Engineering-New York-Associate, Systems Engineering

Goldman Sachs; New York (NY); On-site; USD 156,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

Goldman Sachs is seeking an Associate in Systems Engineering in New York, NY. The role focuses on datacenter design, networks, storage, cloud solutions, and scalable infrastructure across the firm.

You will develop automated testing, monitor application health, and use data mining/ML to detect and react to issues, driving reliability and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems/Technology, or related field.
• Three years of experience in performance tuning, troubleshooting, SDLC, and database/server management.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise across engineering domains including datacenter design, networks, storage, and databases.
• Design and implement internal hardware and public/private cloud-based solutions for scalable applications.
• Automate testing, monitoring, and reporting to ensure reliability of services.
• Apply data mining and machine learning to identify and react to infrastructure issues.
• Assist in disaster recovery planning and business continuity activities.

Skills

Performance tuning

Troubleshooting

SDLC knowledge

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/IS/IT

Tools

Python

UNIX

DB2

Sybase ASE

SQL

Microsoft Configuration Manager

Job description

Job Duties: Associate, Systems Engineering with Goldman Sachs Services LLC in New York, New York. Develop expertise across all Engineering, including datacenter design, networks, storage, grid computing, 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: 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 three (3) years of experience 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.

Salary Range: Annual base salary for this New York, New York-based position is $156,000 - $192,000.

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