Software Engineering

Goldman Sachs is a leading global investment banking, securities, and investment management firm that provides a wide range of services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base, including corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high net-worth individuals. Founded in 1869, it is one of the oldest and largest investment banking firms.

Secrets and Encryption Services is part of the Identity and Access Management (IAM) business unit within the Core Engineering Division of Goldman Sachs. Our mission is to protect the firm and our clients from cyber threats such as credential compromise through the services we deliver and operate. The S&ES team is on a journey to uplift credential management solutions across the enterprise, including the integration and adoption of HashiCorp Vault across environments.

Role Overview: We are seeking a motivated and skilled Platform Engineer with an interest in cybersecurity and secrets management to join our team. The candidate will contribute to ensuring the reliability, performance, and scalability of our platform and infrastructure while learning and implementing security best practices. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement new features, operational improvements, and cybersecurity practices under the guidance of senior team members to enhance our operational efficiency and security posture.

Responsibilities

• System Reliability, Performance, and Security: Design, implement, and maintain highly available, scalable, and secure systems. Monitor system performance, reliability, and security, and help resolve issues. Troubleshoot and resolve issues across environments, contributing to root cause analysis and incident post-mortems.
• Infrastructure Automation, Management, and Security: Automate infrastructure provisioning, configuration, and deployment with a focus on security. Implement and manage CI/CD pipelines adhering to security best practices. Support infrastructure security and compliance efforts.
• Secrets Management: Assist in implementing and managing secrets management solutions for sensitive information. Learn and apply security principles and best practices around secret and key management. Promote secrets management best practices within the organization.
• Collaboration and Communication: Work with development, product, and security teams for seamless integration, deployment, and security. Communicate system status and updates effectively to team members.
• Documentation and Reporting: Maintain documentation of systems, processes, procedures, and security measures. Generate reports on system performance, incidents, and improvements.

Core Skills and Experience

• Technical Skills: Understanding of high-availability system architecture supporting scalable, robust systems. Proficiency in at least one scripting language (e.g., Python, Bash). Familiarity with containerization and orchestration tools (e.g., Kubernetes). Experience with infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform). Knowledge of monitoring, logging, and security tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk). Support experience in Windows or Linux environments.
• Cyber Security: Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and best practices. Interest in learning about secrets management solutions. Awareness of security frameworks (NIST, ISO 27001).
• Problem-Solving and Communication: Strong problem-solving skills to identify and resolve issues. Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related fields.
• 3-5 years of experience in Development, SRE, DevOps, or related roles with an interest in cybersecurity.
• Experience in regulated industries (e.g., finance) is a plus.
• Exposure to Secrets Management platforms.

At Goldman Sachs, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, providing opportunities for professional and personal growth. We offer various training, benefits, wellness, and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture and opportunities at GS.com/careers. We accommodate candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process.