Application infra Engineer (storage)

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Application infra Engineer (storage)
"Application Infra Management Engineer

Goldman Sachs ETO Department is seeking Engineers, who will be part of a team named “ETO Decomm Factory” that

technically coordinates and accelerates the demise of on-premises infrastructure — file storage (NAS), CPU Cores — linked

to applications that have been decommissioned as part of firmwide cloud migration. This is a high-visibility program

partnering with senior application owners and storage teams to ensure timely, compliant, and well-communicated

infrastructure reclamation across the firm.

Responsibilities of the Engineer include:

1. Infrastructure Identification & Cataloguing

Resource Discovery: Identify and catalogue residual NAS file shares, CPU allocations, and object storage

linked to decommissioned applications.

b. Data Analysis: Analyse data in Excel and internal tools to identify decommissioning candidates and

measure outcomes.

Stakeholder Engagement: Engage application owners to notify them of remaining infrastructure and

secure formal approval for deletion.

2. Execution

Change Management: Raise and manage Change Requests for approved decommissioning actions.

b. Coordination: Work with Storage, Compute, and Platform teams to execute permanent infrastructure

removal.

Tracking & Reporting: Track progress, escalations, and blockers via Jira — maintain clean boards and

accurate status at all times.

d. Stakeholder Communication: Produce and distribute structured notifications, reports, and dashboards to

stakeholders and senior leadership.

3. Process Improvement & Automation

Rigor & Follow-Through: A rigorous approach to operational excellence is required. Engineers must

proactively follow up on outstanding approvals, escalate delays per SLA with clear professional

communication.

b. Process Improvement: Continuously improve processes, templates, and automation to increase

decommissioning throughput.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Engineer will also need to work with cross-functional infrastructure and

platform teams and must have an aptitude for learning new workflows and tooling as necessary.

Technical Skills:

1. Basic Qualifications

Education: Bachelor’s or Masters in Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Engineering, or a related

quantitative field.

b. Experience: 3–5 years of professional experience in infrastructure management, technology project

delivery and/or enterprise-scale environments involving large number business critical applications.

Languages: Unix/Linux Shell Scripting, Basic proficiency in Python (scripting, automation, data

manipulation).

d. Methodology: Familiarity with change management processes in regulated financial industries.

2. Core Infrastructure Competencies: Candidates must demonstrate a solid understanding of the

following:

NAS / File Storage: Understanding of mounts, shares, volumes, quotas, and lifecycle management.

b. CPU / Compute Infrastructure: Familiarity with on-prem capacity management and decommissioning

procedures.

Object Storage: Awareness of cloud/on-prem object stores and data retention policies.

d. Development Environments: Working knowledge of IDEs such as VS Code, IntelliJ IDEA, and PyCharm.

e. AI & Automation Tools: Familiarity with AI engines and assistants (e.g., GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, Gemini)

to accelerate operational tasks and reporting.

Technical Stack Requirements: