Lead Java Developer, VP , P4

At Morgan Stanley, we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments—Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firm’s employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.

Our WM business is one of the largest in the world with more than $2 trillion in client assets, $73 billion in lending balances, and nearly 16,000 Financial Advisors in 600+ offices across the U.S. Our Financial Advisors focus on delivering timely, customized solutions and services that help clients meet their financial and life goals. Our offering includes brokerage and investment advisory services, financial and wealth planning, access to credit and lending, cash management, annuities and insurance, and retirement services.

WM Product Technology (WMPT) is a dynamic and fast‑paced area within the Firm’s WM Technology Division. We are responsible for creating innovative technology solutions for the Product Ops and Risk Tech (PORT), one of the strategic growth areas of the Firm, providing investment products and services to our WM clients. This includes state‑of‑the‑art technology for a nationwide network of Financial Advisors and branch officers’ access to products and services such as mutual funds, 529 plans, and the platform for Financial Advisors & Clients to place and execute orders.

It provides the foundational elements, APIs, services and systems supporting these financial advisors/clients.

The ideal candidate will develop quality software across banking product domains and is proficient with various object‑oriented development tools and techniques. The individual should be highly experienced with Core Java development, Java RESTful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot, IBM Web Sphere MQ Series and related frameworks, possess good problem‑solving skills, and take ownership of items independently while tracking to closure. The candidate will liaise with global teams to understand requirements, develop high‑quality code and deliver projects.

The position requires attention to detail, coupled with ownership, to ensure the delivery of high‑quality applications.

• Responsible for the hands‑on design and development of core Java applications as part of the Deposits Agile Squad/Fleet.
• Ensure developed code is in alignment with system architecture and integration design standards; working with an enterprise framework.
• Analyze user requirements, envision system features and functionality.
• Interface with global team of developers and business users.
• Produce proof of concept in the new areas of development.
• Participate in design discussions and contribute to the architecture process.
• Investigate production issues.
• Provide technical support for debugging web applications, database and assistance to production systems.
• Support continuous improvement of the automated systems.
• Participate in all aspects of SDLC (analysis, design, coding, testing and implementation).
• Actively contribute and participate in design and architecture discussions, daily stand‑ups, and Agile Sprint planning sessions.

• 10+ years of hands‑on professional experience using Core Java 1.8, Java RESTful APIs, Gradle, Spring, Spring Boot, IBM Web Sphere MQ Series and related frameworks.
• Solid understanding and experience with object‑oriented design and development.
• Experience in building server‑side applications using J2EE technologies.
• Proficient with database technologies (preferably DB2), including modelling and performance tuning.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux environments.
• Proficiency in Kafka/MQ message‑based patterns.
• Experienced with JUnit, Test‑Driven Development (TDD) using Concordion framework, and Behaviour‑Driven Development using Cucumber and Gherkin.
• Competency with source control (preferably Git) and continuous integration tools such as Jenkins.
• Practical understanding of Agile development…