Solutions Architect

MSCI has an opening for a Solutions Architect reporting into the Head of Analytics Engineering.

You will be a hands-on architect supporting our Investment Analytics product line, a $500M+ business.

The systems which you will work on will be amongst the most mission critical of MSCI.

They require a strong technology expertise and a strong sense of enterprise system design, state of the art scalability, reliability, and innovation in emerging cloud technologies and data science.

The system will need to be accessible to both developers (through a REST based “aaS” offering) as well as end-users through our web-based portal; the ideal candidate will be able to help with both, diving deep into anything / everything.

MSCI is undergoing a massive engineering transformation, with the recent announcement of our Investment Solutions as a Service offering.

This announcement is the cultivation of many different efforts, all of which require engineers who can be tactical and strategic when looking at our architecture and critical engineering initiatives (e.g.

migration into the cloud, new React based web experiences, REST APIs).

This leader must be a change agent, who is able and deeply dive in and identify what needs to be changed, how it should be changed, and then drive that change across your team, your peers, and the company.

The Solutions Architect will need to have a strong development background and be able to look holistically across the system, and jump in where needed by writing code, debugging, or driving architectural sessions.

Your key responsibilities
Providing overall strategy and technology direction for the development of applications supporting the firm’s solutions Strategic planning for all product development efforts to include the subsequent testing, release and production environment needs Collaborating with Engineering/IT Infrastructure to implement/adapt the overall architecture of our products and support infrastructure in conjunction with software development managers, and product management teams Supporting and aligning the development of the product roadmaps within a portfolio of multiple products Leading and enhancing our agile methodology for the design, development, test and release of our products and features while coordinating with internal development groups worldwide.

Staying abreast of new technologies and challenged to deliver software-as-a-service solutions with a solid expertise in current technologies, platforms, and standards.

Participating in the strategic business and product planning process Being actively engaged in setting technology standards that impact the company and its offerings Being an active spokesperson and evangelist both internally and externally by communicating and promoting the company’s technology vision and solutions Ensuring the knowledge sharing of engineering best practices across departments; and developing and monitoring technical standards to ensure adherence to them.

Hiring and retaining top technology talent able to understand business requirements and turn them into software solutions.

Developing loyalty and commitment among colleagues by articulating an appealing vision for the future, communicating high expectations, developing and mentoring direct reports and setting an example in one’s own behavior

Your skills and experience that will help you excel
Prior senior Software leadership roles in product or application development and engineering for high growth companies Experience with multiple languages including Java, Python, and C/C++/C# Ability to dive into details, hands on technologist with strong core computer science fundamentals.

Strong preference for financial services experience or interest Proven leadership of large-scale distributed software teams that have delivered great products on deadline Proven ability to recruit the best and brightest developers and provide them with a vision and working environment to develop world-class applications while instituting compelling performance measurements that continually drive transparency and improved performance Excellent communication skills, strong team player, and the ability to work cross functionally Experience in a modern iterative software development methodology Experience with globally distributed teams and business partners Experience in building and maintaining applications that are mission critical for customers M.S.

in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or related engineering field 15+ years of software engineering experience Leadership record having created results oriented and energized teams.