Morgan Stanley

Network Routing and Switching Engineer - Director - Workplace Engineering

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Director, This is a hands on senior role, and the candidate should have previously demonstrated the leadership of a small or sizeable team of developers in addition to proficiency with hands-on development activities

Enterprise Technology

Enterprise Technology & Services (ETS) delivers shared technology services for Morgan Stanley supporting all business applications and end users. ETS provides capabilities for all stages of Morgan Stanley’s software development lifecycle, enabling productive coding, functional and integration testing, application releases, and ongoing monitoring and support for over 3,000 production applications. ETS also delivers all workplace technologies (desktop, mobile, voice, video, productivity, intranet/internet) in integrated configurations that boost the personal productivity of employees. Application and end user functions are delivered on a scalable, secure, and reliable infrastructure composed of seamlessly integrated datacenter, network, compute, cloud, storage, and database functions.

Enterprise Network Services

Enterprise Network Services Enables Morgan Stanley Business Units and Technology partners with secure, programmable, resilient, highly available network and voice services

Workplace Engineering

This is Director position that manages and optimizes the technical environment and end-user experience across various workplace technologies for end-users, ensuring seamless operations and user satisfaction across the organization.

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.

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:

Key Responsibilities:

• Network Routing and Switching Engineer is responsible for testing, evaluating, and certifying network hardware to ensure optimal performance, reliability, and compliance. This role is crucial for maintaining the integrity and efficiency of the organization's network infrastructure.
• This individual's focus will be on the overall lab testing and coordination with particular focus on the campus side/ WAN/ MAN and required in-depth understanding of simulated lab tests.

o Interoperability with IP appliances like F5/ A10/ Fortinet/ SRX Load balancers and firewalls (MAB/ 802.1x, firewall & load balancers experience not necessary but a plus).

o In addition, this resource will be challenged with new Proofs of Concept collaboration with EC/ EUC/ ENS and do related firewall/ load balancer <> network interop’s.

o Develop and design comprehensive testing for various network hardware, including routers, switches.

o Conduct Performance Tests: Perform rigorous performance tests to evaluate the functionality, speed, and reliability of network hardware.

o Identify Issues: Detect and diagnose any hardware malfunctions, performance issues, or compatibility problems during testing.

o Document and present recommendations and finding to the wider teams, including testing results and certifications.

• He/ She will work on WAN/ MAN architecture, engineering standards and create best practice technical architecture models utilizing knowledge of industry and technical trends.

o Providing SME guidance to the wider teams related to platforms, designs, architecture and strategy.

o This includes but is not limited to evaluating vendor offerings, collaborating with internal and external peers towards innovating, and becoming also responsible for the software and hardware testing of all future code releases and drive decisions about testing improvements.

o Creating and updating standards and configuration templates, tracking bugs and vulnerabilities and providing expert level support of the production environment.

o Heavily engage with vendors to research, understand and communicate industry trends and upcoming products & features of interest and benefit to the BUs.

• The Ideal candidate is one that has prior worked on network engineering designs and architecture plus evaluated products within a network lab; but not a must.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Senior level, experienced, can lead projects and work independently.
• 8+ years of experience required with extensive experience with LAN/WAN network design, engineering, and code/ feature certification/ validation.
• Experience with testing design and certification of products in LAB environments is highly desirable.
• CCIE or at a min CCNP level experience.

Skills Required:

• Strong Knowledge of working with protocols such as OSPF, BGP, IGMP and PIM.
• Strong Experience with Cisco Platforms such as Catalyst and Nexus.
• Strong Knowledge of certification of new code, and bug Scrubs on IOS/ XE/ NXOS/ and limited XR.
• Experience with Arista Platforms such as 7280, 7504 etc.
• Experience developing strategies with multiple vendors.
• Experienced with creating design documents for each certification which includes engineering guidelines.
• Experience with Tools such as IXIA to test and certify various designs and troubleshoot networks issues.
• Excellent knowledge of IP Routing, BGP, OSPF, and layer2 protocols like Spanning-tree.
• Understanding of network protocols, network platforms such as Cisco/Arista to design and troubleshoot new implementations.
• Good protocol level understanding/ wireshark.
• Multicast: IGMPv2/3, PIM-SM, Static RP, RP-Anycast, MSDP.
• IP Routing Platforms, ISR4k, ASR1K, Catalyst.
• Cisco/ Arista Switching Platforms Catalyst switches.
• Extensive knowledge of Switching and Switching mechanisms like CEF, TCAM.

Other Requirements:

• Manage vendors, coordinate testing and evaluate PoC.
• Possess ability to quickly and effectively interpret data.
• Possess ability to perform very complex implementations with little or no guidance and/or oversight from a project manager.
• Ability to work independently and within a global testing team environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are a strong must - candidate must possess excellent business writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to prioritize effectively with good time management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, strong logical and analytical skills -
• Deep sense of ownership/accountability / must think as an owner and be proactive.
• Ability to move quickly and multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Stakeholder management and providing reports and overviews to both technical and non-technical senior management.

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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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.