Solutions Engineer – Workplace Solutions Engineering – Vice President

Goldman Sachs • Dallas, TX

21h

About The Position

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 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!

THE TEAM

Workplace Solutions Engineering (WSE) is a core engineering function responsible
for modernizing how work is executed across Goldman Sachs using Microsoft 365,
Power Platform, and adjacent workplace technologies.

WSE operates as the single front door for workplace solution architecture and
modernization, sitting at the intersection of technology, product, and business.
The team focuses on designing scalable, secure, and compliant execution patterns
that enable business teams to move faster without increasing operational or
regulatory risk.

THE ROLE

As a Solutions Engineer, you will act as a technical authority and trusted
advisor, shaping end‑to‑end solution architectures that enable Goldman Sachs
employees to work more effectively while meeting the firm’s high standards for
security, resilience, and regulatory compliance. You will drive clarity in
complex environments, influence architectural decisions without direct
authority, and help standardize patterns that scale across the firm.

As a Solutions Engineer in WSE, you will work closely with business partners,
engineering teams, and risk stakeholders to design and deliver production-ready,
governed solutions, with a focus on workflow orchestration, identity-aware
execution, and modernization of legacy desktop-coupled processes.

This is a hands‑on role for a seasoned technologist who thrives in ambiguity,
understands enterprise platforms deeply, and can translate business needs into
durable technical solutions.

We are seeking highly collaborative, creative and intellectually curious
engineers who are passionate about forming and building on top of the premier
cloud platforms. Candidates should be comfortable working in a fast-paced Agile
environment and be able to collaborative with a highly technical team of
engineers.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in solutions engineering, software engineering, or enterprise systems engineering within a high-paced IT environment.
• Proven experience with Microsoft/Office 365 Suite, Azure AD and Exchange Online
• Experience with configuring, deploying and managing Office 365 workloads for Microsoft Teams
• Strong understanding of M365 and Windows 365, server and cloud platforms.
• Hands-on experience with Power Platform, particularly Power Automate and Power Apps.
• Knowledge of Authentication, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and Conditional Access Policies.
• Solid understanding of Windows administration and PowerShell scripting
• Experience analyzing Microsoft/Office 365 usage data to identify issues and usage patterns 
• Knowledge and experience of software development lifecycle and infrastructure-as-code tooling, such as CloudFormation, Terraform, CDK or Kubernetes
• Proficiency in designing, developing, and testing software in one or more of Python, Java, Groovy, or golang; open to using and learning multiple languages
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility for the overall product and the success of the business, not just the infrastructure under your direct control.
• Ability to understand and effectively debug both new and existing solutions. 
• Ability to reason about performance, security, and process interactions in complex distributed systems.
• Experience with version control, continuous integration, deployment, and configuration management tools in a DevOps environment.
• Ability to rapidly and effectively understand and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Experience designing approval-driven, auditable workflows.
• Ability to translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical strategies.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts effectively, both written and orally, as well as the interpersonal skills required to collaborate effectively with colleagues across diverse technology teams.
• Strong team player and ability to work with diverse stakeholders and colleagues to ensure successful upgrades, installations or integration activities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience modernizing Office add-ins or desktop workflows.
• Energetic, self-directed, and self-motivated, able to build and sustain long-term relationships across a multitude of stakeholders in a fast paced, multi-directional work environment.
• Exceptional analytical skills, able to apply expertise to drive complex, technical and highly commercial solutions.
• Experience integrating SaaS platforms and internal services via APIs.
• Exposure to Cloud Desktop or large-scale endpoint modernization initiatives.
• Microsoft Certified: Solutions Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect Expert
• Microsoft Certified: Enterprise Administrator Expert
• Cloud architecture certifications (Azure, AWS, or GCP)

Responsibilities

• Provide solution architecture and hands-on engineering support for workplace modernization initiatives.
• Design and guide implementation of workflow-oriented solutions involving approvals, routing, exception handling, and cross-system integration.
• Modernize legacy desktop-coupled workflows into web-native or cloud-orchestrated execution patterns.
• Define and apply enterprise patterns for identity, entitlements, approvals, audit evidence, and operational readiness.
• Partner with engineering, Cloud Desktop, Identity, Security, and Risk teams to meet firm standards.
• Participate in architecture and design reviews, providing clear trade-off analysis.
• Contribute to reference architectures, templates, and reusable patterns.
• Support Cloud Desktop and Office upgrade initiatives by reducing endpoint dependencies.
• Mentor junior engineers and act as a technical role model.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees