Asset & Wealth Management - Birmingham - Associate / Vice President - Software Engineering

WeAreTechWomen; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance company seeks a JAVA AWS Engineer to join their Digital Client Experience Team. The role involves developing solutions that enhance client engagement through AWS and Java technologies, providing an exciting opportunity to work within a best-in-class engineering team. Candidates must have relevant experience in cloud services and software development practices.

Benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Professional development opportunities

Wellness and personal finance offerings

Mindfulness programs

Qualifications

• Experience developing in AWS, Cloud Services, Java, Spring & MongoDB.
• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices.
• Self-motivated with excellent time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Work across various areas including AWS, Java micro-services, Spring and MongoDB.
• Deploy scalable cloud-based applications using AWS services.
• Develop digital solutions to enhance client engagement.

Skills

AWS

Java

Micro-services

Spring

MongoDB

DevOps

Communication Skills

Analytical Thinking

Problem Solving

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Gitlab

Job description

Asset & Wealth Management Division:

Across Asset and Wealth Management (AWM), Goldman Sachs helps empower clients and customers around the world reach their financial goals.

The Private Wealth management (PWM) business within Asset & Wealth Management division provides comprehensive Investment Management services and advice across a full range of asset classes for very high net worth individuals. PWM leverages a global technology platform offering, an integrated suite of tools, and applications to service clients. This platform helps realize a client's goals and objectives, develops, and implements an integrated wealth management plan and delivers first-class client service.

Across AWM, our growth is driven by a relentless focus on our people, our clients and leading-edge technology, data, and design.

Private Wealth Management

The Private Wealth Management (PWM) business provides end to end Investment Management services and advice across a large range of asset classes for high-net-worth individuals. PWM leverages a global technology platform offering, an integrated suite of tools, and applications to onboard clients. Our software helps realize a client's goals and objectives, develops, and implements an integrated wealth management plan and delivers first-class client service. The successful candidate will join the global PWM Digital Client Experience Team. We develop digital solutions to help clients connect and engage with Goldman Sachs. We work closely with our business partners to streamline business workflows and drive growth.

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

This is a “JAVA AWS Engineer” role which will involve the candidate working across a variety of areas, AWS, Java micro-services, Spring and MongoDB. It requires the candidate to be familiar with deploying scalable cloud based applications using AWS services like ECS, EC2, Lambda. Role requires deep understanding of AWS Architecture, distributed services, testing, system monitoring and reporting, and the complete SDLC process.

This role offers the opportunity to work with a best-in-class team of engineers building an exciting digital platform for our PWM business. The team works directly with a variety of stakeholders, including product & operations teams, and partnering closely with engineering teams across the division to help in evolving the alternatives platform.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field
• Prior industry experiences developing in AWS, Cloud Services, Java, Spring & Non-SQL technologies such as MongoDB
• Experience with micro-services, java deployments & devOps tools such as Gitlab
• Full understanding of software development lifecycle best practices
• An ability to drive to goals and milestones while valuing and maintaining a strong attention to detail
• Strong communication and documentation skills - both verbally and in writing to effectively interact with multiple people and global teams
• Excellent judgment, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Strong team player & experience working with global teams
• Self-motivated individual that possesses excellent time management and organizational skills

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

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Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.