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 Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering position at the Associate & Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.

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.

Equity Zen, a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley, is a leading marketplace for pre-IPO investments, connecting shareholders of private companies with accredited investors. Through its category-leading technology and innovative approach, Equity Zen delivers data-driven insights and tools that empower its 800,000 users to navigate the private markets with confidence. Having completed more than 51,000 private placements in nearly 500 private companies, Equity Zen is on a mission to deliver Private Markets for the Public. Equity Zen is looking for a DevOps Engineer to support the work of our growing Sales team.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

What you’ll do in the role:

• Manage Infrastructure: Deploy and manage applications running on AWS and Kubernetes, ensuring high availability and performance.

• Optimize Tooling: Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, monitoring systems, and other core infrastructure tooling.

• Lead Security Operations: Own the investigation and response to security incidents and maintain a comprehensive playbook for future readiness.

• Integrate Security: Collaborate directly with engineers to weave security into the development and testing phases of the SDLC.

• Performance Tuning: Collect and analyze metrics from both operating systems and applications to assist in capacity planning and performance optimization.

• Build Redundancy: Act as a critical second pillar for the Dev Sec Ops team, reducing "single point of failure" risks and helping to prevent team burnout.

• Drive Innovation: Introduce meaningful improvements to the end-user experience and internal business workflows through modern Dev Sec Ops practices.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Experienced Cloud Architect: You have at least3-12 years of hands-on experience building, scaling, and contributing to **AWS **and **Kubernetes **environments.

• Security-First Mindset: You are proficient in implementing security measures like firewalls, antivirus software, encryption methods, and access controls to protect complex networks.

• Local to NYC: You are based in (or willing to relocate to) the NYC Metro area. You value in-person collaboration and are energized by the high-touch, fast-paced nature of New York market hours.

• Collaborative Problem Solver: You enjoy working alongside Product Managers and Business Stakeholders to ideate and design infrastructure solutions that serve both clients and internal teams.

• Agile & Innovative: You have a knack for rapid prototyping and enjoy introducing improvements to the tech stack via proof-of-concepts.

• Clear Communicator: You take pride in documenting processes, procedures, and configurations to ensure team redundancy and clarity.

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 $90,000 and $150,000 for Associate and $120,000 and $165,000 for Director 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.