Company Profile Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve, and grow.
Technology Technology works as a strategic partner with Morgan Stanley business units and the world's leading technology companies to redefine how we do business in ever more global, complex, and dynamic financial markets. Our 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.
Position Overview: As the Linux Systems Hardware Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing a small team of systems engineers working in office and lab settings who test, certify, and manage the lifecycle of hardware platforms and internal components running Red Hat Enterprise Linux supporting the electronic trading environment.
You will collaborate with systems engineers, network engineers, and developers across the SETI (Specialized Electronic Trading Infrastructure) and Enterprise Engineering organizations. A key responsibility of this role will require you to partner with strategic vendors and suppliers including Intel, AMD, Dell, Arista, and Cisco, to understand how their roadmaps and technical architectures can be incorporated into our medium-term planning.
This role will routinely interact with senior technology management in infrastructure and application development, so both written and verbal communication skills are critical.
Required Skills and Qualifications: Leadership: People Management: Directly manage a team of engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Project Management: Oversee multiple projects concurrently, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards are met. Experience with Jira is required. Product Management: Work with product managers from across Technology to develop, enhance, and maintain the lifecycle and select artifacts for Trading and Linux-based products. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies related to hardware implementations and vendor relationships. Compliance and Security: Ensure systems comply with firm regulatory and cyber security standards. Technical: Minimum 4 years of demonstrated hands-on experience building solutions with the Linux Operating system in complex environments. The hardware certification process will require hands-on troubleshooting of hardware, software, and third-party component integrations on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v7-9). Demonstrated use and hands-on experience building automations in languages like Python, Ansible, Bash. Deep understanding of the network interface card, network stack, and tuning parameters for optimal performance. Experience with OS tuning parameters to achieve optimal performance in different settings is necessary. Technical proficiency in hardware architecture, networking principles, and systems integration. Strong, hands-on experience with Intel and AMD platforms and a detailed understanding of their architectures. Understanding of Smart NICs, FPGAs, and GPUs is required. Familiarity with low-latency and ultra-low latency system and network optimization is strongly preferred. Demonstrated leadership abilities with experience in managing and developing high-performing engineering teams. Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to problem-solving and decision-making. Firm understanding of regulatory requirements and security protocols within financial markets. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; equivalent work experience will be considered. Strong understanding of the Institutional Equities and Fixed Income Trading. Strong understanding of low-latency, algorithmic trading and its platforms. Understanding of Python and experience writing simple automations. Self-Directed, Self-Motivated, and Self-Learning candidates preferred. Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.
It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of any characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).
Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $150,000 and $205,000 per year at the commencement of employment. However, base pay if hired will be determined on an individualized basis and is only part of the total compensation package.
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