Java Developer - Vice President - Software Engineering

Company Profile: At Morgan Stanley (MS), we advise, originate, trade, manage and distribute capital for governments, institutions, and individuals, and always do so with a standard of excellence. We are a leading global financial services firm that conducts its business through three principal business segments. Institutional Securities, Wealth Management (WM), and Investment Management. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries. As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve and grow. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture. Department Profile: Technology is the key differentiator that ensures that we manage our global businesses and serve clients on a market-leading platform that is resilient, safe, efficient, smart, fast and flexible. Technology redefines how we do business in global, complex and dynamic financial markets. We have a large number of award winning technology platforms that help to propel our Firm’s businesses to be the top in the market. Our India technology teams are based in Mumbai and Bengaluru. We have built strong techno-functional teams which partner with our offices globally taking global ownership of systems and products. We have a vibrant and diverse mix of technologists working on different technologies and functional domains. There is a large focus on innovation, inclusion, giving back to the community and sharing knowledge Corporate Workplace Technology (CWT) develops applications and programs focused on supporting the Administration division that provides various critical services across the firm, including Corporate Information Management, Corporate Real Estate, Property Management, Travel, Security and Investigations and several other services.

Description: We are seeking a senior hands-on developer and architect for a Vice President role within Corporate Workplace Technology. The successful candidate will operate as a technical leader with end-to-end ownership of critical applications and platform capabilities, driving architecture, delivery quality, production stability, modernization, and operational maturity. This role requires strong Java and full-stack engineering experience, deep architecture judgment, and the ability to influence global teams, business stakeholders, and senior technology partners. The candidate will be expected to translate business priorities into scalable technical solutions, lead design decisions, raise engineering standards, and deliver robust, secure, well-tested systems that solve real business problems. The role also requires an ownership mindset, strong communication skills, disciplined execution, and experience applying modern engineering practices, including responsible use of AI-assisted development tools to improve delivery speed, code quality, testing, documentation, and developer productivity.

Own one or more business-critical applications or platform capabilities end-to-end, including technical roadmap, architecture, delivery quality, supportability, production stability, resiliency, risk controls, and lifecycle modernization. Lead architecture and design discussions, set technical direction, evaluate trade-offs, and ensure solutions align with enterprise architecture, security, data, resiliency, and operational standards. Provide hands-on design and development of core Java, full-stack, and integration solutions, contributing high-quality code while maintaining accountability for the broader technical outcome. Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, and global technology teams to translate business needs into scalable, secure,