Vice President, Enterprise Data Catalog

About this role

About Aladdin Data

Aladdin Data is the foundation of the Aladdin platform, delivering trusted, scalable, and high‑quality data solutions that power investment decision‑making across BlackRock and its global client base.

About the Product & Role

Our Enterprise Data Catalog is a foundational platform within the Aladdin Data ecosystem, designed to provide a unified, scalable, and intelligent layer for metadata management, data discovery, lineage, and governance across BlackRock. Built on top of the open-source DataHub platform, we are extending and customizing its capabilities to meet the scale, complexity, and regulatory needs of our business.

What you will do

As a Vice President, Aladdin Data Enterprise Data Catalog, you will play a key role in evolving this platform—enhancing core metadata services, extending native DataHub capabilities, and building a seamless, pluggable framework that integrates deeply with BlackRock’s data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services using Java and Spring Boot

• Architect and implement microservices‑based systems supporting high‑volume data processing and analytics workflows

• Apply Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) principles to model complex financial data domains

• Lead the design of resilient, secure, and observable distributed systems

• Develop and optimize data solutions leveraging MSSQL and Snowflake

• Build event‑driven and asynchronous processing systems where applicable

• Drive API design standards, including RESTful services, versioning, and contract management

• Collaborate closely with front‑end, data engineering, and platform teams

• Contribute to and evaluate open‑source technologies (Datahub)  for enterprise adoption

• Establish best practices for CI/CD, automated testing, and DevSecOps

• Mentor engineers and contribute to long‑term technical roadmap planning

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of backend engineering experience with strong hands‑on expertise

• Deep proficiency in Java (17+) and Spring Boot

• Extensive experience designing and implementing microservices architectures

• Design and develop microservices using gRPC and Protocol Buffers.

• Strong understanding of Domain‑Driven Design (DDD) and clean architecture principles

• Experience working with MSSQL and Snowflake, including performance tuning and data Modeling

• Proven experience building RESTful APIs and integrating distributed systems

• Strong knowledge of concurrency, multithreading, and JVM performance tuning

• Experience with Docker and Kubernetes

• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks

• Strong expertise in JUnit 5, Mockito, Test Containers, integration and contract testing, SonarQube, and a TDD mindset to ensure high code quality, reliability,and maintainability.

• Strong understanding of data governance, metadata management, and data lineage concepts.

• Experience working with metadata management tools such as Datahub , Atlan , Collibra.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building large‑scale financial data platforms

• Exposure to event‑driven architectures (Kafka or similar technologies)

• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)

• Experience contributing to or maintaining open‑source projects

• Exposure to Python.

• Knowledge of security best practices in distributed systems.

• Experience with React and JavaScript is a plus.

Core Technical Skills

• Java

• Spring Boot

• Microservices Architecture

• Domain‑Driven Design (DDD)

• MSSQL & Snowflake

• REST APIs

• Docker & Kubernetes

• CI/CD Pipelines

• Git & Agile Methodologies

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.