The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

Asset&Wealth Management-Senior Cloud Data Engineer-Vice President-Dallas

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure.
  • Deep technical expertise in AWS ECS, particularly with Fargate/EC2.
  • Proven experience with modern data platforms like Snowflake and Apache Iceberg.
  • Expert-level proficiency in Java, Python, and SQL.
  • Hands-on experience with Big Data tools such as Spark and Kafka.
  • Strong understanding of data warehousing and lakehouse architecture.
  • Track record of mentoring junior engineers and communicating complex concepts.

Responsibilities

  • Execute migration of legacy ETL and microservices to AWS.
  • Build and maintain Docker images and configure service communications.
  • Develop end-to-end data pipelines using AWS Glue and Snowflake.
  • Write and maintain Terraform or AWS CDK modules for infrastructure provisioning.
  • Utilize AI coding assistants to refactor SQL and generate unit tests.
  • Identify manual bottlenecks and build custom automation tools in Python or Go.
  • Lead peer code reviews and enforce coding standards for performance and security.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and upskilling.
  • Engagement with cutting-edge technologies in cloud and data engineering.
  • Collaborative environment focusing on innovation and best practices.
  • Flexible work schedule and remote work options.
  • Access to advanced tools and resources to streamline workflows.
Full Job Description
Job Description

WM Data Engineering - Senior Cloud Data Engineer - Vice President

We are seeking a high-caliber, hands-on SeniorCloud Data Engineer. While you will provide architectural guidance, your primary impact will come from hands-on engineering: building production-ready data pipelines, containerizing microservices for Amazon ECS, and executing the technical migration of legacy on-premises systems to AWS.

Key Responsibilities:
  1. Hands-on Pipeline & Microservices Migration:
    • Active Migration Execution: Directly execute the migration of legacy ETL and microservices to AWS. This includes refactoring monolithic code into containerized services and deploying them to Amazon ECS (Fargate/EC2).
    • Containerization & Orchestration: Build and maintain Docker images, write complex ECS Task Definitions, and configure service-to-service communication using Amazon ECS Service Connect and AWS Cloud Map.
    • Data Pipeline Engineering: Develop end-to-end data flows using AWS Glue (PySpark), Amazon EMR, and Snowflake. Implement "Lakehouse" patterns using Apache Iceberg to ensure data portability.
  2. Infrastructure & Automation-as-Code
    • IaC Development: Write and maintain production-grade Terraform or AWS CDK modules to provision VPCs, ECS clusters, and RDS instances. Ensure all infrastructure is version-controlled and deployed via GitHub Actions or GitLab CI.
    • AI-Augmented Coding: Actively use AI coding assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to refactor legacy SQL, generate unit tests, and automate the creation of boilerplate pipeline code.
    • Toil Reduction: Identify manual bottlenecks in the migration process and build custom automation tools in Python or Go to streamline data validation and schema conversion.
  3. Technical Leadership & Reliability
    • Code Reviews & Standards: Lead rigorous peer code reviews, enforcing standards for performance, security (IAM least privilege), and maintainability.
    • Observability Implementation: Hands-on configuration of Amazon CloudWatch Container Insights, and OpenTelemetry to ensure deep visibility into migrated microservices and data jobs.
    • Performance Tuning: Directly optimize Spark job configurations, Snowflake warehouse sizing, and ECS auto-scaling policies to balance performance.


Qualifications:

Technical Requirements
  • Experience: 8+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure, with a focus on building and migrating production workloads.
  • AWS ECS Expertise: Deep technical expertise in Amazon ECS (Fargate/EC2), including networking (ALB/NLB), task placement strategies, and container security.
  • Data Platform Expertise: Proven experience with modern data platforms such as Snowflake (AI Data Cloud) and cloud-native services. Good understanding of open-source table formats, specifically Apache Iceberg, to enable interoperability, schema evolution, and high-performance analytics across multiple engines.
  • Programming: Expert-level proficiency in Java, Python and SQL.
  • Big Data & Orchestration: Hands-on experience with Spark, Kafka, and orchestration tools like Apache Airflow, Dagster, or dbt.
  • Data Modeling: Deep understanding of data warehousing and modern data lakehouse architecture.

Leadership & Soft Skills
  • Mentorship: Proven track record of upskilling junior engineers.
  • Communication: Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders in the wealth management business.
  • Problem Solving: A "builder" mindset with the ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Education
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.

About The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services, as well as financial services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. Its Investment Banking segment offers financial advisory services, including advisory assignments concerning mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, corporate defense, risk management, and restructurings and spin-offs; and underwriting services comprising public offerings and private placements of a range of securities, loans, and other financial instruments, and derivative transactions. The company’s Institutional Client Services segment provides client execution services, such as fixed income, currency, and commodities client execution related to making markets in interest rate products, credit products, mortgages, currencies, and commodities; and equities related to making markets in equity products, as well as executes and clears institutional client transactions on stock, options, and futures exchanges. This segment also engages in the securities services business providing financing, securities lending, and other brokerage services to institutional clients, including hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, and foundations. Its Investing and Lending segment originates longer-term loans; and invests in debt securities, loans, public and private equity securities, real estate, consolidated investment entities, distressed assets, currencies, commodities, and power generation facilities. The company’s investment management segment provides investment products and services, as well as offers wealth advisory services, including portfolio management and financial counseling, and brokerage and other transaction services.

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45,100 employees
Market Cap
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Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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