Engineering - Platform Engineer - Analyst/Associate - London

Goldman Sachs, Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is looking for a skilled individual to join their team as a Site Reliability Engineer (SRE). The role involves ensuring system reliability, performance, and security while facilitating infrastructure automation and compliance. Ideal candidates will have experience in DevOps, cybersecurity awareness, and proficiency in relevant tools. This position offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on professional growth.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of experience in Development, SRE, DevOps, or related roles.
• Experience in a regulated industry, preferably finance.

Responsibilities

• Participate in design & maintenance of scalable, secure systems.
• Assist in automating infrastructure provisioning and CI/CD pipelines.
• Collaborate with development and security teams.

Skills

Scripting (Python, Bash)

Cyber Security

Problem-Solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Prometheus

Grafana

Splunk

Job description

Responsibilities

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• System Reliability, Performance, and Security: Participate in the design, implementation, and maintenance of highly available, scalable, and secure systems. Assist in monitoring system performance, reliability, and security, helping to identify and resolve issues. Troubleshoot and resolve issues across environments, contributing to root cause analysis and incident management post-mortems.
• Infrastructure Automation, Management, and Security: Contribute to automating infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment processes with a focus on security. Assist in implementing and managing CI/CD pipelines to streamline software delivery while adhering to security best practices. Support infrastructure security and compliance efforts.
• Secrets Management: Assist in the implementation and management of secrets management solutions to securely store sensitive information. Learn and apply system security principles and best practices around secret and key management. Promote best practices for secrets management within the organization.
• Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate with development, product, and security teams to ensure seamless integration, deployment, and security of services.
• Documentation and Reporting: Assist in maintaining documentation of systems, processes, procedures, and security measures. Contribute to generating reports on system performance, incidents, and improvements.

Core Skills and Experience:

• Technical Skills: Understanding of high-availability systems architecture and the ability to support scalable and robust systems. Proficiency in at least one scripting language (Python, Bash, etc.). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (Kubernetes). Exposure to infrastructure as code (Terraform) concepts. Familiarity with monitoring, logging, and security tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, BQL). Experience supporting either Windows or Linux environments.
• Cyber Security: Basic understanding of cyber security principles and best practices. Interest in learning about and working with secrets management solutions. Awareness of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
• Problem-Solving and Analytical Skills: Good problem-solving and analytical skills to identify and resolve issues. Ability to identify potential security threats and vulnerabilities.
• Communication Skills: Good communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members. Ability to communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of experience in Development, SRE, DevOps, or related roles with an interest in cyber security.
• Experience working in a regulated industry (e.g., finance) is a plus.
• Exposure to Secrets Management platforms.

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