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We're seeking someone to join our Client Relationship Management Data Infrastructure team as a Senior Data Engineering Lead in Advisory and Sales Distribution Technology to plan, design and contribute towards the warehouse platform modernization and strategy.

Senior Data Engineering Lead

Glasgow

JR014851

We're seeking someone to join our Client Relationship Management Data Infrastructure team as a Senior Data Engineering Lead in Advisory and Sales Distribution Technology to plan, design and contribute towards the warehouse platform modernization and strategy.

What You'll Do In The Role

  • Communicate regularly with product leads across the technology organization and discuss opportunities for improvement to existing and future technology solutions.
  • Architect and build the modern cloud based data warehouse platform, including transition from legacy.
  • Develop and support of Data Ingestion Framework (using Spark, Python, Snowpipe etc.)
  • Database and ETL/ELT development, including stored procedures, queries, performance tuning, archiving, etc.
  • Implement DevOps techniques and practices to enable efficient development processes and an evergreen platform.
  • Provide strategic direction for data engineering initiatives and roadmap.
  • Collaborate with, and lead a small team of data engineering professionals.
  • Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment to drive innovation and high performance.
  • Drive innovation in data engineering through continuous learning, identifying and enabling new capabilities.
  • Communicate progress, challenges, and milestones to senior leadership.
  • Work collaboratively in cross-functional teams and communicate effectively with Technical and Non-technical stakeholders.

What You'll Bring To The Role

  • 8+ years of relevant experience and proven track record of technical analysis, design, development, integration with, and implementation of enterprise systems.
  • Ability to effectively manage multiple functions or guide junior staff and initiatives.
  • Excellent leadership and decision-making skills to drive team performance.
  • Proficiency in data warehousing concepts (i.e. data modelling, data transformations), cloud data warehousing and distributed data sourcing solutions.
  • Extensive experience with programming languages such as Python and SQL.
  • Hands on experience with Snowflake
  • Good understanding of Unix shell scripting
  • Knowledge about DevOps implementation in Data space
  • Extensive experience in building and scaling data pipelines, solutions, platforms and architectures, with 5+ years developing ETL flows.
  • Demonstrated success in aligning data strategies with business objectives.
  • Strategic mindset to drive innovation and continuous improvement in data engineering solutions.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent experience.

What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

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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 opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspectives, and experiences. Our strong commitment to a culture of inclusion is evident through our constant focus on recruiting, developing, and advancing individuals based on their skills and talents.Seniority level

  • Seniority levelMid-Senior level

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  • Job functionEngineering and Information Technology

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