Cloud Architecture and Engineering Systems Engineer, Vice President

Goldman Sachs

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Seattle, WA
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1 day ago

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TL;DR · Cloud Architecture and Engineering Systems Engineer, Vice President

As a senior hands-on infrastructure engineer in the Foundational Infrastructure Cloud Architecture and Engineering team at Goldman Sachs, you will design, evolve, and own reference architectures for running Linux-based workloads on AWS, focusing on EC2- and ECS-based platforms. Your responsibilities include architecting scalable, secure cloud infrastructures, providing architectural guidance, and leading automation-first patterns for workload migrations from on-premises to AWS. You will collaborate closely with application teams, SREs, and platform engineers to ensure resilient infrastructure designs while applying deep Linux systems expertise to mitigate risks in large-scale distributed environments. The role requires extensive experience with AWS, Linux systems architecture, and scripting languages like Python, as well as a strong understanding of networking and distributed systems concepts.

What you'll do

  • Design and own reference architectures for running Linux-based workloads on AWS.
  • Architect scalable, secure cloud infrastructure for critical production workloads.
  • Serve as technical authority for cloud infrastructure solutions, ensuring alignment with firm standards.
  • Lead the design of automation-first patterns for migrating workloads to AWS.
  • Build consistent, secure integration between on-premises systems and public cloud services.
  • Apply deep Linux expertise in architectural decisions and operational troubleshooting.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in infrastructure or cloud architecture roles with hands-on AWS production.
  • Deep expertise in Linux systems architecture including operations, performance analysis, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong experience designing and operating highly available, scalable infrastructure systems.
  • Ability to define and drive adoption of standardized infrastructure patterns across engineering teams.
  • Proven skill in making complex architectural decisions and communicating them effectively.
  • Demonstrated hands-on coding skills with scripting languages like Python.

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