AI enabled Snowflake​/Postgres EMEA Lead

We’re seeking someone to join our team as a Postgres and Snowflake Engineer to be part of the Enterprise Computing Data Services Organization at Morgan Stanley. The Snowflake/ Postgres Customer Engagement Team (CET) is part of the Enterprise Computing Data Services Organization in Morgan Stanley. It is part of the Data & Analytics Technology (DAT) fleet, responsible for managing mission critical distributed database platforms like Snowflake, Postgres and Greenplum on public-cloud and on-prem.

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.

This is a Principal Infrastructure Production Management & Reliability Engineering position at VP level, which is part of the job family responsible for maintaining the stability and reliability of the organization's infrastructure systems, ensuring optimal performance and availability to support business operations.

Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, continuously evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.

• This position is for a senior platform operation manager of Snowflake/ Postgres CET based in Glasgow office with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) oversight responsible for managing and improving the global database infrastructure services.
• Be on call / Rotation and escalation manager.
• The successful candidate will be also be designated incident and escalation manager for the global production Data and Analytics infrastructure during EMEA time zone.
• The person will also lead run-the-bank type of projects such as data center migration , plantwide version upgrade , release management , plant automation, database design and architecture, performance monitoring and optimization.
• In addition, the person would also participate at least one squad as SRE, following Agile practice and contributing to the infra modernization and automation.
• Develop and implement strategies to optimize the performance, availability, and reliability of infrastructure systems.
• Lead a team of engineers to ensure the smooth operation of production environments and adherence to SLAs.
• Collaborate with other technology teams to drive automation initiatives and improve operational efficiency.
• Define and enforce best practices for incident management, problem resolution, and change management processes.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to enhance the infrastructure monitoring and management capabilities.
• Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers to foster their professional growth and development.
• Create and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures to ensure knowledge sharing and continuity.
• Act as a key stakeholder in planning and executing disaster recovery and business continuity exercises to mitigate risks and ensure resilience of infrastructure systems.
• Represent the department in senior leadership meetings and strategic planning sessions.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Visionary leadership and strategic planning skills.
• Seasoned executive with significant experience in leading infrastructure functions within a global organization.
• Visionary leader with a track record of shaping infrastructure strategy and driving transformational initiatives.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to align technology with business objectives.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence at the executive level.
• Experience in managing large-scale technology programs and projects.
• Expertise in governance, risk management, and compliance.
• Proven ability to drive organizational change and foster a culture of innovation
• 10+ years of overall enterprise level IT experience.
• Strong domain expertise related to distributed database platforms both on-prem/cloud like Snowflake /Postgres or Greenplum.
• Strong shell scripting and python programming skills for SRE related work.
• Advanced Linux…