Linux System Administrator (Hybrid)

Overview

We’re seeking someone to join our Low Latency Linux support team as a seasoned Linux System Administrator. Our environment consists of a mixture of open source and in-house written Perl and Python components which will be modernized and replaced to ensure the continued delivery of a stable and secure infrastructure with increased agility and flexibility. The Low Latency Infrastructure support team is responsible for maintaining and improving Linux infrastructure for Morgan Stanley's distributed systems. The group is involved in evaluation, certification, integration, and maintenance of numerous products, including hardware, Red Hat Linux, configuration management, system services (DNS, DHCP, NTP, etc.), and a variety of in-house developed tools.

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 an Infrastructure Production Management & Reliability Engineering III position at Director level, which is part of the job family responsible for maintaining the stability and reliability of the organization's infrastructure systems, ensuring optimal performance and availability to support business operations.

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.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on…

What You’ll Do In The Role

• Be a self-starter. Act like an owner, prioritize requests, collaborate with others, and manage ambiguity.
• You will have experience of managing, deploying and debugging large scale production environments.
• You will be part of a global, follow the sun, on-call rotation for production issues.
• You will be joining a global team of highly accomplished engineers, developers, and operations specialists.
• You will write and maintain documentation for systems, processes, and procedures.
• You will have experience with Change Management and Problem management practices.
• You will participate in open forums with the global team to discuss projects.

What You’ll Bring To The Role

• We are looking for an Infrastructure SRE with coding experience.
• 4+ years of Enterprise Level Experience in Large Distributed Environment.
• Knowledge of Linux Systems - Hardware and Automated Build including Automated Lights Out Management.
• Must be comfortable building systems from scratch, changing configuration and amending code-paths.
• Understanding of kernel bypass and how it relates to latency sensitive devices.
• Knowledge of TCP/IP, Experience with networking and security concepts, implementation, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with monitoring tools and solutions.
• Proven analytical and troubleshooting skills in a highly visible faced paced enterprise environment.
• Coding experience preferably with Python.
• Experience working on shared code bases using best practices in CI / Source Control /Release Management and Change Control.
• Solid understand of Linux Kernel internals performance tuning.
• Trading System Application Configuration / Deployment / Management Experience.

At Morgan Stanley Montreal, we support the Firm’s global businesses and infrastructure with cutting edge technology and innovation. The multi-faceted and highly technical Montreal team plays a critical role in building and maintaining our leading technology platform, including electronic trading, algorithm trading, cloud engineering, infrastructure, cybersecurity and AI/ML. Morgan Stanley has been rooted in the Montreal community since 2008 and is considered a leading employer among the area’s highly skilled technology talent. There’s ample opportunity to move across the businesses for those who show passion and grit in their work.

All our positions are located in Montreal, Quebec. We offer a hybrid work environment, combining remote work and attendance in the office.

Knowledge of French and English is required.

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What You Can Expect From Morgan Stanley

At Morgan Stanley, we raise, manage and allocate capital for our clients – helping them reach their goals. We do it in a way that’s differentiated – and we’ve done that for 90 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.

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Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential.