Data Cloud Platform Engineer, Associate

About this role

Data is at the core of the Aladdin platform, and increasingly, our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insight from data is a key component of our competitive advantage. Aladdin Data team is responsible for the data ecosystem within BlackRock. We engineer high performance data pipelines, provide a fabric to discover and consume data, and continually evolve our data storage capabilities. We believe in writing small, testable code with a focus on innovation. We are committed to open source, and we regularly contribute our work back to the community.

As a Data Cloud Platform Engineer in the Aladdin Data team, you will: –

• Work alongside our systems engineers and UI developers to help design and build scalable, automated CI/CD pipelines.

• Help prove out and productionize infrastructure and tooling to support scalable cloud-based applications

• Have fun as part of an awesome team

Specific Responsibilities:

• Working as part of a multi-disciplinary squad to establish our next generation of data pipelines and tools

• Be involved from inception of projects, understanding requirements, designing & developing solutions, and incorporating them into the designs of our platforms

• Mentor team members on technology and best practices

• Build and maintain strong relationships between Aladdin Data and our Technology teams

• Contribute to the open-source community and maintain excellent knowledge of the technical landscape for data & cloud tooling

• Assist in troubleshooting issues, support the operation of production software

• Write technical documentation

Desirable Skills:

• Passion for engineering highly available performant systems

• Experience with Cloud Native platforms, both hosted and on-prem

• Experience working closely with Systems Engineers and Technology teams

• Working knowledge of building and deploying distributed systems

• Experience with scripting such as Python or Ruby

• Good understanding/experience with languages such as Go/Scala/Java

• Experience with software deployment and orchestration technologies such as Helm, Docker, Kubernetes, Kubernetes Operator, etc.

• Experience with Open-Source Data Platform projects like airflow, datahub is a plus.

• Experience supporting database or datastores e.g. MongoDB, Redis, Cassandra, Ignite, Hadoop, S3

• Experience in messaging and streaming platforms such as NATS or Kafka

• Experience in creating and evolving CI/CD pipelines with GitLab or Github following GitOps principles

• Experience in security fundamentals

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Data Cloud Platform or related Engineering practices.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.

Our hybrid work model

BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.

About BlackRock

At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being.  Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.

This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.

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BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, family status, gender identity, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected attributes at law.