Principal Data Engineer - Parametric

Seattle, WA, United States

ABOUT MORGAN STANLEY

Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, wealth management and investment management services. With offices in more than 41 countries, the Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, institutions and individuals. For further information about Morgan Stanley, please visit www.morganstanley.com.

ABOUT PARAMETRIC

Parametric is part of Morgan Stanley Investment Management, the asset management division of Morgan Stanley. We partner with advisors, institutions, and consultants to build portfolios focused on what is important to them and their clients. A leader in custom solutions for more than 30 years, we help investors access efficient market exposures, solve implementation challenges, and design multi-asset portfolios that respond to their evolving needs. We also offer systematic alpha and alternative strategies to complement clients' core holdings.

This role is part of Parametric's hybrid working model, which includes working in the office 2-3 days a week and choosing to work remotely or in the office the remaining days of the week.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Core Platforms Principal Data Engineer is responsible for providing technical leadership on the architecture, development and delivery of business-critical data services to internal stakeholders. In this role the ideal candidate will have extensive experience in data loading, matching, mastering and user interface capabilities using Markit EDM. This role will work extensively with Data Architects and Data Engineers to design, build and maintain data pipelines for on premise and cloud based applications.

A critical objective for the Principal Data Engineer role is to deliver scalable enterprise solutions of mastered data assets such as security, prices, benchmarks and other data domains. This role is also critical to improving efficiency in our practices across the software development lifecycle.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

- Design, develop, and maintain data services using Markit EDM, NiFi and cloud based platforms

- Serve as a technical lead for Markit EDM and coach for our team of data engineers

- Assist in the ongoing development of best practices for data quality, matching and other data processing activities

- Reimagine legacy applications and processes for efficiency, scalability, and resilience

- Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to ensure that solutions meet business requirements and standards

- Produce and maintain project documentation, including technical specs and run books

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JOB REQUIREMENTS

- 10+ years of software development experience with deep knowledge of Markit EDM and SQL

- Experience with big data and cloud technologies - HDFS, Hive, Nifi, EC2, S3, Azure, etc.

- Proven experience leading the design and delivery of data services

- Proven track record of becoming a subject matter expert in areas related to current assignments

- Highly skilled in leading teams using Agile development process such as Kanban or Scrum

- Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent work experience

- Financial industry data fluency is preferred but not required

Parametric believes each member of our organization makes a significant contribution to our success. That contribution should not be limited by the assigned responsibilities. Therefore, this job description is designed to outline primary duties and qualifications. It is our expectation that every member of our team will offer his/her/their services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our client services.

Salary range for the position:  $110,000 - $225,000/Yr. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual discretionary incentive compensation award. The successful candidate may be eligible to participate in the relevant business unit’s incentive compensation plan, which also may include a discretionary bonus component. Morgan Stanley offers a full spectrum of benefits, including Medical, Prescription Drug, Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Dependent Day Care Savings Account, Life Insurance, Disability and Other Insurance Plans, Paid Time Off (including Sick Leave consistent with state and local law, Parental Leave and 20 Vacation Days annually), 10 Paid Holidays, 401(k), and Short/Long Term Disability, in addition to other special perks reserved for our employees. Please visit mybenefits.morganstanley.com to learn more about our benefit offerings.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees. It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

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