JOB LEVEL

Director

TIER

P3

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. 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.

Position Overview

We're seeking someone to join our Web Application Security team as a Web application Security specialist in Cyber and will be responsible for deploying and maintaining the Firm's internet facing web application security controls.

What you'll do in the role

• Contribute to the function through complex project tasks and initiatives.
• Interact regularly with team members and occasionally leadership on a range of topics.
• Work with and guide global tech functions to onboard internet facing web apps to WAF.
• Review logs, implement tuning, web blocking etc. for onboarded applications.
• Mapping of IP addresses / FQDNs to services and applications (BA)
• Liaising with service owners and / or associated teams to gather relevant application data for WAF migration purposes (BA)
• Analyzing web behavior and performance to establish acceptable application thresholds (SME)
• Performing policy tuning in accordance with performance baseline (SME)
• Transitioning WAF from transparent to enforcement mode (SME)
• Data cleansing and validation
• Participate in proof of concepts for new security capabilities.
• Change management: Prepare, document, implement and verify changes including communicate changes to end-users and other impacted parties.
• Incident, Problem management: Conduct Root Cause Analysis (RCA), respond to incidents and participate in postmortem analysis.
• Participate in on-call rotation.

What you'll bring to the role

• At least 4 years' relevant experience in a similar role.
• Web Network Security, with a focus on Web Application Firewalls/Controls, and their role in layered Defense in Depth
• Experience with Akamai or equivalent platform(s): Radware, Imperva, Shape Security, Cloud Flare, etc
• Experience with onboarding web services into WAF (Akamai, Shape, etc) platforms and the lifecycle of monitor to mitigation modes
• Ability to process information, translate into plans and present summaries to stakeholders.
• Experienced understanding of business line and discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, detail oriented, and well organized
• Ability to cultivate strong relationships with application owners, demonstrated written and verbal communication skills
• Periodically assist with vulnerabilities discovered via these platforms
• Work with relevant teams to implement best web security practices and assist with enhancing the Firm's security posture. Strong collaboration skills across multiple teams will be required.
• Understanding of ITIL processes

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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Salary range for the position $95,000 to $135,000 per year. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and X Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

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).

Internal Applicants

Internal mobility can be a way to grow your career and realize your professional potential. Typically, you must be in your position for at least 18 months and performing satisfactorily before applying for another job at the Firm. Internal applicants can find out more regarding career navigation, mobility guidelines and policy on our employee portal by clicking here.