System Administrator - Associate

Morgan Stanley

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Alpharetta, Georgia, US Until 8/21/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 7, 2025 Last posted July 7, 2025
Job description

In the Technology division, we leverage innovation to build the connections and capabilities that power our Firm, enabling our clients and colleagues to redefine markets and shape the future of our communities. This is a Cloud & Infrastructure Engineering II position at the Associate level, which is part of the job family responsible for managing and optimizing technical infrastructure and ensuring the seamless operation of IT systems to support business needs effectively.

Morgan Stanley is an industry leader in financial services, known for mobilizing capital to help governments, corporations, institutions, and individuals around the world achieve their financial goals.

Interested in joining a team that’s eager to create, innovate and make an impact on the world? Read on

MS Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) Technology is the global technology department responsible for the design, development, delivery, and support of the technical solutions behind the products and services used by the Morgan Stanley Wealth Management (MSWM) business. The department is comprised of 10 organizations: Sales, Banking & Corporate-Client Technology, Investment Products & Markets Technology, Client Reporting, Core Processing, Private and International Wealth Management Technology, Technology Integration Office, Enterprise Infrastructure & Production Management, Capital Markets Application & Data Services, Deployment Planning & Release Management, and the Chief Operating Office.

What you'll do in the role:

  • Monitoring, optimizing, and managing UNIX/Linux OS, system HW and application performance.

  • Perform application upgrades, patches, be able to identify and troubleshoot bugs that involved Tuxedo, Tomcat and Apache.

  • Be ready to lead and coordinate teams during system/application outages and execute tasks accordingly to minimize impact.

  • Attend project meeting and provide input to Project Managers/developers based on Systems Operations perspective, as well as planning for production launch execution.

  • Identify tasks which require automation and deploy automated process to minimize human intervention.

  • Management of Corporate common network services, i.e. DNS and DHCP services.

  • Enrolling users and maintaining system security.

  • Backup and recovery of OS and application information.

  • Weekend coverage rotation.

What you'll bring to the role:

  • 2-5 years' experience in Unix/Linux systems administration.

  • Strong system/application trouble-shooting skills.

  • Ability to analyze information and draw conclusions on system performance and trends.

  • Ability to read and write scripts in some administrative language (Tk, Perl, ksh shell).

  • Proficiency in DNS, DHCP, NFS, LDAP, Application Load Balancing, TCP networking.

  • Comfortable with many aspects of UNIX systems administration, i.e. system installation and configuration, fundamentals of security, installing third-party software.

  • Web Tools - Apache, Java, Tomcat.

  • Unix Tools - ksh, sh, awk, sed, Perl.

  • High level of initiative and dedication.

  • Ability to manage projects efficiently. Equally, be able to demonstrate the willingness to lend a hand on projects not directly accountable for.

  • Ability to work in a team environment, as well as individually with minimal supervision.

  • Ability to coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.

  • Works well under pressure, in a very fast paced working environment.

  • Manages time effectively and according to priorities.

  • Good interpersonal skills.

  • Strong communication skills.


Desired skills:

  • Strong knowledge of web and middleware-based technologies a plus

  • Relational database experience.

  • PHP, Python scripting experience.

  • LDAP - Security Setup

  • OS - Linux, Red Hat, Solaris

  • Security - Snort, tcpdump, snoop

  • Applications - Tuxedo, Sybase, Oracle, Apache, Veritas NetBackup

  • Experience in server hardware and software configuration management,

  • Veritas Cluster Server

  • Monitoring - SiteScope, Pronet, Nagios

  • Sever Capacity and Performance Management

  • Server Hardware / Software Configuration Management

  • Sun Server Hardware and Sun Solaris Unix

  • BladeLogic / Network shell

  • Education, Certification and Training

  • BS degree in Computer Science preferred but not mandatory.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM MORGAN STANLEY:

We are committed to maintaining the first-class service and high standard of excellence that have defined Morgan Stanley for over 89 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.

To learn more about our offices across the globe, please copy and paste https://www.morganstanley.com/about-us/global-offices​ into your browser.

Morgan Stanley's goal is to build and maintain a workforce that is diverse in experience and background but uniform in reflecting our standards of integrity and excellence. Consequently, our recruiting efforts reflect our desire to attract and retain the best and brightest from all talent pools. We want to be the first choice for prospective employees.

It is the policy of the Firm to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, age, sex, sex stereotype, gender, gender identity or expression, transgender, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy, veteran or military service status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversifying its workforce (M/F/Disability/Vet).

About this role

Summary

Manage and optimize UNIX/Linux systems, ensuring seamless IT operations.

Job title

System Administrator - Associate

Experience level

2-5 years

Industry

finance

Location requirements

Alpharetta, Georgia; remote work not allowed

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

unixlinuxtroubleshootingdnsdhcpnfsldapapplication load balancingtcp networkingapachejavatomcatkshshawksedperl

Preferred skills

web technologiesrelational databasephppythonldaplinuxred hatsolarissnorttcpdumptuxedosybaseoracleveritas netbackupveritas cluster serversite scopepronetnagiosblade logic

Specializations

unixlinuxnetworkingscriptingsecurity
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Alpharetta, GA, USA

On-site City