The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc

AWS Solutions Architect, Global Banking & Markets, Cloud Platform

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc$150K — $180K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2-5 years of relevant experience, ideally with 2+ years in AWS services
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
  • Familiarity with enterprise software development practices like configuration management
  • Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitLab CI/CD or AWS CodePipeline
  • Proficient in IaC using AWS CDK with TypeScript
  • Experience with relational and NoSQL databases like DynamoDB or MongoDB
  • Strong communication skills for collaboration across teams

Responsibilities

  • Migrate business workloads to public cloud, specifically AWS
  • Develop reference patterns in CDK/TypeScript for organization-wide use
  • Architect production-grade scalable AWS solutions for deployment
  • Build services to integrate on-premises systems with cloud providers
  • Collaborate on feature design and problem-solving across teams
  • Communicate best practices for cloud application development
  • Manage the full software lifecycle from requirements to release

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies
  • Exposure to a fast-paced global environment
  • Collaboration with a multidisciplinary global team
  • Focus on continuous learning and professional development
  • Chance to influence technology strategies for competitive advantage
Full Job Description
Job Description

Within our Global Banking & Markets business, the Cloud Platform team is responsible for enabling the use of public cloud services as well as establishing infrastructure management best practices. You will be working as part of a global, multidisciplinary team responsible for researching, architecting, and building cutting-edge tools and systems. We are at an early stage of modernizing our application stacks around cloud native principles and migrating business workloads to the cloud. You will play a pivotal role in influencing technology strategies that will give the firm a competitive edge.

How You Will Fulfill Your Potential
  • Advise and lead architecture strategy of multiple products, applications, and technologies across a portfolio.
  • Translate highly complex technical issues, trends, and approaches to leadership to drive the firm's innovation and enable leaders to make strategic, well-informed decisions about target state architecture.
  • Drive adoption and implementation of technical methods in specialized fields in line with the latest product development methodologies.
  • Establish and lead an architecture governance body.
  • Create durable, reusable software frameworks that improve velocity and quality of output across teams and functions.
  • Partner across domains to reduce tooling duplication, clarify ownership, and maintain authoritative technology status and lifecycle governance.
  • Improve decision traceability, cost-performance outcomes, and review-board effectiveness through clear standards, metrics, and architectural guardrails.
  • Evaluate emerging capabilities for enterprise fit and adoption readiness.
  • Establish portfolio-level guardrails for AI-assisted and agentic workflows used in architecture and engineering governance, including traceability/auditability and control expectations aligned to resiliency and security standards.


Basic Qualifications
  • 10+ years of relevant technical experience, including at least 5 years hands-on experience with AWS.
  • Experience delivering system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
  • Expertise in one or more architecture disciplines.
  • Demonstrated experience influencing across functions and teams to deliver modern architecture.
  • Experience applying expertise and new methods to determine solutions for complex architecture problems across various technical disciplines.
  • Extensive practical cloud native experience.
  • Ability to evaluate current and emerging technologies to recommend the best technology solutions and approaches to achieve the future state architecture.
  • Deep expertise across Infrastructure Architecture areas, including IT Service Management, Monitoring and Observability, Cloud Compute and Storage, Application Integration, and IT Asset Management, Network and Systems Administration.
  • Demonstrated experience leading safe adoption of enterprise-authorized AI capabilities within the work environment across architecture workflows, including validation practices and awareness of data sensitivity.
  • Excellent communication; willingness to learn; proactive mindset with focus on continuous improvement.


Preferred Qualifications
  • Prior experience in finance industry.
  • Strong understanding of hybrid and multi-cloud operational models, including resilience, identity, secrets, networking, and secure operations.
  • Expertise in operational automation, event intelligence, and self-healing workflows integrated with ticketing and incident processes.
  • Experience with enterprise CMDB and asset intelligence programs that improve control compliance and cost transparency.
  • Familiarity with financial-services regulatory and control frameworks for operational resilience and auditability.

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.

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Careers

Join the prestigious team at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., a global leader in finance and investments, and propel your career to new heights. Our firm is renowned for its commitment to excellence, innovation, and leadership in the financial sector.

Work You’ll Do

At Goldman Sachs, you will be part of a dynamic environment that fosters growth, diversity, and professional development. Engage in transformative projects that redefine the landscape of global finance, driven by a culture of high performance and continuous improvement.

Lead with Innovation and Leadership

Step into a role where your skills will be honed and your leadership capabilities enhanced. The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is at the forefront of merging financial expertise with technological innovation, creating a platform for you to lead impactful initiatives.

Join Our Diverse and Inclusive Team

Diversity and inclusion are at the core of our company culture. With employees from various backgrounds, Goldman Sachs thrives on the rich ideas and perspectives that this diversity brings. Here, every team member’s contribution is valued, and every voice is heard.

Explore Job Opportunities and Internships

Whether you’re seeking full-time employment or looking into internship opportunities, Goldman Sachs offers a range of positions that cater to different skills, experiences, and career aspirations. From analyst to executive positions, discover how you can contribute to our legacy of success.

Networking and Professional Growth

Goldman Sachs is not just a workplace. It is a community where you can build lasting relationships with colleagues and industry leaders. Our networking events, mentorship programs, and professional groups foster connections that can accelerate your career trajectory.

Benefits and Career Development

Invest in your future with Goldman Sachs’ unparalleled employee benefits and career development programs. From comprehensive health benefits to personalized career coaching and leadership training, we ensure that our team is equipped for success, both professionally and personally.

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Learn more about The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc
Size
45,100 employees
Market Cap
$115.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$9.4 billion
Founded
1869
5 Year Trend
+11.3%
Revenue
$53.4 billion
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