Senior Software Engineer, Platform Solutions, Enterprise Partnerships

Goldman Sachs - Richardson, TX

Full-time - Senior

Richardson, TX

Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities

About the position

The Senior Software Engineer for Platform Solutions within Enterprise Partnerships will play a critical role in the development and enhancement of core banking and card platforms. This position requires a Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will liaise with various multi-disciplinary teams, including Business & Strategy, Product, Architecture, Tech, Finance, and others, to support and develop features across different lines of business. The engineer will work closely with core banking platforms such as Corecard and Finacle, prioritizing product development roadmaps and aligning them with the organization's business and technological initiatives. In this role, the engineer will collaborate with Business and Product teams to identify opportunities for new features, refactor existing functionalities, and develop a robust controls and reconciliation framework. The engineer will also drive engineering solutions across application development, integration, production monitoring, incident management, and root cause analysis for issues. Analyzing data sets and developing control mechanisms will be essential to ensure compliance with key business processes, ensuring the completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of controls, and certifying quarterly Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) on the effectiveness of these controls. The position involves working with the second line of defense, Finance, back office, and operations to resolve outstanding suspense and reconciliation issues while identifying opportunities for automation. The engineer will assist in firmwide delivery and testing phases for key products and features, working with cross-functional teams to implement, integrate, and test solutions. Additionally, collaboration with Data Engineering teams will be necessary for data reporting from core systems to data warehouses, which serve various functions such as Finance, Risk, Analytics, and Reporting. Effective communication with senior business unit managers and understanding their needs will be crucial for success in this role. The engineer will also instill best practices across application development and support the review of key reports and statistics used by various teams for internal and external reporting. Finally, the engineer will assist Internal Audit in reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls and building more robust controls to mitigate customer, operational, regulatory, and reputational risks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for Core banking platform and Cards Platform, liaising with multi-disciplinary teams.
• Prioritize product development roadmap for core banking platforms like Corecard and Finacle, aligning with business and technological initiatives.
• Identify opportunities with Business and Product teams, build business cases for new features, and refactor existing functionalities.
• Drive engineering solutions across application development, integration, production monitoring, incident management, and root cause analysis.
• Analyze data sets, develop control mechanisms, and ensure compliance with key business processes.
• Certify quarterly RCSA on the effectiveness of controls.
• Resolve outstanding suspense and reconciliation issues with Finance and back office, finding opportunities for automation.
• Assist in firmwide delivery and testing phases for key products and features, working with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with Data Engineering teams for data reporting from core to data warehouse.
• Communicate effectively with senior business unit managers to understand their needs and concerns.
• Instill best practices across application development and support analysis on key reports used by various teams.
• Assist Internal Audit in reviewing the effectiveness of internal controls and building robust controls.

Requirements

• Advanced degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience.
• 5 years of experience working with core banking platforms or card processors, preferably Corecard, TSYS, Finacle, or FIS.
• Experience in architecting, designing, and implementing strategic business initiatives.
• Project Management experience driving business and platform initiatives end-to-end.
• 3 years of experience in Cards, Loans, Deposits & Payments domains.
• Experience in developing and managing data controls and running QA processes for data.
• Experience in triaging and troubleshooting issues, managing and monitoring production support.
• 1 year of experience working with regulatory and compliance issues across various lines of business.
• Experience in leading digital transformation and version upgrade programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Agile methodologies.
• Familiarity with cloud technologies and platforms.
• Knowledge of data analytics tools and techniques.
• Experience in stakeholder management and communication.

Benefits

• Health insurance coverage.
• 401k retirement savings plan.
• Paid holidays and vacation time.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Flexible work hours.