PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-Glasgow
Python Infrastructure Engineer
Glasgow
3232143
We are seeking a multi-talented developer that will focus on designing and developing highly available and scalable solutions to manage the firm wide storage repository including storage provisioning, monitoring, alerting, auditing, and inventorying. In addition to architecting and integrating a storage solution working with 3rd party vendors, the candidate will develop in-house applications that will become part of the technology platform for the business.
The ideal candidate will also design storage tools on problem management and preventive maintenance (alert and capacity management). Additionally, the candidate needs to understand storage virtualization, automation, storage provisioning, distributed and scale-out file systems, software defined storage solutions, emerging technologies in infrastructure automation and observability. Ability to work as part of a global team is a requirement. In addition, the candidate must be able to listen to customer requirements and be able to advise, discuss and articulate technical solutions effectively. It would also be desirable that the candidate has relevant experience (intermediate to advanced preferred) in deploying, operating, and administering a Linux operating system in an enterprise level ecosystem.
About Morgan Stanley
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. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.
What will you be doing?
Specifically, the person will be responsible for the following:
Work with the Product owner/stakeholders to understand the requirements, doing the analysis and coming up with Appropriate Architecture and Design
Drive new product selection to be deployed into production which includes the following:
Conduct vendor RFIs
Evaluation and Testing
Security Analysis
High Availability and Performance analysis
Manageability and Scalability analysis
Affordability and TCO analysis
Drive new product integration into production environment which includes the following:
Developing a management framework or integrate into an existing one
Creating a global deployment plan by working closely with other infrastructure stakeholders
Conducting operational acceptance testing with Storage Administrators for both platform and management framework
Work with Security Architecture Team to review and certify product security to ensure compliance with firm security standards
Partner with product vendors to drive RFEs and commercial roadmaps
Maintain and modernize software development environment and software delivery pipelines to ensure compliance with firm strategic standards and industry trends
Create deployment strategies and plans to maintain and modernize production platforms to ensure optimal performance, availability, and security
Work closely with Storage Administrators and Product vendors to ensure the stability and optimal performance of the production environment
What we’re looking for:
Experienced in software development and proficient in one or more of the following programming languages - Python, Perl and/or JAVA.
Experience with SDLC (software development lifecycle) best practices with large software development projects is a must.
Good knowledge in Computer Science fundamental
Good organizational and English communication skills, prioritization of multiple projects and objective.
Skills that will help you in the role:
Familiarity with Object Oriented concepts and SQL programming
Knowledge of storage technologies and disciplines namely, Fibre Channel, ISCSI, SCSI, NFS, CIFS, POSIX, Object Storage, SAS, SATA, FLASH (NVME, SSD, etc.), RAID, Erasure Coding, Distributed/Scale-out Storage, File systems, High-availability methods, working knowledge of databases etc. are strongly preferred. Understanding networking protocols and connectivity preferred.
System Architecture experience within enterprise UNIX (RHEL)/Windows Server environments, Container environments (RH Open Shift/Kubernetes/Docker, etc.) and Cloud environments (Azure/AWS/Google) is highly desirable but not required.
Understanding of Client/Server, Scale-out architectures, virtualization, performance and capacity management strongly preferred.
Effective troubleshooting skills across O/S, network and storage.
Knowledge in the following vendor products is preferred but not required: NetApp 7mode/cDOT/Engenio, IBM Spectrum Scale (aka GPFS), HDS Storage Arrays/HCP, EMC Atmos, Brocade SAN/FOS, Veritas Storage Foundation Suite, Sybase, DB2.
Skills Proficiency: Advanced (in Programming)/Intermediate + (in Storage and/or Linux)
Where will you be working?
This role is located at our Glasgow office based on Waterloo Street in the city center. This location has a wellness center, including gym and shower/changing facilities, GP, Prayer room, Canteen and onsite Starbucks.
Flexible work statement:
Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Equal opportunities statement:
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.