work across both Business users and IT teams across regions and have the ability to lead IT deliverables.
• Candidate must have an understanding of agile development methodologies and understanding of DevOps practices and tooling.
• Proven experience in working within an Agile framework.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• UNIX (Experience in any scripting language)
• Prior knowledge of Autosys, Kafka, MQ and other streaming platform would be useful.
• Awareness of UI technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML, Angular would be useful.
• Knowledge of Financial market, Banking & Wealth Management.
• Experience in collaborating with partners and stakeholders across geography & time zones.
• Exposure to JIRA or other ALM tools to create a productive, high quality development environment.
• Prior experience working in the Financial Services Industry

• Minimum BS degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field