Quality Assurance Engineer, Aladdin Data, Associate,

About this role

BlackRock Company Overview:

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management, risk management, and advisory services for institutional and retail clients. We help clients achieve their goals and overcome challenges with a range of products, including separate accounts, mutual funds, iShares® (exchange-traded funds), and other pooled investment vehicles. We also offer risk management, advisory, and enterprise investment system services to a broad base of institutional investors through BlackRock Solutions®. Headquartered in New York City, as of February 5, 2025, we handle approximately $11.5 trillion in assets under management (AUM) and have around 19,000 employees in offices across 38 countries, with a significant presence in key global markets, including North and South America, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Aladdin Data:

When BlackRock was founded in 1988, the goal was to combine financial services with innovative technology. Today, BlackRock is a leading FinTech platform for investment management and technology services globally. Data is central to the Aladdin platform, differentiating us through our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insights from it.

The Aladdin Data team maintains a pioneering data platform that delivers high-quality data to users, including investors, operations staff, data scientists, and engineers. Our aim is to provide consistent, high-quality data while evolving our platform to support the firm's growth. We build high-performance data pipelines, enable data discovery and consumption, and continually enhance our data storage capabilities.

About the Role

Are you interested in building innovative technology that transforms the financial markets? Do you enjoy working at the speed of a startup, solving some of the world’s most exciting challenges? Do you want to collaborate with hands-on leaders in technology and finance? If so, BlackRock's Associate - Quality Engineering role might be the perfect opportunity for you.

This role presents an outstanding opportunity to work on BlackRock's investment operating system, Aladdin or equivalent experience. Aladdin's advanced risk analytics and comprehensive portfolio management tools empower informed decision-making and establish a connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide. Joining the Aladdin Engineering group puts you at the forefront of developing next-generation technology that intersects information, people, and technology globally.

Key Responsibilities

• Become a Subject Matter Expert on applications and own Quality attestations for sign-off on production releases.
• Be responsible for functional, non-functional, and regression testing activities of a project.
• Craft and develop comprehensive test scenarios based on functional and non-functional requirements.
• Apply expertise in C#/Java, Selenium, or other test frameworks to craft, develop, and maintain automated test suites.
• Identify, document, and track defects in a clear and concise manner.
• Follow the Agile model to track and manage sprint tasks using Azure DevOps, which includes sprint planning, execution, and retrospectives.
• Analyze production incidents to identify action items for QA and Dev teams to drive production stability.
• Provide feedback to improve product quality and contribute to the improvement of testing processes.
• Effectively communicate testing metrics, progress, schedules, and issues impacting delivery.
• Troubleshoot application, environment, or data issues.

Qualifications

• B.E. or equivalent experience / B.Tech. or equivalent experience / MCA degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related subject area.
• 3-8 years of proven experience in QA roles, preferably within the financial services industry.

Skills and Experience

• Experience in  QA roles within the financial services industry, ideally in asset management or a related field. Deep understanding of investment management processes, risk management methodologies, regulatory compliance requirements, or investment accounting skills.
• Hands-on coding experience in C#/Java.
• Strong knowledge of test automation frameworks, tools, and scripting languages.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills to identify and address complex issues.
• Proven track record of successfully leading and implementing QA programs that drive continuous improvement.
• Proficient in software quality assurance and engineering processes, methodologies, and effective approaches. Familiar with Agile software development methodologies.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate effectively across teams with varied strengths.
• Good foundation in RDBMS, SQL, and application infrastructure technologies, performance testing tools & methodologies (JMeter or other), and API testing for handling complex distributed systems.
• Self-motivated, with a strong desire to address challenges and work closely with all levels across teams to efficiently implement solutions.
• Experience working in an Agile Development Team.
• Familiarity with AZURE DevOps, CI/CD integration, and associated tools and processes (Jenkins, Maven, SonarQube).
• Knowledge of AI and Machine Learning (ChatGPT or GitHub Copilot).
• Experience with Specflow/Cucumber and BDD.
• Experience with cloud-based testing.
• Experience with API testing (Postman, Soap UI).

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

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.