About the role

The Lead QA Engineer will devise and implement test strategies, build deployment pipelines, and manage continuous delivery and monitoring. They will also collaborate with developers and product leads to automate testing and production deployments while ensuring system reliability.

What they look for

QA Engineering Continuous Delivery Continuous Deployment Monitoring Test Strategy DevOps Java Automation Regression Testing System Architecture Infrastructure Release Management Data Preparation Production Support Leadership

Requirements

Candidates must have a minimum of 6 years of relevant experience and strong DevOps expertise. Proficiency in Java is desirable, along with the ability to lead initiatives and manage junior staff.

Benefits

Comprehensive employee benefits Incentive compensation Discretionary bonuses Short and long-term incentive packages

Full description

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 Lead QA Engineering position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for devising test strategies, conducting and/or coordinating tests, and identifying defects to maintain high standards of performance and reliability.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

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

The Lead QA Engineer will Implement and own Continuous Delivery, Deployment, and Monitoring using Morgan Stanley's strategic tools and infrastructure, while continuously improving existing processes and identifying opportunities for further enhancements.

What You’ll do in the role:

Work in fast-paced release cycles to deliver key business changes to production within stipulated timelines.

This includes building test and deployment pipelines, deploying test environments on demand, preparing input data, running regression tests both ad hoc and from pull requests, automating manual tests, automating production deployments, supporting phased releases, and validating and monitoring production systems.

Work closely with developers, QA teams, and production operations.

Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization to discuss opportunities for improving existing and future technology solutions.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Ability to effectively manage multiple functions and provide guidance to junior staff while leading key initiatives.

Advanced understanding of the business line and discipline, with some knowledge of the competitive environment and related disciplines.

This includes building test and deployment pipelines, deploying test environments on demand, preparing input data, running regression tests both ad hoc and from pull requests, automating manual tests, automating production deployments, supporting phased releases, and validating and monitoring production systems.

Strong DevOps expertise and knowledge of best practices are required to understand system architecture and infrastructure and adapt them to meet business goals.

Experience with Java is desirable.

Minimum 6 years of relevant experience.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 years. Our values - putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back - aren’t just beliefs, they 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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.

Expected base pay rates for the role will be between $155,000 and $215,000 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, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, incentive compensation, discretionary bonuses, other short and long-term incentive packages, and other Morgan Stanley sponsored benefit programs.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. Our recruiting efforts reflect our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion, where individuals are hired, developed, and advanced based on their skills and talents.

Our workforce reflects a broad cross-section of the global communities in which we operate, bringing a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences.

For more information, please visit: https://www.morganstanley.com/people-opportunities/eeo.