AI & Controls Engineering Specialist

Your Team Responsibilities

Enterprise Quality & Operations is a function that manages the cross-functional and company-level Quality Center of Excellence. It is comprised of experienced professionals with technology and data operations backgrounds that provide services and solutions to improve MSCI’s operational quality and advance its maturity levels.

The Controls Management team primarily facilitates oversight and testing of regulatory-related controls, as well as non-regulatory requirements. It is responsible for developing a comprehensive framework that includes setting core objectives, identifying key workstreams, establishing measurable success KPIs, and assigning clear ownership responsibilities particularly in the Control Management Quality Pillar. Its members have more than 50 years of combined expertise in IT audit, controls, and data operations. Currently, this team has a presence in the Pune, Mumbai, New York, and Manila locations.

The AI & Controls Engineering Specialist,based out of either the MSCI Mumbai or Pune offices is a key contributor enabling the team to perform internal management testing of controls through automation frameworks. This role also engages and collaborates with various stakeholders in designing, implementing, and assessing MSCI’s internal regulatory and non-regulatory controls. The primary focus of this individual contributor role is to design and and build scalable automation and AI-driven solutions to validate the effectiveness of technology controls. This includes developing data-driven testing frameworks, leveraging system-level integrations, and applying advanced analytics to enhance the efficiency, consistency, and coverage of control validation processes. This role plays a critical part in scaling MSCI’s control environment through automation and AI, strengthening governance and expanding the reach of control validation across regulatory and non-regulatory frameworks.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Design and build engineering solutions to address complex control validation challenges, including large-scale data analysis and automated testing pipelines.
• Develop scalable automation frameworks leveraging data, APIs, and system-level integrations to validate control design and operating effectiveness.
• Leverage AI and advanced analytics (e.g., anomaly detection, pattern recognition, and generative AI) to enhance control testing, evidence validation, and risk identification.
• Support the design and implementation of various data and technology internal control frameworks, to ensure teams implement IT-related controls to meet both regulatory and non-regulatory requirements. These include – but not limited to – the US Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) program, Sustainability & Climate (S&C) standards, EU Benchmark Administration regulations and standards business process controls, IT general controls (ITGCs), IT application controls, etc.
• Build relationships and collaborate with control owners, Internal Audit, external audit, and other key stakeholders throughout the annual planning, scoping, control execution, testing, and issue management activities.
• Perform assessments to identify potential weaknesses in internal controls through management testing of IT controls.
• Contribute to and influence mitigation strategies to address identified risks.
• Assist in ensuring continuous compliance with regulatory requirements and international standards.
• Identify opportunities to integrate internal controls into business processes.
• Stay updated on industry best practices and changes to both regulatory and non-regulatory requirements.
• Support special projects, such as process integrations and technology transformation initiatives.

Your skills and experience that will help you excel

• 3-6 years of experience in quality engineering, preferably in the financial services industry.
• Hands-on experience developing data-intensive or business-critical applications.
• Proficiency in coding with Python. Experience in Java is a plus.
• Experience working with data pipelines, APIs, or system integrations.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., Azure and Google Cloud) and modern data architectures is a plus.
• Exposure to AI/ML or data analytics techniques, ideally applied to risk, audit, or quality functions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, organizational, presentation, negotiation, and time management skills.
• Diligent, relentless, and persistent in coordinating with counterparts from other teams and departments in another region or time zone.
• Effective relationship building with partners in technology and data operations to accomplish critical goals.
• Capable of managing multiple projects simultaneously while adhering to tight, short-term deadlines.
• Experience as an information technology professional (technology audit experience a plus)
• Knowledge of user access, change management, software development, system architecture, databases, and operating systems.
• Experience with Microsoft Office suite of applications and experience with the use of a variety of applications such as auditing tools, ServiceNow, Salesforce, SAP, and/or Workday is an advantage.

About MSCI

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, AI Learning Center , 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 vision – to power better 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 strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates.

MSCI Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. 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, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability, marital and civil partnership/union status, pregnancy (including unlawful discrimination on the basis of a legally protected parental leave), veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. MSCI is also committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, please email Disability.Assistance@msci.com and indicate the specifics of the assistance needed. Please note, this e-mail is intended only for individuals who are requesting a reasonable workplace accommodation; it is not intended for other inquiries.

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