Platform Architect - Executive Director

Platform Architect - Executive Director at Morgan Stanley

Morgan Stanley’s sizeable investment in technology results in quantitative trading systems, cutting‑edge modeling and simulation software, comprehensive risk and security systems, and robust client‑relationship capabilities, plus the worldwide infrastructure that forms the backbone of these systems and tools. Our insights, applications, and infrastructure give a competitive edge to clients’ businesses and to our own.

Core Platform Services (CPS) is responsible for driving Integration, Platform and Performance Engineering across Wealth Management Technology (WMT). We are seeking a highly skilled Platform Architect to join our IT team. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in designing, developing, and implementing end‑to‑end IT solutions using modern technology stacks. The candidate will play a pivotal role in analyzing business requirements, architecting robust solutions, and documenting best practices to ensure scalable, secure, and efficient technology implementations across the organization.

• Develop end‑to‑end IT solutions by integrating diverse technologies and platforms.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable architecture designs.
• Map and document end‑to‑end solution flows, identifying gaps and optimization opportunities.
• Define and document best practices, standards, and guidelines for technology adoption, implementation, and maintenance.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including development, operations, and business stakeholders.
• Lead architectural reviews, risk assessments, and impact analyses for new and existing solutions.
• Ensure solutions adhere to security, compliance, and performance standards.
• Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies to drive innovation.

• Minimum 12 years of related technology experience.
• 6+ years experience designing and deploying solutions using Kubernetes for container orchestration and microservices.
• Hands‑on expertise with event streaming and messaging.
• Proficiency in designing and managing API gateways, Service Mesh.
• Strong background in system integration, public cloud architectures, and Dev Ops practices.
• Experience in public cloud in AWS or Azure implementations.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and automated testing frameworks.
• Ability to create comprehensive architectural documentation, diagrams, and best practice guides.
• Experience with cloud and hybrid architectures.
• Working knowledge of security best practices for distributed systems.
• Understanding of batch and micro‑batch patterns.
• Experience in ETL / ELT.
• Exposure to EDW / Database / OLTP, SQL / No
  
  SQL.

• Apigee
• Kafka
• Snowflake
• Data Bricks
• Spark
• Redis
• AI
• Professional certifications related to architecture, Kubernetes or cloud platforms are a plus.

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—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.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal‑opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Engineering and Information Technology