Global Banking and Markets, Front Office Trading Risk Engineer, Analyst/ Associate — The Rocks, Sydney

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Goldman Sachs Global Banking & Markets, Front Office Trading Risk Engineer, Analyst/ Associate We aspire to be the world's most exceptional financial institution, united by our shared values of partnership, client service, integrity and excellence. Why Goldman Sachs Visit website The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world. About the role Job Description Your Impact 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. Our culture is one of teamwork, innovation and meritocracy. We often say our people are our greatest asset and we take pride in supporting each colleague both professionally and personally. From collaborative work spaces and mindfulness classes to working from home and flexible work options, we offer our people the support they need to reach their goals in and outside the office. We are looking for a talented and hands on engineer who can drive the deployment and development the FICC Risk Platform, a global strategic infrastructure for real-time risk computation with distributed computing, as part of the Portfolio Analytics engineering team. The FICC Risk Platform is a highly distributed and resilient state machine that is relied on by Traders and Quants in FICC to provide up-to-date risk data for all their transactions. Candidate will be interacting with global stakeholders in Trading, Quants, and Engineers on a regular basis to understand business requirements, design and implement quality solutions. How will you fulfill your potential? The candidate is responsible for designing and implementing the firm’s strategic vision for the FICC technology stack You will deliver value by architecting scalable solutions that are primed for reuse across the revenue generating divisions Proactively engages with stakeholders through the SDLC of the projects Works with global teams on projects that will have global impact Influences current and future architecture choices as we are looking to adopt more modern platforms Demonstrates excellent communication skills including experience speaking to technical and business audiences and working globally Basic Qualifications 2 years of professional Java/Python development experience Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline Excellent understanding of data structures, algorithms, and designing for performance Familiarity with automated testing, DevOps and Continuous Deployment Comfortable multi-tasking, managing multiple stakeholders and working as part of a team Strong communication skills, experience working with end users Preferred Qualifications Experience in NoSQL data stores, e.g. Cassandra or MongoDB Experience with distributed, event driven systems and using messaging protocols Experience in modern message oriented middleware, e.g. Kafka or RabbitMQ Experience in building and debugging distributed systems Experience in developing software for Akka or Vertx Experience in SRE What you'll be responsible for Technology Solution Design and Development Design and develop customized technology solutions, such as software applications, databases, networks, and platforms Technology Implementation Manage technology implementation projects, including budget, timeline, and resources Client Communication and Relationship Building Communicate with clients and stakeholders to build relationships, gather feedback, and ensure satisfaction with services Skills you'll need Decision Making Considers the costs and benefits of potential actions and determines the most appropriate one Critical thinking Identifies and synthesizes patterns and trends amongst various sources of information to reach a meaningful conclusion, perspective or insight Problem solving Identifies problems and develops logical solutions that address the problems