Glasgow
JR016615
We are seeking an Infrastructure Architecture Lead with experience across compute, storage, networking, and related infrastructure domains in a large, regulated enterprise environment. This role is suitable for professionals at mid-level who are looking to advance their careers.
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 Principal Technology Leadership & Strategy position at Vice President level, which is part of the job family responsible for driving innovation, developing technology roadmaps, and providing vision and strategic direction to align technology initiatives with long-term business objectives, fostering a culture of excellence, growth and transformation across the organization.
Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.
Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…
Architecture And Design
What you’ll do in the role:
- Contribute to the development and execution of infrastructure architecture strategies, roadmaps, patterns, and blueprints to support enterprise-wide IT initiatives.
- Assist in the design and governance of enterprise infrastructure solutions, ensuring alignment with regulatory, security, and operational standards.
- Evaluate and recommend compute, storage, networking, and cloud solutions to meet scalability, reliability, resilience, and business continuity needs.
- Support the modernization of infrastructure systems, including cloud adoption, automation, and software-defined technologies, and support the decommissioning of legacy systems.
- Assist in the early identification and resolution of architecture risks in collaboration with system owners.
Governance & Compliance
- Contribute to architecture reviews & governance to ensure alignment with Firm’s practices and Technology Strategy, including working with SMEs to complete the review documentation & architecture diagrams (C4 Structurizr preferred).
- Ensure all infrastructure designs adhere to regulatory, industry, and enterprise security standards.
- Define and maintain infrastructure reference architectures, policies, and best practices.
Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement
- Work closely with enterprise architects, solution architects, and engineering teams to ensure alignment of infrastructure solutions with broader IT strategies.
- Provide technical guidance to Engineering, SRE, Operational and project teams, fostering a supportive environment and sharing expertise to drive effective solutions.
- Create awareness of architectural best practices & standards, drive architectural decisions, and resolve design challenges.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
- 7+ years of experience in IT infrastructure design, implementation, and governance in large, regulated enterprises (e.g., financial services, healthcare, government).
- Knowledge of multiple of the following technical domains:
- Compute architectures, including bare metal, virtualization, and containerized environments (Kubernetes, Docker).
- Enterprise storage solutions (SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Backup & Recovery).
- Cloud computing (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Database & data architecture, including traditional enterprise dbs (SQL, PostGres) and modern cloud-based solutions.
- Networking including routing, switching, SD-WAN, firewalls, load balancing, and DNS/DHCP.
- Experience with automation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools (Terraform, Ansible), and CI/CD pipelines.
- Knowledge of security and compliance best practices, including zero-trust architecture, encryption, and data protection.
- Familiarity with enterprise monitoring, observability, and IT operations tools (e.g., Splunk, Prometheus, Graphana).
- Experience working in environments with stringent security and compliance requirements.
- Understanding of ITIL, enterprise architecture frameworks (TOGAF, Zachman), and technology governance processes.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Ability to influence and drive technical decisions in a complex enterprise environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Passion for staying ahead of technology trends and continuously improving enterprise infrastructure.
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.
Certified Persons Regulatory Requirements
If t his role is deemed a Certified role and may require the role holder to hold mandatory regulatory qualifications or the minimum qualifications to meet internal company benchmarks.
Flexible work statement
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.
