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Goldman Sachs

Technology - Operations Engineering - Ledgers - Java Developer - Analyst/Associate - Jersey City

MORE ABOUT THIS JOB

OUR IMPACT

Our team of engineers builds solutions to the most complex problems. We develop cutting-edge systems and processes that form the core of our key business and enable transactions to move in milliseconds. We provide real-time access to critical deal information and crunch billions of data points each day to inform firm-wide market insights and strategies. Team members have the opportunity to work at the forefront of technology innovation alongside industry leaders and make significant contributions to the field.

The Ledgers Technology team is responsible for the firm's books and records. The team provides Operations with the tools necessary to manage post-execution functions for firm. Key functions include real-time posting of transactions to compute cash balances/security positions for the firm's security master ledger, control sub-ledger & bank sub- ledger. Ledger Technology has started a multi-year technology infrastructure plan to redesign the overall technical architecture and create the Firm's next generation ledger. In addition to enabling the elimination of numerous legacy applications and functions, this will also help keep up with the growing demands of clients diversifying their trading onto complex strategies and instruments. Day-to-day work in the Ledgers team involves participating in various projects of many sizes and complexities, from small one-person work-packages to large, global projects where an in-depth understanding of the firm's business flows can be gained.

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RESPONSIBILITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

HOW YOU WILL FULFILL YOUR POTENTIAL

  • Development across the full project life-cycle including design, programming, code management and testing
  • Communicate regular status updates to management and colleagues for development and project responsibilities
  • Ownership of key project and application components
  • Contribute your knowledge and engage with global development team to promote best practice technical and functional development across CSW applications and supported businesses
  • Partner with operations teams for requirements definition
  • Hands on coverage and assistance to the support team for critical production issues

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Basic Qualifications

  • Candidates should have a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university
  • At least 3 years of relevant experience working in a comparable environment
  • High degree of competency in Object Oriented Design and Analysis
  • Strong hands on experience with Java and RDBMS in a UNIX environment
  • Experience in test-driven development
  • Solid understanding of software development lifecycle including analysis, design, development, code management and testing skills
  • Strong analytical and problem solving skills, attention to detail and sense of ownership
  • Effective communication and team working skills
  • Comfortable working within a group that both welcomes and challenges new ideas

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with Agile development methodologies
  • Sybase and UDB/DB2 experience
  • Messaging and distributed architecture experience
  • Financial markets experience
  • Familiarity with UML

ABOUT GOLDMAN SACHS

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. is a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm that provides a wide range of financial services to a substantial 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.

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2017. All rights reservedGoldman Sachs is an equal employment/affirmative action employer Female/Minority/Disability/Vet.

Job ID: d27ac4aedc5604a5d393cd89d7e75384
Employment Type: Other

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