Mainframe Developer

Company Profile

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management 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.

As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career – a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

Technology

Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world’s leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Morgan Stanley’s sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting-edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client-relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, our applications and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients’ businesses—and to our own.

MS Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology is the global technology department responsible for the design, development, delivery and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) business. The department is comprised of 10 organizations: Sales, Banking & Corporate-Client Technology, Investment Products & Markets Technology, Client Reporting, Core Processing, Private and International Wealth Management Technology, Technology Integration Office, Enterprise Infrastructure & Production Management, Capital Markets Application & Data Services, Deployment Planning & Release Management, and the Chief Operating Office. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology works with large scale databases such as DB2 and SQL Server, proprietary and non-proprietary messaging software, a broad variety of vendor products, numerous financial exchanges and regulatory entities, and programming languages ranging from .Net and Java to Cobol and VB.Net.

: Software Developer within Capital Markets area of Investment Products & Solutions Technology (IPSIT) organization, responsible for development and maintenance of various applications related to the order management platform across multiple asset classes. The primary responsibilities of the individual will be to: – Contribute to all aspects of application development including functional and technical specifications, design, development and support- Ensure high quality of deliverables while enforcing development best practicesThe candidate will work closely with peers in delivery organizations across IPSIT as well as colleagues in organizations across MSWM Technology, Operations and Business areas.

Requirements/Qualifications:

• 5 – 8 years of hands-on technical experience delivering solutions using technologies including: o COBOL/JCLo CICS/CICS Web Serviceso MQ- Working knowledge of Relational Databases (DB2)- Excellent programming and debugging skills- Understanding of SOA, XML, WSDL, XSD- Understanding of the critical aspects of major transactional production systems; scalability, reliability, service oriented architecture, distributed systems, etc.- Nice to have: – Working knowledge of distributed programming languageso Java/.NETo Python

Non-Technical Requirements: – Experience should encompass: – Reviewing issues and program defects- Recognizing system deficiencies and implementing effective solutions- Deliver high-quality solutions for our clients- Participating in interviewing and hiring resources- In addition, the candidate should possess: – Excellent analytical, and systems design skills- Excellent collaboration/teamwork skills- Ability to communicate effectively across all levels within Technology, Business and Operations- Presentations skills: communicate in a clear and concise manner; individually or in front of a group.- Capability to approach problems as challenges and deal with them constructively while promoting this approach to other team members.- Ability to set an example for team members in the following manner: hard work, a focus on client delivery, preparedness, organization, a positive attitude and respect for others. – Development experience within the financial/banking industry strongly preferred