Vice President

About this role

Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
Job Title: Vice President
Location: 400 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA 94105

Job Duties: Provide operational and engineering support for multiple messaging platforms including Apache Kafka, IBM MQ, Itiviti Catalys (FIXEngine), and SWIFT. Automate processes for migrations to the cloud and workflows to impact efficiency of operations. Monitor messaging platforms for service outages caused by infrastructure or backend application issues. Provide operational support to triage production incidents and engage with respective stakeholders to restore services and perform post incident review to prevent future occurrences. Independently handle small to medium infrastructure projects including platform software upgrades and migrations. Onboard clients to messaging platforms by effectively interacting with end users, infrastructure teams and external parties to establish end-to-end connectivity and message flow. Plan and support Disaster Recovery for all messaging platforms on periodic basis and work with required stakeholders to make sure clients are not impacted.

Qualifications: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field. Two (2) years of experience in the job offered or as an Analyst, Junior Analyst, Senior System Engineer, Junior System Engineer or related. In the alternative, Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in the job offered or as an Analyst, Junior Analyst, Senior System Engineer, Junior System Engineer or related. Must have experience with the following: Automation and provisioning technology including Ansible; Java, Perl and Python; deploying to and operating commercial clouds including Azure and AWS; messaging technologies and platforms including IBM MQ; operational support to triage production incidents, restore services and perform post incident review; automating deployment of IaaS components including storage, network and compute; TSL/SSL certificate management and configuration to enable robust security configurations; and configuration of monitoring and alerting to proactively identify infrastructure related issues/failures.

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For California only the salary range for this position is $173,400 - $214,500. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including heath care, leave benefits, and retirement benefits. BlackRock operates a pay-for-performance compensation philosophy and your total compensation may vary based on role, location, and firm, department and individual performance.

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 and Affirmative Action Employer.  We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, and other statuses protected by law.

We recruit, hire, train, promote, pay, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding), sex stereotyping (including assumptions about a person’s appearance or behavior, gender roles, gender expression, or gender identity), gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable law. We interpret these protected statuses broadly to include both the actual status and also any perceptions and assumptions made regarding these statuses.BlackRock will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance law.