Cloud Automation Engineer Vice President_Lead Cloud & Infra Engineering

As a Vice President, Cloud Automation Engineer at Morgan Stanley, your role will involve developing and designing automation platforms for multi-cloud infrastructure orchestration and provisioning. You will be responsible for constructing automated cloud foundations, establishing self-service provisioning platforms, and implementing policy-driven orchestration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your ability to translate cloud architecture intent into robust, production-grade solutions that comply with banking regulatory, security, and resiliency standards is crucial. Collaboration with global teams to understand requirements, develop high-quality code, and deliver impactful projects is essential. Attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership are necessary for delivering high-quality applications.

• *Primary Responsibilities:**
• Lead and participate in the design and development of platforms providing self-service capabilities for public cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• Enhance and integrate cloud service provider (CSP) automation frameworks with in-house tools.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout design and implementation phases.
• Lead and participate in code reviews, mentoring junior engineers in development and architectural best practices.
• Define and document Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure team alignment with architectural choices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and infrastructure teams to improve the developer experience at Morgan Stanley.
• Work alongside global application developers and infrastructure engineers.
• Produce proof of concepts in emerging areas.
• Provide technical support for debugging application failures within production systems.
• Participate in all stages of the software development life cycle (SDLC), including analysis, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
• *Required Skills:**
• 10+ years of hands-on experience in developing and designing applications using Python, Golang, and Terraform.
• Expertise in at least one public cloud platform: Azure, GCP, or AWS.
• Proficiency with database technologies, preferably NoSQL, including modeling, testing, and performance tuning.
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design and development principles.
• Expertise in Linux environments.
• Experience with Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) frameworks, such as Cucumber/Gherkin, GoDog, or behave.
• Competency in version control systems (git) and CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GHEC Actions).
• Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile, and DevOps methodologies and tools.
• Ability to write reusable, optimized, and maintainable code that is well documented and adheres to industry best practices.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly and concisely to a range of stakeholders.
• *Desired Skills:**
• Docker and Kubernetes.
• Cloud certifications.
• Experience in building enterprise cloud landing zones.
• Knowledge of identity and security controls and/or tooling for the public cloud.

At Morgan Stanley, you will find an opportunity to work alongside the best and the brightest, in an environment where you are supported and empowered. The company values putting clients first, doing the right thing, leading with exceptional ideas, committing to diversity and inclusion, and giving back. The culture at Morgan Stanley encourages diversity in experience and background, supporting a workforce that reflects a broad cross-section of global communities. As a Vice President, Cloud Automation Engineer at Morgan Stanley, your role will involve developing and designing automation platforms for multi-cloud infrastructure orchestration and provisioning. You will be responsible for constructing automated cloud foundations, establishing self-service provisioning platforms, and implementing policy-driven orchestration using Infrastructure as Code (IaC). Your ability to translate cloud architecture intent into robust, production-grade solutions that comply with banking regulatory, security, and resiliency standards is crucial. Collaboration with global teams to understand requirements, develop high-quality code, and deliver impactful projects is essential. Attention to detail and a strong sense of ownership are necessary for delivering high-quality applications.

• *Primary Responsibilities:**
• Lead and participate in the design and development of platforms providing self-service capabilities for public cloud environments (Azure, GCP, AWS).
• Enhance and integrate cloud service provider (CSP) automation frameworks with in-house tools.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughout design and implementation phases.
• Lead and participate in code reviews, mentoring junior engineers in development and architectural best practices.
• Define and document Architecture Decision Records (ADRs) to ensure team alignment with architectural choices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and infrastructure teams to improve t