Title: Principal Software Engineer
Location: Vashi, Navi Mumbai
Company: Morningstar DBRS is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Principal Engineer to join our dynamic team. This person will focus on the design, implementation and maintenance of an FSx on NetApp file server and SharePoint environment. This role will involve working closely with business users to understand requirements, leading technical discussions, and building scalable, secure, and efficient solutions. The ideal candidate will bring strong technical expertise in file storage and SharePoint management, a proactive approach to system optimization, and a collaborative mindset to partner with internal teams and external vendors. This role is ideal for someone who is ready to take ownership of complex systems and drive impactful change.
Morningstar India has been a Great Place to Work-certified company for the past eight consecutive years.
Key Responsibilities
System Engineering and Design
- Lead technical design discussions with business users to translate collaboration requirements into engaging and functional SharePoint solutions with modern user interfaces.
- Design, implement, and maintain FSx on NetApp file server environment to support file storage needs.
- Build, test, deploy, and maintain customized SharePoint applications through the agile software development lifecycle, ensuring the solutions are robust and user-friendly.
Technical Support and Maintenance
- Manage SharePoint site collections, sites, subsites, libraries, and pages, including creation, migration, and archival to support evolving business needs.
- Provide additional support for in-house workflow management tools that integrate with SharePoint.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with internal infrastructure, security teams, and external vendors to troubleshot and resolve complex issues across SharePoint and file server environments.
- Regularly manage content databases to maintain efficient performance of SharePoint platforms.
- Provide operational support of the current AWS (Windows Server) environment and assist in the transition to FSx on NetApp.
Monitoring and Security
- Conduct periodic audits of existing systems to ensure compliance with security policies, including role assignments, licensing, and permissions for SharePoint and file server usage.
- Actively monitor system storage and take proactive actions to prevent capacity-related issues, ensuring seamless service for end-users.
- Perform change management for both system and application changes, ensuring thorough documentation and adherence to best practices.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience with system engineering, focusing on file server management, preferably FSx on NetApp or similar file storage solutions.
- Strong proficiency with Microsoft SharePoint, including experience in site collection, library management, and custom application development.
- Familiarity with agile software development practices.
- Proven experience in change management and a strong understanding of security best practices.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, with a collaborate approach to working with both internal and external stakeholders.
Preferred Skills:
- Experience with AWS environments, specifically Windows Servers on AWS
- Strong knowledge of database and performance management for large-scale SharePoint deployments.
- Demonstrated ability to engage in cross-functional collaborations and drive projects to completion.
Morningstar DBRS is an equal opportunity employer.
About Us
Morningstar DBRS is a leading provider of independent rating services and opinions for corporate and sovereign entities, financial institutions, and project and structured finance instruments globally. Rating more than 4,000 issuers and 60,000 securities, it is one of the top four credit rating agencies in the world.
Morningstar DBRS empowers investor success by bringing more transparency and a much-needed diversity of opinion in the credit rating industry. Our approach and size allow us to be nimble enough to respond to customers' needs in their local markets, but large enough to provide the necessary expertise and resources they require. Market innovators choose to work with us because of our agility, tech-forward approach, and exceptional customer service.
Morningstar DBRS is the next generation of credit ratings.
If you receive and accept an offer from us, we require that personal and any related investments be disclosed confidentiality to our Compliance team (days vary by region). These investments will be reviewed to ensure they meet Code of Ethics requirements. If any conflicts of interest are identified, then you will be required to liquidate those holdings immediately. In addition, dependent on your department and location of work certain employee accounts must be held with an approved broker (for example all, U.S. employee accounts). If this applies and your account(s) are not with an approved broker, you will be required to move your holdings to an approved broker.
Morningstar's hybrid work environment gives you the opportunity to work remotely and collaborate in-person each week. While some positions are available as fully remote, we've found that we're at our best when we're purposely together on a regular basis, typically three days each week. A range of other benefits are also available to enhance flexibility as needs change. No matter where you are, you'll have tools and resources to engage meaningfully with your global colleagues.
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