Engineering Division- Draper - Associate, Systems Engineering

Goldman Sachs; Draper (UT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate, Systems Engineering in Draper, Utah. The role covers datacenter design, networks, storage, cloud-based solutions, and automation to ensure scalable, reliable infrastructure.

Responsibilities include monitoring health, incident review, and implementing automated solutions to improve performance. The candidate will work across SDLC activities, apply ML techniques to detect issues, and collaborate with stakeholders to maintain operational excellence.

Qualifications

• ; Master’s degree requirement as stated in job ad.
• ; Bachelor’s degree requirement as stated in job ad.
• ; Experience with performance tuning and troubleshooting using Oracle, log analysis, and debugging.
• ; Software development using UNIX, Shell scripting, or Python.
• ; Database system design and support using DB2 or Sybase ASE.
• ; Full SDLC experience including requirements, design, coding, testing, release and support.
• ; SQL performance tuning and disaster recovery planning.
• ; Windows systems management with enterprise tools like ConfigMgr.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise across engineering domains including datacenter design, networks, storage and operating systems.
• Identify and implement public and private cloud-based solutions for on-demand scaling.
• Contribute to automated testing processes, standards, tools, and solutions.
• Apply data mining and machine learning to detect and react to infrastructure problems.
• Document repetitive error resolutions to reduce operational errors.
• Monitor and report on application health and service performance.
• Support risk monitoring in production and change management processes.
• Automate failures using machine learning to improve stability and performance.

Skills

Python

Shell scripting

UNIX

SQL

Log analysis

SDLC

Machine learning

Data mining

Automation

Performance tuning

Education

Master’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems or related field

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Information Systems or related field

Tools

Oracle

DB2

Sybase ASE

Unix/Linux management tools

Microsoft Configuration Manager

Job description

Job Duties:

Associate, Systems Engineering with Goldman Sachs Services LLC in Draper, Utah. Develop expertise across all Engineering, including datacenter design, networks, storage, grid compute, operating systems, databases, communications, market data and software languages. Contribute to the design and development of the firm’s computer and data infrastructure by identifying internal hardware and implementing public and private cloud-based solutions to provide seamless on-demand scaling of the firm's applications. Assist in the creation of automated testing processes, standards, solutions and tools to ensure smooth operation of the firm’s businesses. Apply data mining and machine learning techniques to identify and react to problems in the firm’s infrastructure and platforms. Identify, analyze, and resolve application issues by documenting repetitive error resolutions and minimizing operational errors. Assist in developing and monitoring reports to track and manage application health and support application service performance. Assist in monitoring risk in the production environment and change management processes. Help to improve application stability and performance by automating failures using machine learning techniques and analyzing discrepancies and trends. Review and assess production incidents and communicate with users, applications owners, vendors, and internal and external stakeholders. Develop sustainable systems and services through automation, performance tuning and database queries. Assist with business continuity planning and disaster recovery and plan appropriate contingency plans.

Job Requirements:

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 OR 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. Prior employment must include one (1) year of experience (with a Master’s) OR three (3) years of experience (with a Bachelor’s) with: performance tuning and troubleshooting application issues utilizing Oracle, code debugging, or log analysis; software development using UNIX operating system, Shell scripting, or Python; designing and supporting database systems utilizing technologies such as DB2 or Sybase ASE; working with the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) including requirements gathering, design, prioritization, coding testing, release, and support; SQL performance, tuning, and diagnosing potential performance issues by analyzing query execution plans and setting up disaster recovery; and performing systems management for Windows platforms such as Microsoft Configuration Manager or comparable enterprise systems management products.

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