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Design, build, and lead enterprise Java solutions for Operations Technology's Tax Technology platform, supporting tax withholding, documentation, and client and regulatory reporting across the full development lifecycle.\nIn 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.\nSince 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.\nThis is a Director position that designs, develops, and maintains scalable software solutions supporting business and regulatory needs.\nWhat you'll do in the role:\nOwn the design, implementation, testing, deployment, and maintenance of Java components for Tax Technology applications.\nLead technical architecture and delivery across major application-development initiatives from system definition through production deployment.\nTranslate business and regulatory requirements into scalable, secure, and effective technical designs for enterprise environments.\nParticipate in design and code reviews, enforce engineering standards, and improve application quality and maintainability.\nCollaborate with global business stakeholders, technology teams, and vendors to ensure high-quality, timely delivery.\nShare technical knowledge, troubleshoot complex issues, provide local project leadership, and mentor team members.\nWhat you'll bring to the role:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.\n5-8+ years of hands-on application development using Java/J2EE, Spring, and service-oriented or RESTful architectures.\nStrong object-oriented design, design-pattern, data-structure, algorithm, and enterprise application-architecture skills.\nExperience with Angular or React, JavaScript, JSP, HTML/DHTML, CSS, XML, JSON, and MVC frameworks such as Spring or Struts.\nProficiency in SQL and stored procedures, preferably with DB2, plus Unix/Linux shell scripting and Python.\nStrong analytical, design, and troubleshooting skills, including root-cause analysis and clear documentation of resolutions.\nExperience with Agile delivery, technical leadership, project management, mentoring, and effective stakeholder communication.\nDesired exposure to WebSphere, jQuery, Generative AI, Agentic Flow, AI-enabled SDLC, Power Apps, and tax withholding or reporting processes.\nWHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:\nAt 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. 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