Java Developer

Department ProfileInstitutional Securities Technology (IST) is a technology division which develops enterprise systems in support of Morgan Stanley's Institutional Securities Group, including Equities, Fixed Income, Commodities, Investment Banking, Research, and Global Capital Markets. The Equities Sales and Trading Risk (ESTAR) department within IST provides technology solutions to the Equities Business.This role is within the Equity Structured Products Trading department, which is a sub-department of ESTAR, and specializes in providing a range of systems which perform pre-trade and post-trade pricing and workflow, lifecycle management, secondary trading and manual trade entry for equity over the counter (OTC) and listed derivatives, and securitised structured products.RoleAn exciting opportunity to join the Trading & Sales facing squad within the Lifecycle chapter area in the ESPT department, whose primary responsibility will be extending and supporting the Trade capture and Lifecycle management platform for the trading desks in the Americas.We are looking for a dynamic Java and/or a full stack Java developer who has the passion to work closely with the front office desks/stake holders, understand the desk requirements, work with the global team to implement the changes and responsible for the end to end delivery of the feature.In addition, we are also looking for a team player who can work well within the strong technical team and help the evolution of the platform to support the ever increasing demands of the business to be competitive in the market place while managing the complex regulations that governs the businesses across the globe.ResponsibilitiesWorking in an Agile environment with our users across Sales, Trading, Operations and Finance to implement innovative business ideas and increase business efficiency in a complex platformInvolve in the full development lifecycle of the project to ensure we iteratively deliver value to our stakeholdersCollaborate and engage with colleagues and technologists globally to drive both the platform's resiliency and scalabilityLevel 3 support to the users of the platform during the regional hoursThe candidate should have experience with design and development Java 8+, an aptitude for understanding complex enterprise-scale systems and good problem-solving abilities. A keen interest in the latest development tools and an enthusiasm for both technology and the business domain is required. Experience with HTML 5.0 and Angular is a plus.Qualifications - ExternalRequired Skills:In-depth knowledge and solid commercial experience of Java 8+Experience of basic SQLExperience in automated testing and continuous integration platformsGood architectural knowledge, and experience working with frameworks & distributed environmentsDesire to learn new technologies and business domain knowledgePragmatic attitude to problem solving within a front office environmentMinimum 6 years of experienceDesired Skills (not Essential)HTML5 technologies, Angular, Typescript, JavaScriptScala, C#/WPFPython experienceExperience in sales and trading platforms or middle office trade processing systems in Equities / FX / Fixed Income / Derivatives domainExcel proficiency

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