Morgan Stanley-posted 2 days ago
$150,000 - $210,000/Yr
Full-time • Mid Level
New York, NY
5,001-10,000 employees

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 Software Engineering Manager position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for developing and maintaining software solutions that support business needs. 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. Department profile: The Release Engineering and Change Management (RCM) department is responsible for making features available to customers in a way that is safe, controlled, repeatable, scalable, and predictable. The ‘Release Engineer, P5 VP’ role is within the Release Engineering and Change Management (RCM) department in Core Platform Services in Wealth Management Technology. Position Overview: The ‘Release Engineer P5 VP’ role is a highly visible and critical role, which will be leveraged for managing the Release and Change aspects of SDLC. This person will be responsible for releases from end to end and performing change management on all changes going into production, while ensuring policy compliance and proper risk assessment. The right candidate will have a keen focus on managing risk associated with changes in a dynamic environment. This candidate will understand the managed release environment, and ability to collaborate with globally dispersed teams. This candidate will have a deep understanding of branching strategies, CICD pipeline management, Code build management and versioning, and deployment methodologies. The right candidate will have a keen focus on managing risk associated with changes in a dynamic environment.

  • Lead a 24/7 team of Release and Change Engineers located in multiple locations and regions and collaborate with partners in Application Development, Technology Delivery Management, and other areas as releases are taken through SDLC.
  • Manage key aspects of releases and changes across the life cycle.
  • Ensure proper monitoring, management reporting and governance supporting the delivery efforts.
  • Perform Deployment analysis and scheduling of deployment tasks.
  • Create a consolidated implementation plan for the change packages consisting of approved and aligned changes.
  • Analyze the risk associated with each change event and determine the mitigation plan for successful delivery.
  • Provide metrics and status reporting before, during, and after the change implementation.
  • Management of issues and risks during the change window and escalating as needed to the right stakeholders.
  • Perform retrospectives after the releases to follow-up on any issues related to the release and ensure appropriate closure of action items.
  • 15+ Years
  • Proficient knowledge of ITIL, including but not limited to Change Management, SDLC, and related IT Services such as Incident and Problem Management, Change Management Database (CMDB), etc.
  • The ability to understand technology changes, interdependence, impact, and risk.
  • The ability to design a release strategy (rail based, canary, etc.) based on the size, scope and impact of a release.
  • The ability to create a risk mitigation plan and be adept at discussing and building consensus around it across stakeholders.
  • Experience creating executive presentations and summary documents and presenting to senior executives and skilled at building consensus and negotiating solutions.
  • Experience representing Change Management during internal audits and regulatory exams, working closely with the enterprise risk teams, and owning action plans and tracking to closure.
  • Proven ability to act and deliver under pressure, and drive multiple programs simultaneously, switching priorities, as necessary.
  • Understanding of Information Technology risk landscape in financial services or another highly regulated industry.
  • In-depth knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and MS Office Products
  • Ability to create program roadmaps, manage the program work, direct team resources, and deliver as per the roadmap in a timely fashion.
  • BS/MS or equivalent, preferably in quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Computer Engineering, EE, Math, Physics)
  • Ability to think creatively, proactively, and independently (meeting facilitation, reporting, managing sensitive data and reporting to senior management).
  • Strong interpersonal skills – ability to influence outcomes through negotiation and persuasion.
  • Be self-motivated, flexible, highly adaptable and an excellent team player, and be prepared to work with a multiple locations virtual team.
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