MSCI has an immediate opening in of our fastest growing product lines. As a Lead Architect within Sustainability and Climate, you are an integral part of a team that works to develop high-quality architecture solutions for various software applications on modern cloud-based technologies. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical architecture solutions across multiple technical areas to support project goals.
The systems under your responsibility will be amongst the most mission critical systems of MSCI. They require strong technology expertise and a strong sense of enterprise system design, state-of-the-art scalability and reliability but also innovation.
Your ability to take technology decisions in a consistent framework to support the growth of our company and products, lead the various software implementations in close partnerships with global leaders and multiple product organizations and drive the technology innovations will be the key measures of your success in our dynamic and rapidly growing environment.
At MSCI, you will be operating in a culture where we value merit and track record. You will own the full life-cycle of the technology services and provide management, technical and people leadership in the design, development, quality assurance and maintenance of our production systems, making sure we continue to scale our great franchise.

Engages technical teams and business stakeholders to discuss and propose technical approaches to meet current and future needs
• Defines the technical target state of the product and drives achievement of the strategy
• As the Lead Architect you will be responsible for leading 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).
• Evaluates recommendations and provides feedback on new technologies
• Develops secure and high-quality production code, and reviews and debugs code written by others
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• Identifies opportunities to eliminate or automate remediation of recurring issues to improve overall operational stability of software applications and systems
• Collaborating 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
• Staying abreast of new technologies and issues in the software-as-a-service industry, including current technologies, platforms, standards and methodologies
• Being actively engaged in setting technology standards that impact the company and its offerings
• Ensuring the knowledge sharing of engineering best practices across departments; and developing and monitoring technical standards to ensure adherence to them.

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 great 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 related engineering field
• 15+ years of software engineering experience
• Demonstrated consensus builder and collegial peer

What we offer you

• Transparent compensation schemes and comprehensive employee benefits, tailored to your location, ensuring your financial security, health, and overall wellbeing.

• Flexible working arrangements, advanced technology, and collaborative workspaces.

• A culture of high performance and innovation where we experiment with new ideas and take responsibility for achieving results.

• A global network of talented colleagues, who inspire, support, and share their expertise to innovate and deliver for our clients.

• Global Orientation program to kickstart your journey, followed by access to our Learning@MSCI platform, LinkedIn Learning Pro and tailored learning opportunities for ongoing skills development.

• Multi-directional career paths that offer professional growth and development through new challenges, internal mobility and expanded roles.

• We actively nurture an environment that builds a sense of inclusion belonging and connection, including eight Employee Resource Groups. All Abilities, Asian Support Network, Black Leadership Network, Climate Action Network, Hola! MSCI, Pride & Allies, Women in Tech, and Women’s Leadership Forum.

At MSCI we are passionate about what we do, and we are inspired by our purpose – to power better investment decisions. You’ll be part of an industry-leading network of creative, curious, and entrepreneurial pioneers. This is a space where you can challenge yourself, set new standards and perform beyond expectations for yourself, our clients, and our industry.

MSCI is a leading provider of critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community. With over 50 years of expertise in research, data, and technology, we power better investment decisions by enabling clients to understand and analyze key drivers of risk and return and confidently build more effective portfolios. We create industry-leading research-enhanced solutions that clients use to gain insight into and improve transparency across the investment process.

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