IT Data Infrastructure Architect - VP

IT Data Infrastructure Architect - VP

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Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. Technology is the key differentiator that enables us to manage global businesses and serve clients on a resilient, secure, and innovative platform.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Data Infrastructure Architect with 7+ years of experience in designing and governing enterprise-scale data platforms within regulated environments. The role ensures data is accessible, trusted, secure, and optimized for analytics, machine learning, and AI-driven solutions. Ideal candidates will transition from a hands‑on delivery role to strategic influence, shaping data architecture standards and guiding technology decisions across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute data infrastructure architecture strategies, roadmaps, and blueprints for enterprise IT initiatives.
• Act as Divisional Data Officer driving data architecture & governance, collaborating closely with the Firmwide Data Office and other Divisional Data Officers.
• Collaborate with SME teams building and scaling data platforms (data lakes, warehouses) across on‑prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.
• Implement semantic layers for consistent, governed data views, enabling self‑service analytics and explainable AI.
• Oversee data quality processes and enforce standards to minimize data duplication and ensure trusted data.
• Recommend and implement cloud‑native solutions for scalability, resilience, and business continuity.
• Drive modernization of infrastructure systems through cloud adoption, automation, and software‑defined technologies.

Governance & Compliance

• Conduct architecture reviews ensuring alignment with regulatory, security, and enterprise standards.
• Maintain reference architectures, policies, and best practices for data infrastructure.
• Ensure robust data protection, encryption, and zero‑trust security principles.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Promote architectural best practices, resolve design challenges, and influence technical decisions.
• Partner with enterprise architects, engineering teams, and SREs to align solutions with IT strategy.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to engineering and operations teams.

Required Technical Skills

• Experience building & scaling data lakes, data warehouses, and associated data systems.
• Proficiency in SQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, Mongo
  
  DB and cloud‑based platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift).
• Design and implementation of governed reusable data views (semantic layer).
• Data governance tools such as Collibra, Alation, Talend or equivalent.
• Expertise in ETL tools and processes (Apache NiFi, Talend, Informatica).
• Data privacy, protection & encryption frameworks & governance.
• Enterprise architecture frameworks: TOGAF, Zachman; familiarity with ITIL processes.

Additional Helpful Skills

• Cloud platform awareness: AWS, Azure, and/or GCP.
• Automation & IaC:
  Terraform, Ansible, Puppet; CI/CD pipelines (Jenkins, Git Hub Actions).
• Observability & monitoring:
  Experience integrating observability and monitoring solutions (Splunk, Prometheus, Loki, Grafana).

AI & Advanced Analytics Exposure

• LLM integration:
  Retrieval‑augmented generation, fine‑tuning, prompt engineering.
• Generative AI:
  Building and deploying generative AI solutions for data‑driven insights and automation.
• Agentic AI:
  Designing agent‑based architecture for autonomous workflows and decision‑making.

Qualifications & Experience

• 7+ years in IT data infrastructure within large, regulated enterprises.
• Proven experience in data architecture and modernization initiatives.
• Strong understanding of data security and compliance requirements in financial services.
• Excellent communication, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Competencies

• Ability to influence technical decisions in complex environments.
• Demonstrated leadership in cross‑functional teams.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking.
• Passion for emerging technologies and continuous improvement.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, you will find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest in an environment that supports and empowers you. We value diversity, inclusion, and give back to our communities, offering some of the most attractive and comprehensive employee benefits and perks in the industry.

Flexible Work Statement

Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.

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