Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley

Power Platform Solution Architect _ Vice President _Software Engineering

We’re seeking someone to join our team as Power Platform Solution Architect as a part of our Innovation_Technology team, to will play a key role in helping transform how Morgan Stanley operates

Innovation_Technology

The Morgan Stanley Labs Team is an (SRE) Site Reliability Engineering team, responsible for the availability, performance, efficiency, change management, monitoring, support and capacity planning of Morgan Stanley Labs. Labs include a significant on-premises data center in NY, as well as large footprint in public cloud, known as the Innovation Lab, governing thousands of assets and resources of a wide variety such as desktops, servers, and network appliances etc., used by almost every group within Moran Stanley Technology. The team performs rapid, safe, evaluation of technology, and is responsible for the strategy, standards and operations of Morgan Stanley's technology labs globally, providing critical services for all phases of the technology lifecycle, from initial research through to production problem post-mortems and investigations. This work also covers all technologies and all of our lines of business, from low latency trading to cloud, AI/ML, data, mobile applications, etc. Each team member in Labs is responsible for Operational Support of Lab users L1, L2 and L3 for Windows, UNIX, Networking and storage issues.

Software Engineering

This is Vice President position that develops and maintains 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.

At Morgan Stanley India, we support the Firm’s global businesses, with critical presence across Institutional Securities, Wealth Management, and Investment management, as well as in the Firm’s infrastructure functions of Technology, Operations, Finance, Risk Management, Legal and Corporate & Enterprise Services. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in India since 1993, with campuses in both Mumbai and Bengaluru. We empower our multi-faceted and talented teams to advance their careers and make a global impact on the business. For those who show passion and grit in their work, there’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

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

What you’ll do in the role:

A Power Platform Solution Architect is responsible for the successful design, implementation, deployment, and adoption of an overall solution. The architect ensures that the technical solution meets the business use case current and future needs. While the Solution Architect may not “click the buttons” during a deployment, they are ultimately responsible for the solution and work closely with the business and their technology team. This role requires understanding how decisions affect the overall solution.

Candidates should have knowledge and experience of the Dynamics 365 customer apps ecosystem and Microsoft Power apps Platform. In addition, they have extensive domain knowledge in Finance industry verticals. The ideal candidate should be able to facilitate solution design decisions across development, configuration, integration, infrastructure, security, licensing, availability, storage, and change management. In this role, you balance project's business needs while meeting functional and non-functional requirements.

• Architect solutions (20–25%)
• Define technology solution strategies (35–40%)
• Manage implementations (20–25%)
• Manage PoCs (10–15%)

Job Responsibilities

• Liaise with business users across locations to understand business requirements as a technical resource to help field questions on possible Power platform based technical solutions.
• Solution envisioning considering the business use case needs and then developing those needs into a concept of a proposed solution.
• A Solution architect assumes the role of reviewer to ensure that the designs fit within the desired architecture, and in alignment with best practices for Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365
• Learn about the business current application architecture, and their desired outcomes and to independently generate ideas on how to approach a solution for that use case.
• Have a deep awareness of the different pre-built applications and available integrations that can be combined to highlight a proposed solution.
• The solution architect might not be the one building the POC/demo, the role will be indispensable in helping to envision and craft what the POC or demo will highlight.
• Ability to communicate with all levels of a customer's organization. The role effectively should translate technical topics into a more business focused discussion.
• As a solution architect avoid scope creep while at the same time allowing technical changes that are essential to meeting the business success criteria
• Instrumental in problem solving because the challenges will often span multiple teams
• Have a grasp of the implications of Microsoft Power licensing for the proposed solutions, and at times require to architect within the license constraints.
• Conduct weekly Office hours from an Enablement perspective.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Minimum 10-15 years of relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role
• Experience in architecting Microsoft Power solutions
• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365
• Ability to take ownership
• Demonstrated experience in all phases of the application life cycle management - requirements capture, definition & solution design, architecture design, build, configuration, testing and operational transition
• Knowledge of best practices
• Excellent written, verbal communication and organizational capabilities
• Ability to communicate effectively and confidently across all levels

Good to have skills:

• Demonstrated experience in delivering Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence use cases for Banking/ Finance industry
• Working knowledge of Data Analytics & ability to use data analytic tools for decision making
• General knowledge of process improvement frameworks (Lean, Value Stream Mapping) and or exposure to process management and automation tooling (Celonis, UiPath, Camunda)

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.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.