Engineering – Middleware Engineering – Executive Director – London

Application Opening Date: 30 April 2018
Application Closing Date: 27 May 2018
Location: London
Salary: Competitive
Full time
 
OUR IMPACT
 
At Goldman Sachs, our Engineers don’t just make things – we make things possible. Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas. Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients. Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems, architect low latency infrastructure solutions, proactively guard against cyber threats, and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action. Create new businesses, transform finance, and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets.

Engineering, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups, is at the critical centre of our business, and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate, real solutions. Want to push the limit of digital possibilities? Start here.
 
Our team of engineers builds solutions to the most complex problems. We develop cutting-edge systems and processes that form the core of our key business and enable transactions to move in milliseconds. We provide real-time access to critical deal information and crunch billions of data points each day to inform firm-wide market insights and strategies. Team members have the opportunity to work at the forefront of technology innovation alongside industry leaders and make significant contributions to the field.

HOW YOU WILL FULFIL YOUR POTENTIAL
 
– The technologist will be central to the running and development of our data systems infrastructure.
– They will act as a source of thought leadership across the community.
– Perform system performance reviews and effect optimizations that yield commercial improvements.
– Provide technical guidance on established infrastructure best practices to the IT community and business.
– Develop automation systems using Java and Perl/Python to further empower our end users, streamline our operations, and reduce manual implementation.
– Provide Primary DBA responsibilities including support of the various application development teams through advising on design, implementing solutions and optimizing databases for the applications.
– Research and evaluate new database products and work with our application clients to find the right fit for solving their problems.
– Provide support for database standardization programs from design, development and implementation.
– Provide production support and work on building the database infrastructure globally.
 
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES WE ARE LOOKING FOR
 
– Strong academic record with Bachelor’s level or equivalent in Technology, Computer Science, Engineering or a related discipline required
– Prior technology/engineering/digital experience gained from working within investment banking/financial services industry required
– Ability to balance core development work with more traditional DBA responsibilities required
– Experience of lifecycle management, administration, performance, tuning, developing self-service tools in relation to databases required
– Strong familiarity with SDLC and related tools required
– Deep knowledge/expertise of MongoDB required
– Familiarity with IBM DB2, Sybase, ASE, SAP/SAP IQ databases required
– Development/Scripting with Shell, Perl, SQL required
– Knowledge of RESTful services and Java required
– Experience of application maintenance, resolving performance issues, monitoring, troubleshooting and UAT support required  
– Demonstrable involvement with process improvement initiatives required  
– Knowledge of the Unix/Linux Operating systems required
– Excellent analytical skills in understanding issues and devising specific database solutions for global applications
– Excellent communication skills to partner with app developers (including the confidence & ability to influence and promote database solutions)
– Must be a team player in order to work as part of a Global team

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

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