Technology

 

Technology Infrastructure provides global thought leadership, solution deployment, delivery and support for a broad suite of technology products and services at Goldman Sachs.

The group leverages global expertise to develop leading-edge technology solutions that meet business demands and differentiate the firm’s technology offerings in the marketplace. It also enables the operation of the firm by managing an extensive computer platform and global communication networks, while addressing technology, compliance and reputational risk and resilience.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collecting and analyzing feedback and usage patterns that drive requirement definition
• Designing, implementing and ensuring the seamless operation of infrastructure throughout all layers of the technology stack – physical through the application level, encompassing enterprise as well as workplace technologies
• Providing leadership for the planning and execution of large scale, multi-disciplined technology projects
• Developing business cases to assess the commercial value of internal technology investments and deploying a framework for making sound business decisions

Technology Infrastructure consists of the following departments:

Global Services designs, implements and manages the firm’s technology infrastructure, operational footprint and operating risk.

Key functional areas

• Client Services
• Computing Services
• Services Engineering
• Services Operations and Strategic Management

Key initiatives in the upcoming year

• Workplace and computing provisioning
• Metrics program deployment
• Systems and network management

Business and Application Solutions integrates and differentiates the firm’s business products and applications through technology.

Key functional areas

• Workplace infrastructure engineering
• Business applications
• Applications and systems infrastructure

Key initiatives in the upcoming year

• Deployment of remote desktop solution
• Market data distribution platform refresh
• Workplace collaboration strategic offerings
• E-mail storage and computer farm engineering

Core and Franchise Infrastructure designs, implements and develops the firm’s strategic infrastructure investment and risk profile.

Key functional areas

• Building technology infrastructure
• Storage engineering
• Network, voice and multi-media engineering

Key initiatives in the upcoming year

• Strategic voice platform deployments
• Next generation of backup and storage solutions
• Build out of new headquarters facility and strategic remote data centers

Technology Risk is a global function responsible for analyzing security and resilience threats and risks to the firm's information, applications and infrastructure. The team drives assurance that controls are developed to protect both the firm and our clients as well as meeting regulatory obligations. The team has a diverse set of risk professionals including information security and business continuity specialists located in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Key functional areas include:

• Secure application development practices
• Business resilience and critical application continuity
• Infrastructure risk monitoring and solutions
• Firm-wide education and policy development
• Business information risk management and consultation

Key initiatives in the coming year include: 

• Global Proximity strategy implementation for facilities resilience
• Introduction of leading edge business information protection solutions
• Future Security Blueprint
• Internet fraud risk management programs
• Support for global and regional business growth and new markets