Lead Platform Engineer – Parametric

Morgan Stanley

. Act as a subject matter expert in delivering and operating reliable, performant, robust, and secure applications .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $115,000 - $225,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Platform Engineering with a focus on cloud-native architectures, automation strategies, and CI/CD pipelines. Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, mentor teams, and implement Infrastructure as Code practices.

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Platform EngineeringCloud-Native Solution ArchitecturesInfrastructure as CodeKubernetes Container OrchestrationAWS/Azure Cloud Platforms

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Hard Skills

DevOpsSysOpsSite Reliability EngineeringAutomation StrategiesTerraformGitHubYAML-Based CI/CD PipelinesPython ScriptingBASH ScriptingPowerShell Scripting

Soft Skills

MentoringThought LeadershipCollaborationCoachingKnowledge Sharing

Tools & Technologies

DatadogSplunkSentryVulnerability Management ToolingGen AI Tooling

Certifications & Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree

Industry Keywords

Cyber SecurityObservabilityContinuous ExperimentationTechnical StrategyDevelopment Toolchains

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudCyber SecurityKubernetesPythonSDLCSplunkTerraform

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Act as a subject matter expert in delivering and operating reliable, performant, robust, and secure applications
Serve as technical lead for key initiatives, influence technical strategy, drive best practices, and ensure successful delivery of business objectives
Mentor and develop team members through coaching, knowledge sharing, and constructive technical guidance
Design, document, create, and maintain highly available systems with development teams
Partner with application development teams to create flows, processes, automation, and tooling
Foster an environment of continuous experimentation and learning
Contribute to the evolution of cloud-focused architecture to increase flexibility and ease of use
Track technology trends and tools and recommend improvements
Share experience, knowledge, and ideas to improve processes and productivity
Provide tier 2 and tier 3 escalations for related issues and questions
Consult and collaborate with cloud-native AWS/Azure and self-hosted application teams
Automate provisioning of non-production environments for application development and testing
Design, operate, and manage development toolchains and CI/CD pipelines
Build and maintain Kubernetes container orchestration
Provide observability through tools such as Datadog, Splunk, and Sentry

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree required
8+ years of hands-on Platform Engineering experience, including DevOps, SysOps, or SRE
Proven track record of people and thought leadership to achieve strategic objectives
8+ years of hands-on experience with cloud-native solution architectures and related platform support, including Cyber Security, Infrastructure as Code, and Observability
Experience serving as technical lead for strategic projects and providing architectural guidance
Experience influencing engineering standards, best practices, and technology direction
Experience mentoring and developing less experienced team members
Ability to partner with business and technology stakeholders to translate strategic objectives into scalable technical solutions
Ability to contribute hands-on to platform engineering solutions
Expertise in automation strategies for cloud-native solutions, including pipelines, IaC, and test suites
Proven experience with AWS and/or Azure cloud platforms
Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code; Terraform preferred
Experience using GitHub and engineering YAML-based CI/CD pipelines
Experience implementing and operating container orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes
Developer enablement mindset and ability to collaborate across technology teams
Experience integrating Vulnerability Management tooling, including SAST and SCA scanning, with the SDLC toolchain
Experience using Gen AI tooling for software development and testing productivity
Expertise scripting with Python, BASH, and PowerShell

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual discretionary incentive compensation award may be available
Participation in relevant business unit incentive compensation plan may be available, potentially including a discretionary bonus
Medical insurance
Prescription drug coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
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
20 vacation days annually
10 paid holidays
401(k)
Short- and long-term disability
Other special employee perks
Hybrid working model with remote work or office work on remaining days after working in the office 3 days per week