Sr Software Developer - Fraud Technology (Non-Financial Risk Technology)

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. This is a Software Engineering II position at the Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on.

The Non-Financial Risk Technology (NFRT) organization provides IT support to the Morgan Stanley Legal and Compliance division. The Fraud Technology Department is responsible for detecting, preventing, notifying, and reporting on all Fraud outside and inside the firm. We provide technology solutions, consultation, controls, governance, and expertise to fraud analysts in operations and cybersecurity, define technology strategy and architecture, implement analytical, real-time, batch, and data-oriented solutions, and release custom and vendor-based solutions in partnership with other technology and business organizations across the Firm.

As a software developer, you will be responsible for the development and maintenance of Morgan Stanley’s next generation fraud screening platform for real-time fraud detection and prevention. You will work with our architecture team to ensure industrial and departmental best practices are being followed. 
Your role will be a focal point between our fraud analytics, reporting, and data governance teams. You will be a productive member of the development team and share core tasks as a member of an Agile squad.

In your role you will be expected to share ownership of our projects and contribute to the active development and maintenance of our applications. You will have the opportunity to be exposed to modern software engineering tools and best practices. You will also learn how a large investment bank like Morgan Stanley detects and prevents fraud. You will work in a dynamic agile Fleet that uses Scrum for its workflow. You will be expected to be involved in the full development lifecycle. You will be expected to collaborate with others in the wider team and across the firm, as well as working on your own initiatives.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Commercial experience of core Java programming with strong proficiency

• Experience of working with a functional programming language

• Experience with Scala programming (or willingness on becoming an expert on it)

• Fundamental knowledge of Microservices

• Strong experience with distributed caching and relational databases, preferably with Sybase, Oracle, MSSQL

• Good Exposure to middleware- MQ, Kafka

• Experience of working in a Linux environment

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills and professional approach

• Ability to work effectively in a global and dynamic team

• Understanding of distributed system design and infrastructure 

Skills Desired

• Experience in the full software development life cycle

• Experience working in an agile team using Agile and DevOps practices & tools

• Experience working with Continuous Integration systems

• Experience with cloud-ready development, Docker containers

• Experience with Confluent Kafka

• Experience with Redis

• Experience with automation and scripting languages (Python preferred)

• Experience in Data Modeling

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.

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Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $90,000 and $150,000 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's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).