Vice President

Job Category Vice President What We Do At Goldman Sachs our Engineers don t just make things - we make things possible Change the world by connecting people and capital with ideas Solve the most challenging and pressing engineering problems for our clients Join our engineering teams that build massively scalable software and systems architect low latency infrastructure solutions proactively guard against cyber threats and leverage machine learning alongside financial engineering to continuously turn data into action Create new businesses transform finance and explore a world of opportunity at the speed of markets Engineering which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups is at the critical center of our business and our dynamic environment requires innovative strategic thinking and immediate real solutions Want to push the limit of digital possibilities Start here Who We Look For Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers building solutions in risk management big data mobile and more We look for creative collaborators who evolve adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment Job Summary The Senior Data Engineer Data Architect will serve as a technical leader and subject matter expert responsible for defining designing and overseeing the implementation of enterprise-level data strategies architectures and solutions This role demands extensive experience in managing complex data environments a strategic mindset to align data initiatives with business objectives and the ability to lead mentor and influence cross-functional teams to foster a data-driven culture The incumbent will ensure data integrity accessibility security and compliance across the organization s data assets Key Responsibilities Strategic Data Architecture Roadmapping Lead the development and execution of the organization s overarching data strategy and architectural roadmap including data governance frameworks data modeling data warehousing data lakes and real-time data platforms Complex Data System Design Implementation Architect and design highly scalable robust and fault-tolerant data pipelines and platforms for large-scale data ingestion processing batch and real-time storage and consumption This includes selecting appropriate technologies and patterns e g data mesh data fabric zero-ETL Data Governance Quality Leadership Define and implement comprehensive data governance policies standards and best practices to ensure data quality consistency security privacy and regulatory compliance e g GDPR HIPAA This includes designing and maintaining data catalogs and metadata management Advanced Data Modeling Database Design Lead the design and maintenance of conceptual logical and physical data models for various data stores optimizing for performance scalability and flexibility Technology Evaluation Adoption Continuously evaluate emerging data technologies tools and industry trends e g open table formats AI-powered data tools to recommend and lead their adoption driving innovation and efficiency within the data landscape Performance Optimization Scalability Proactively identify and resolve complex data-related performance bottlenecks ensuring optimal performance and scalability of data platforms and solutions to support growing data volumes and analytical demands Technical Leadership Mentorship Provide expert technical guidance mentorship and leadership to data engineering and analytics teams fostering best practices in data architecture development and operational excellence Cross-Functional Collaboration Stakeholder Management Collaborate extensively with business stakeholders product teams software engineers and IT operations to translate complex business requirements into effective data solutions and ensure alignment with organizational goals Incident Response Troubleshooting Oversee the resolution of critical data-related incidents perform root cause analysis and implement preventative measures to ensure high availability and reliability of data systems Qualifications Experience 14 years of progressive experience in Data Engineering Data Architecture or related roles with a strong focus on designing and implementing large-scale enterprise-level data solutions Education Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a related quantitative field Cloud Platforms Expert-level proficiency and extensive hands-on experience with major cloud providers e g AWS GCP Azure and their data services e g AWS S3 Redshift Glue EMR GCP BigQuery Dataflow Dataproc Azure Data Lake Synapse Databricks Big Data Technologies Deep expertise in big data technologies such as Apache Spark Hadoop Kafka and distributed processing systems Data Warehousing Data Lakes Proven experience with data warehousing e g Snowflake Redshift BigQuery Synapse Analytics and data lake lakehouse architectures e g Delta Lake Azure Data Lake Storage Programming Scripting Strong programming skills in languages commonly used in data engineering e g Python Scala Java SQL ETL ELT Data Integration Extensive experience in designing building and optimizing complex ETL ELT pipelines and data integration processes Data Modeling Mastery of various data modeling techniques e g dimensional modeling relational modeling and tools Databases Strong understanding of various database technologies SQL and NoSQL and data platforms especially in high-performance high-availability contexts Infrastructure as Code IaC Familiarity with IaC tools e g Terraform CloudFormation Ansible for managing data infrastructure DevOps DataOps MLOps Understanding and experience with DevOps DataOps and MLOps principles and practices for automated data and model deployment Communication Leadership Exceptional communication presentation and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to influence stakeholders at all levels and lead technical teams Preferred Qualifications Experience in specific industry domains e g finance healthcare e-commerce Certifications in relevant cloud data platforms e g AWS Certified Data Analytics Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Azure Data Engineer Associate Experience with data visualization tools e g Tableau Power BI Familiarity with master data management MDM and data quality tools Understanding of machine learning workflows and MLOps 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 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