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Location

Gurgaon | India

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Job description

R240147

Description

About this role

DataOps Engineering

When BlackRock was started in 1988, its founders envisioned a company that combined the best of financial services with powered by technology. BlackRock has become a FinTech platform in the years since – for investment management and technology services for thousands of users around the world. Data is at the core of the Aladdin platform and our ability to consume, store, analyze and gain insight from data is a key component of our competitive advantage.

The DataOps Engineering team builds and maintains a cutting-edge data platform that provides quality data to all users such as investors, operations staff, data scientists, Aladdin applications and engineers. Our goal is to provide highly available, consistent data of the highest quality to our clients, while evolving our platform to deliver exponential scale to the firm and powering the future growth of Aladdin. We engineer high performance data pipelines, provide a fabric to discover and consume data and continually evolve our data storage capabilities.

Front-end Engineering

Our Front-end Engineering team within DataOps Engineering builds applications across our market data and portfolio analytics pipelines and workflows. We enable over a thousand internal users supporting data operations as well as users at hundreds of clients. The team is responsible for the data management toolkit including ETL pipeline configuration tools, CRUD applications for core data maintenance, data quality inspection tools, customized client request workflows, and back-end APIs to support Aladdin. The key mission is to enable operations teams to deliver high quality data at scale with intuitive tools and a phenomenal UX.

Job Description And Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain various front-end and corresponding back-end platform components, working with Product and Program Managers
• Implement new user interfaces and business functionalities to meet evolving business and customer requirements, working with end users, with corresponding clear and concise documentation
• Analyze and improve performance of applications and related operational workflows to improve efficiency and throughput
• Diagnose, research, and resolve software defects
• Ensure software stability via documentation, code reviews, regression, unit and user acceptance testing for smooth production operations
• Lead aspects of level 2&3 application support ensuring smooth operation of existing processes, and new business opportunities are being met
• Be a self-starter and work with minimal direction in a globally distributed team

Role Essentials

• A passion for engineering highly available, performant full stack applications with a 'Student of Markets and Technology' attitude
• 3+ years of professional experience working in teams
• Bachelor's / Master's degree in Computer Science or Engineering or a related field
• Experience in full-stack user-facing application development using web technologies: Angular 2+ ecosystem, Typescript, RxJS, NgRx
• Experience in Java Swing, Perl and Java based REST API (Spring framework)
• Experience crafting wireframes for prototyping UX
• Experience with test frameworks such as Protractor, TestCafe, Jest, Jasmine/Karma
• Experience in financial services is desirable (investment banking/asset management)
• Knowledge in relational database development and at least one NoSQL Database (e.g. Apache Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.)
• Object Oriented Analysis and Design with Design Patterns expertise is a must
• Knowledge of software development methodologies (analysis, design, development, testing) and basic understanding of Agile / Scrum methodology and practices
• Dev Ops with Azure Dev OPS or equivalent git based SDLC practices
• Passion to work in a team-environment, multi-tasking and effective communication skills are a must
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to other technologies such as Python
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and debugging skills

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:

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.

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