Our Impact

The Windows Engineering team has engineered one of the largest Citrix Virtual Desktop solution in the industry, delivering a cloud-based desktop computing service for on-premise and remote work, serving the entire firm globally across all business functions, from operations, finance, engineering to front-line trading, sales and advisory. The team also architects and engineers the Microsoft operating systems and enterprise products such as Windows 10, Windows Server 2019 and Microsoft SCCM/MECM, third-party enterprise VDI products such as Citrix XenDesktop and XenApp, as well as multiple custom in-house systems management and software delivery platforms.

Your Impact

You will work with a global team of highly motivated platform engineers and software developers as a Senior Windows Cloud Engineer.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential

As a Senior Windows Cloud Engineer, you will be part of the Corporate Workplace Solutions (CWS) engineering team. This is a senior role in the Windows Engineering function, responsible to architect, design and deliver on our most critical roadmap initiatives.

• Engage with all major public cloud providers; Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) to assess capabilities against requirements
• Participate in full platform product lifecycle engineering for Cloud Desktop: analysis, technical design, testing, release, and support.
• Evaluate and test commercial Desktop as a Service (DaaS) solutions to help drive "Buy vs. Build " decisions
• Provide technical solution and establish best practices for building and operating public cloud based solutions
• Engage engineering stakeholders, such as Networking and Technology Risk, on the implementation of new cloud technologies and initiatives.
• Engage clients to understand customer needs, make recommendations and help define forward roadmap
• Regularly review existing systems and make recommendations for improvements and transformation, as needed.
• Identify, analyze, and resolve infrastructure vulnerabilities and issues

Basic Qualifications:

• Proficient in at least one public cloud platform (AWS Certified Solutions Architect or equivalent)
• Extensive experience with one or more scripting/programming technologies: Java, .NET, Python, C#, PowerShell, SQL
• Experience with Agile, Continuous Integration, Continuous Deployment
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code frameworks such as Terraform
• Experience with Cloud migration, cloud security principals and automation
• Experience engineering, managing and supporting environments involving VDI (Citrix, RDS), and Microsoft Desktop and Server platforms (Windows 10 and Server 2016+)
• Experience in supporting secure infrastructure solutions involving DMZ Environment
• Strong technical ability, willing to learn and evolve your skills with advances in cloud technology
• Analytical mindset, creativity and commercially focus

Preferred Qualifications:

• Solid Windows OS internals including Group Policies, Windows Defender, Windows Networking stack, OS build engineering and deployment
• Experience with Windows Systems Management and Patch management Technologies (SCCM, MECM, Group Policy and WSUS)
• Familiar with Linux, Middleware, Networks, Storage, Email, Mobile Applications, Voice/Video/Multimedia Systems and Market Data Systems
• Experience with migration to public cloud while meeting regulatory requirements
• Experience in automation, anomaly detection and predictive analysis
• Enterprise-level Financial Services experience is preferred
• Team player who is able to work in a fast paced, environment
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and able to work with remote counterparts internally and manage external vendors
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills

About Goldman Sachs

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

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