Your Opportunity as a Technologist in Technology

The Technology Training Program is designed to develop highly skilled and motivated technologists who partner with our businesses to solve complex problems through the use of technology. Trainees are recruited globally for a particular office - New York, London, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Budapest, Shanghai, or Mumbai. The broad and comprehensive skills acquired during the 15-week program allow you to be placed in challenging roles throughout Technology - such as business application development, application infrastructure development and enterprise engineering.   We currently have over 3,000 IT professionals employed globally, covering all major business development and support functions.

The Technology Training Program
How the program works and the day-to-day experience you can expect

The Technology Training Program is held twice a year in February and August. The program curriculum includes intensive technology training in application development or computing infrastructure, orientation to the firm, an overview of the securities industry, and professional skills workshops. Technical training curriculum varies by track, and includes instruction on proprietary technologies, a Senior Speaker Series and financial products training.

You will spend the last three to four weeks of the program on projects addressing real business needs. These projects provide a smooth transition to future work groups. Throughout the program, you will interact with colleagues in order to develop a strong network within the Technology division.

The Technology Training Program offers a tailored and individualized approach to placement. Throughout the program, you will meet managers to learn about available and appropriate roles. Your preferences are then weighed along with the preference of hiring managers and business priorities.

Launching Your Career
The initial training that you receive on starting the program

The Technology Training Program offers three tracks aligned with your specific background and interests:

The Distributed Systems Development track takes a deep, fast look at a range of software engineering technologies. The emphasis is on design, architecture and rationale, with the intention of developing excellent design and programming skills. When exploring languages, the focus is on standard idioms, style, compiler and run-time implementation; when exploring databases, the focus is on performance, optimization, and data quality; and when exploring operating systems, the focus is on internals and architecture. Advanced techniques are explored throughout. The curriculum includes intensive and advanced work in C++, Java, Linux/UNIX, Windows, Perl, .NET, C#, object-oriented analysis and design, relational databases, middleware, XML/SOAP, messaging, systems architecture, systems integration and firm-specific tools.

The Application Development and Integration track is a broad-based program in applied technology. The focus is on developing skills to build, integrate, deploy, and extend software systems to support our business. The program explores technologies that enable applications to be built across a diverse set of platforms: for example, running jobs and accessing data on the Mainframe, performing computation on a Linux server, and presenting results throughout a web client or C# GUI on a trader’s PC. The curriculum includes intensive and advanced work in Java, relational databases, web technology, XML/SOAP, .NET, C# and Perl programming. Linux/UNIX, Windows and Mainframe platforms are explored along with middleware, messaging architecture and firm-specific technology to enable the development of multitiered cross-platform applications.

The Infrastructure Engineering and Operations track explores the enterprise infrastructure that supports our business. The program is directed toward developing excellent engineering, operations and client skills to support the global enterprise infrastructure for the firm. The program presents a variety of infrastructure technologies from operating systems to enterprise solutions for disk volume management, storage, security and high availability. In addition to configuring and stress-testing generic infrastructure, the program also explores Morgan Stanley’s proprietary technologies for enterprise Linux/UNIX and Windows. A key theme throughout is systems design and automation. The curriculum consists of in-depth training in computer fundamentals, networks, databases, proprietary systems, hardware, Linux/UNIX and Windows, middleware, software management and administration, automation, and working within the complex technical environment of Morgan Stanley.

Developing Your Career
What you can anticipate as you make progress and after completing the program

After the program, you will join individual teams within Technology where you will have a defined role and opportunity to make a contribution to our business. The firm offers plenty of ongoing training opportunities to develop your technical and professional skills and the enormous breadth of roles provides great potential for a diverse career. Examples of career paths include application programming within groups such as Investment Banking, Prime Brokerage, and Fixed Income. Or you may be able to join Enterprise Infrastructure Groups, such as Customer Engineering and Support, Enterprise Computing, and Enterprise Client and Technology.

Is Technology Right for You?
A checklist to help you decide if you have the skills and temperament for this area

• You have excellent problem-solving skills.
• You can adapt to a dynamic and multifaceted environment where business and technical skills are intermingled.
• You have an outstanding academic record along with success in summer jobs, internships, and extracurricular activities.
• You have strong communication skills and the ability to work and interact with others.

Requirements

A degree in any subject is considered and you must have a demonstrated interest in technology. A Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related science or engineering discipline that is particularly relevant. Consideration for our training program requires a minimum GPA of 3.0/4.0 (United States) or Class degree 2.1 (United Kingdom) or equivalent in Europe and Asia.

Distributed Systems Development track Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in Computer Science, or a degree in Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or Physics. Candidates entering the program should be comfortable with Linux/UNIX and Windows, competent in C or C++ (or Java or C#); have experience of some object-oriented development; and have a good comprehension of data structures, algorithms and complexity theory.

Application Development and Integration track Bachelor’s, Master’s or Doctorate degree in any subject. Candidates’ competence in at least one programming language (e.g., Java, C# or VB) is important as it demonstrates an individual’s aptitude for computer technology, and indicates that they understand what a job in this area might entail.

Infrastructure Engineering and Operations track Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or Electrical Engineering, or a degree in Science/ Engineering. Candidates should have a reasonable understanding of Linux/UNIX, Windows, and networking, and should have an appreciation of current leading technologies. Experience in building and maintaining systems and networks would be ideal. However, even the informal experience of stripping down and building PCs indicates the kind of technical competence and motivation required for this track.

Selection Process

Candidates are asked to submit applications and will be chosen for interviews on the basis of their technical skills and work experience. Those selected after first-round interviews will be invited to attend an on-site Assessment Center, which is our final round of evaluation.   

Candidates attending schools in Japan

If you are attending schools in Japan (all nationalities), please visit our local campus recruiting website (Japanese only) at: http://morganstanley.co.jp/CampusRecruiting/index.html 

If you are attending schools outside Japan (all nationalities), please visit our booth at DISCO Boston Career Forum after registering CFN at:

http://www.careerforum.net/index.asp?lang=E

If you are attending schools outside Japan, and not attending DISCO Boston Career Forum, please apply online at: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/recruiting/apply.html

Deadlines

For deadline information, please consult with your school’s career center.