Database Developer; Hybrid

Overview

Non-Financial Risk Technology provides operational controls & support for sustainable investing, business continuity planning, and surveillance capabilities to enhance the firm’s resilience to threats and fraudulent behavior.

The Assurance & Legal Technology department provides technology solutions to support Litigation and other Legal services. Applications provided by the department aim to provide stakeholders with a strategic technology vision, technical expertise, and implementation and support services enabling them to conduct and manage their activities in an innovative, efficient, and effective way.

We are seeking a skilled Database Developer to design, develop, and maintain efficient database systems and data models. The ideal candidate will have expertise in database design, data modelling, and performance optimization, ensuring data integrity and scalability for business-critical applications.

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 Software Engineering III position at the Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs.

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.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

• Design and implement logical and physical data models to support business requirements.
• Develop, optimize, and maintain database schemas, tables, views, and stored procedures.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze data requirements.
• Ensure database performance through query optimization and indexing strategies.
• Implement and maintain ETL processes for data integration and transformation.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, and validation to ensure data quality.
• Monitor and troubleshoot database performance, availability, and security.
• Work with development teams to integrate databases with applications.
• Document database designs, data dictionaries, and processes.

• 5+ years of hands-on experience with relational databases (e.g., DB2, Postgre
  
  SQL).
• Proficiency in SQL and database programming (e.g., stored procedures, triggers); experience with data modelling tools (e.g., ERwin, Power Designer, or similar).
• Knowledge of ETL tools (e.g., Informatica, Talend, SSIS).
• Strong understanding of normalization, denormalization, and database design principles.
• Experience with performance tuning and query optimization.
• Knowledge of data warehousing concepts and star schema design.
• Understanding and implementing job schedules, dependencies, and workflows (e.g., Autosys).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent.

There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

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