Associate, Systems Engineering

Agupdate; Salt Lake City, Northern (UT, KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah, seeks an Associate, Systems Engineering to design and develop the firm’s Listed Clearing software and data infrastructure. The role emphasizes cloud-based scaling and robust production support within an SDLC framework.

The candidate will work across storage, operating systems, databases, and messaging, applying Java, UNIX, and log analysis skills to ensure performance and reliability.

Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field, plus three years of experience, or a Master’s degree with one year of experience.
• Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting using query execution plans, log analysis, or debugging Java code.
• Experience with UNIX OS, Shell scripting, and SDLC tools.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop the firm’s Listed Clearing software and data infrastructure.
• Identify internal hardware and implement cloud-based solutions for on-demand scaling of applications.
• Support production systems and ensure business continuity across public and private cloud environments.

Skills

Java

UNIX

Shell scripting

Object-Oriented languages

SDLC

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/IS/Technology or related field

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Computer Engineering/IS/Technology or related field

Tools

Github

DB2

Sybase ASE

MQ/EMS

Job description

Associate, Systems Engineering with Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Salt Lake City, Utah. Develop expertise across all Engineering, including storage, operating systems, databases, messaging, market data, exchange/clearing interface, and software languages.Contribute to design and development of the firm’s Listed Clearing software and data infrastructure by identifying internal hardware and implementing and supporting public and private cloud-based solutions to provide on-demand scaling of the firm's applications. Requires: Bachelor’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field and three (3) years of experience in job offered or related role OR Master’s degree (U.S. or foreign equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field and one (1) year of experience in job offered or related role. Prior work experience must include three (3) years with Bachelor’s OR one (1) year with Master’s with the following: performance tuning and troubleshooting application and database issues utilizing SQL performance tuning and diagnosing potential performance issues by analyzing query execution plans, java code debugging, or log analysis; software development using UNIX operating system, Shell scripting, or Object-Oriented (OO) languages like Java; supporting production systems utilizing Database technologies including DB2 or Sybase ASE, and messaging technologies including MQ, EMS, or Object-Oriented (OO) languages like Java; working with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, prioritization, coding testing, release, and support using tools like Github; and executing periodic disaster recovery testing to ensure business continuity. Job Code: 10442648.

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