Technical Architect

MSCI Services

At MSCI, we value merit and track record. You will own the full life-cycle of technology services, providing management, technical, and people leadership in the design, development, quality assurance, and maintenance of our production systems, ensuring we continue to scale our robust franchise.

Responsibilities:

• Engage technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches that meet current and future needs.
• Define the

  technical target state

  of the product and drive the achievement of this strategy.
• Lead the design, development, and maintenance of our

  data architecture

  , ensuring scalability, efficiency, and reliability.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for the architecture, processes, and best practices, including

  Architecture Decision Records (ADRs)

  .
• Evaluate recommendations and provide feedback on new technologies.
• Develop secure and high-quality production code, and review and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Collaborate with a cross-functional team to draft, implement, and adapt the overall architecture of our products and support infrastructure in conjunction with software development managers and product management teams.
• Stay abreast of new technologies and issues in the

  software-as-a-service industry

  , including current technologies, platforms, standards, and methodologies.
• Be actively engaged in setting

  technology standards

  that impact the company and its offerings.
• Ensure the

  knowledge sharing of engineering best practices

  across departments; and develop and monitor technical standards to ensure adherence to them.

Qualifications:

• Prior senior

  Software Architecture roles

  .
• Demonstrate proficiency in programming languages such as

  Python/Java/Scala

  and knowledge of

  SQL and NoSQL databases

  .
• Drive the development of conceptual, logical, and physical data models aligned with business requirements.
• Lead the implementation and optimization of data technologies, including

  Apache Spark

  .
• Experience with one of the

  table formats, such as Delta, Iceberg

  .
• Strong hands-on experience in

  data architecture, database design, and data modeling

  .
• Proven experience as a

  Data Platform Architect

  or in a similar role, with expertise in

  Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, Collibra, and Dremio

  .
• Experience with cloud platforms such as

  AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

  .
• Ability to dive into details, hands-on technologist with strong core

  computer science fundamentals

  .
• Strong preference for

  financial services experience

  .
• Proven leadership of large-scale distributed software teams that have delivered products on deadline.
• 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 a related engineering field.
• Demonstrated consensus builder and collegial peer.