Software Engineering - Associate - Global Banking & Markets

Job Description

WHO WE ARE

Goldman Sachs is leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and high net-worth individuals.

Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms. The firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in London, Bangalore, Frankfurt, Tokyo, Hong Kong and other major financial centres around the world.

We are committed to growing our distinctive Culture and holding to our core values which always place our client's interests first. These values are reflected in our Business Principles, which emphasize integrity, commitment to excellence, innovation and teamwork.

Job Summary & Responsibilities

The Futures Technology engineering team is looking for an experienced client onboarding specialist with software engineering skills to join a growing team in a fast-paced front office environment with a high level of direct interaction with external clients, vendors, trading desks and internal platform engineering teams.

Key responsibilities will involve working closely with stakeholders from to hand hold internal and external clients from the initial request to production go-live. This includes gathering requirements, evaluating specifications, capacity and throughput management, coordinating testing, managing the change process, implementing client specific configurations and deployment. The team has strong relationships with the business and other engineering and platform teams to provide professional solutions for Goldman Sachs electronic trading for our clients. Additional responsibilities include enhancing and streamlining the process, applications and tooling used for facilitating a smooth client onboard.

Skill / Experience

Basic Qualifications

An experienced technical engineer, with a proven track record in the on-boarding of clients to electronic trading. With a strong understanding of the FIX protocol and UNIX skills. Previous experience of working with business, vendor and clients.

• Bachelor’s / master’s degree in engineering, computer science or an equivalent.
• Strong understanding of FIX Protocol, FIX certification and testing experience
• Excellent communication skills, particularly with external clients
• Good knowledge of UNIX/Linux
• Good knowledge of SQL and databases
• Good knowledge of connectivity, Networks and TCP/IP, Firewalls
• Programming or scripting knowledge
• Exposure to any of the asset classes: Equities, Futures, Options, FX.
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
  
  

Experience of software release and version control systems desirable

YOUR CAREER

Goldman Sachs is a meritocracy where you will be given all the tools to help you develop. At Goldman Sachs, you will have access to excellent training programmes designed to improve multiple facets of your skills portfolio. Our in-house training programme, ‘GoldmanSachs University’ offers a comprehensive series of courses that you will have access to as your career progresses. Goldman Sachs University has an impressive catalogue of courses which span technical, business and leadership skills training.

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

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