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Engineering - Cloud Desktop Engineer - Vice President - Warsaw

Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

Job Description

What We Do

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, which is comprised of our Technology Division and global strategists groups, 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.

Who We Look For

Goldman Sachs Engineers are innovators and problem-solvers, building solutions in risk management, big data, mobile and more. We look for creative collaborators who evolve, adapt to change and thrive in a fast-paced global environment.

Your Impact

We are looking for an experienced Cloud Engineer to help us establish, evolve, enhance and grow our desktop and server computing solutions in the public cloud, with an objective to meet our changing business technology needs, deliver new capabilities faster and enhance our overall customer experience. You will be involved in all aspects of implementing the next generation cloud solution, from design, security, automation and scalability in accordance with industry best practices and standards.

Our Impact

Workplace Engineering team has engineered one of the largest Citrix Virtual Desktop solutions in the industry, delivering a cloud-based desktop computing service for on-premises and remote work, serving the entire firm globally across all business functions, from operations, finance, engineering to front-line trading, sales and advisory. The team also architects and engineers the Microsoft operating systems and enterprise products such as Windows 10, Windows Server 2019 and Microsoft SCCM/MECM, third-party enterprise VDI products such as Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops, as well as multiple custom in-house systems management and software delivery platforms.

Foundational Infrastructure (FI) provides global thought leadership, solution development, delivery and support for a broad suite of technology products and user facing services at Goldman Sachs. It leverages global expertise to develop leading edge technology solutions that meet business demands and differentiate the firm's technology offerings in the marketplace. FI enables the operation of the firm by managing an extensive compute platform and global communication networks, while addressing technology, compliance and reputational risk and resilience.

Responsibilities

• Build and mature cloud, security, and platform engineering capabilities for modern desktop and developer environments.

• Evaluate, design, and implement Windows 365 and WSL-based developer desktop services.

• Identify and mitigate security control gaps across cloud desktop platforms.

• Define and manage WSL distribution lifecycle (standardization, patching, compliance, retirement).

• Enable AuthN/AuthZ and secure connectivity for cloud desktops via GS Control / Access Planes or AWS equivalents.

• Partner with Security, Identity, Networking, and Cloud teams to enforce consistent access and network controls.

• Define and operate the end-to-end model, tooling, and automation for cloud desktop platforms.

• Establish observability, compliance, and operational controls to ensure reliability and security.

Basic Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in platform/infrastructure engineering, with a focus on Azure cloud services (especially Windows 365 and Microsoft Endpoint Manager/Intune)
• Strong proficiency in Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 administration and engineering
• Hands-on production experience operating and troubleshooting Windows 365 Cloud PCs at scale
• Working knowledge of AWS services in hybrid or multi-cloud enterprise environments
• Proficiency in scripting and automation using PowerShell and/or Python
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code tools such as Terraform, ARM templates, or Bicep
• Solid understanding of cloud security principles, including identity management, zero-trust architecture, and access control (AuthN/AuthZ)
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with secure network architectures, including DMZ design, network segmentation, and micro-segmentation

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing WSL distro lifecycle
• Deep familiarity with the Windows 365 and Intune ecosystem
• Experience modernizing Citrix or RDS environments
• Experience operating enterprise-scale developer desktop platforms

About Goldman Sachs

At Goldman Sachs, we commit our people, capital and ideas to help our clients, shareholders and the communities we serve to grow. Founded in 1869, we are a leading global investment banking, securities and investment management firm. Headquartered in New York, we maintain offices around the world.

We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally, from our training and development opportunities and firmwide networks to benefits, wellness and personal finance offerings and mindfulness programs. Learn more about our culture, benefits, and people at GS.com/careers.

We’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process. Learn more: https://www.goldmansachs.com/careers/footer/disability-statement.html

© The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., 2023. All rights reserved.

Goldman Sachs is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veterans status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Job Info

• Job Identification168929
• Job CategoryVice President
• Posting Date05/21/2026, 11:07 AM
• LocationsWarsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland

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We believe who you are makes you better at what you do. We're committed to fostering and advancing diversity and inclusion in our own workplace and beyond by ensuring every individual within our firm has a number of opportunities to grow professionally and personally

Holiday & Vacation Policies

We offer competitive vacation policies based on employee level and office location. We promote time off from work to recharge by providing generous vacation entitlements and a minimum of three weeks expected vacation usage each year.

Financial Wellness & Retirement

We assist employees in saving and planning for retirement, offer financial support for higher education, and provide a number of benefits to help employees prepare for the unexpected. We offer live financial education and content on a variety of topics to address the spectrum of employees’ priorities.

Health

We offer a medical advocacy service for employees and family members facing critical health situations, and counseling and referral services through the Employee Assistance Program (EAP). We provide Global Medical, Security and Travel Assistance and a Workplace Ergonomics Program. We also offer state-of-the-art on-site health centers in certain offices.

Fitness

To encourage employees to live a healthy and active lifestyle, some of our offices feature on-site fitness centers. For eligible employees we typically reimburse fees paid for a fitness club membership or activity (up to a pre-approved amount).

Childcare & Family

We offer on-site child care centers that provide full-time and emergency back-up care, as well as mother and baby rooms and homework rooms. In every office, we provide advice and counseling services, expectant parent resources and transitional programs for parents returning from parental leave. Adoption, surrogacy, egg donation and egg retrieval stipends are also available.

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