Senior Load Balancing Engineer
Morgan Stanley · Glasgow, United Kingdom · 1mo ago
We're seeking someone to join as a Senior Load Balancing Engineer to support a multi-vendor Load Balancer environment responsible for providing services to both internal and external clients.
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 Senior Load Balance Engineer position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for core infrastructure supporting Application Delivery across Morgan Stanley. You will integrate into the global follow the sun operations model, which translates to global responsibility for the aforementioned technologies in the respective regions.
Since 1935, Morgan Stanley is known as a global leader in financial services, always evolving and innovating to better serve our clients and our communities in more than 40 countries around the world.
What you'll do in the role:
Lead the development of new ideas and/or policies in own area.
Supporting a high number of devices and application flows in an enterprise environment providing cloud-like experience for developers.
Using sophisticated network tooling to address network connectivity issues, fault analysis, failure avoidance, and the diagnosis and resolution of any other functionally impacting issues in distributed systems environments.
Working with an in-house application management system designed to simplify the deployment and management of application delivery components.
Users can model a configuration using the systems relational data model, control and monitor their services over the network via a GUI console.
Addressing L2 escalations- Process improvement, automation, scripting.
Writing technical documentation You will also have the opportunity to work in a virtual global team, including several esteemed SMEs, using Jive, Twiki and SharePoint for collaboration.
What you'll bring to the role:
At least 6 years’ relevant experience would generally be expected to find the skills required for this role.
Experience in executing IT strategy, delivery and complex initiatives.
Strong knowledge of TCP/IP protocols, particularly TCP and IP themselves, as well as HTTP and DNS.
Comfortable with system administration of Unix.
Deep understanding F5 BigIP and A10 Thunder Application Delivery Devices.
Administrative competence in at least one major programming language or platform (for example, Ansible, Perl, Python, Powershell, or C#).
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple tasks and high-pressure situations for outage handling, management or resolution.
Effective time management skills to prioritize meetings for numerous projects, supporting user requests, addressing incidents, work on projects, as well as documentation.
Effective communication with various user groups (developers, engineers) as well as remote team members.
Drive to learn about new technologies, techniques and what it takes to be an integral member of this team.
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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.
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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.
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.