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This role is responsible for deploying, and supporting critical network infrastructure across both internal enterprise environments and external customer-facing platforms.\nThe ideal candidate will have extensive experience planning and executing critical network security and infrastructure patch rollouts in fast-paced, highly regulated, and uptime-sensitive environments. The role requires deep expertise in routing, switching, data center networking, internet connectivity, network security, and production change management.\nThe successful candidate will demonstrate a strong track record of executing complex infrastructure changes with minimal risk, maintaining network resiliency, and supporting business-critical services operating in 24x7 global environments.\nKey Responsibilities\nImplement, and support enterprise-scale network infrastructure across data centers, cloud, and campus environments. \nProvide Tier-3 support and technical leadership during major incidents and escalations. \nDevelop and maintain network standards, update documentation, and engineering procedures. \nLead planning, testing, risk assessment, and deployment of critical security and infrastructure patches across production environments. \nDrive execution of complex maintenance activities with minimal customer or business impact. \nCoordinate maintenance windows, rollback plans, validation testing, and post-implementation reviews. \nEnsure compliance with security, audit, and regulatory requirements through timely remediation of vulnerabilities. \nPartner with Security, Infrastructure, Application, and Operations teams to prioritize and execute remediation activities. \nCoordinate end-to-end remediation activities including maintenance windows and pre/post validations across multiple stakeholders, including business application owners, multiple infrastructure teams (Unix, Load Balancer, Firewall etc), security teams, and all relevant third-party vendors (Cisco/Arista etc). \nMaintain high availability and resilience of business-critical services. \nMonitor network performance and proactively identify risks before they impact production. \nDevelop automation solutions using Python, Ansible, or similar tools to improve operational and deployment efficiency. \nStandardize deployment procedures and reduce manual intervention through automation. \nDrive operational excellence through continuous process improvement and infrastructure optimization. \nRequired Technical Skills\nStrong hands-on experience with:\nCloud observability skill set and cloud native tools like CloudWatch, APIs, VPC reachability analyzer, Network Watcher etc. \nLeaf-Spine Architectures across Cisco and Arista Platforms \nAnsible, Python, Terraform, Github and Jira expertise along with network knowledge on various protocols like BGP/OSPF etc. \nRequired Experience\n8+ years of enterprise network engineering experience. \nProven experience executing critical security patching and production network upgrades in large-scale environments. \nStrong experience supporting both internal infrastructure and internet-facing production services. \nExperience operating in financial services, trading, telecommunications, cloud, or other mission-critical environments. \nDemonstrated ability to perform complex maintenance and migration activities during scheduled change windows. \nStrong understanding of network resiliency, high availability, and disaster recovery principles. \nPreferred Qualifications\nCCNP, CCIE, or equivalent industry certifications. \nKnowledge of network automation frameworks. \nExperience with large-scale global data center environments. \nFamiliarity with agile delivery and DevOps methodologies. \nPersonal Attributes\nStrong ownership and accountability. \nCalm and decisive under pressure. \nExcellent troubleshooting and analytical skills. \nStrong communication and stakeholder management capabilities. \nAbility to operate effectively in fast-paced, highly dynamic production environments. \nWillingness to support weekend implementations, emergency changes, and critical incident response when required.\nWhat Success Looks Like\nTimely rollout of critical patches with zero unplanned outages. \nImproved network reliability and security posture. \nReduced operational risk through automation and standardization. \nEffective execution of large-scale infrastructure changes across global environments. \nStrong partnership with operations, security, and application teams to maintain resilient business services. \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. There’s also ample opportunity to move about the business for those who show passion and grit in their work.\nTo learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices into your browser.\nMorgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to building and maintaining a workforce that is diverse in experience and background. 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