Database Hosting, Aladdin Engineering, Associate
Database Hosting, Aladdin Engineering, Associate
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What are Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering
You will be working on BlackRocks investment operating system called Aladdin which is used both internally within BlackRock and externally by many financial institutions. Aladdin combines sophisticated risk analytics with comprehensive portfolio management trading and operations tools on a single platform. It powers informed decision-making and creates a connective tissue for thousands of users investing worldwide.
Our development teams are part of Aladdin Engineering. We collaborate to build the next generation of technology that transforms the way information people and technology intersect for global investment firms. We build and package tools that manage trillions in assets and support millions of financial instruments. We perform risk calculations and process millions of transactions for thousands of users worldwide every day.
Your Team:
The Database Hosting Team is a key part of Platform Hosting Services which operates under the broader Aladdin Engineering group. Hosting Services is responsible for managing the reliability stability and performance of the firms financial systems including Aladdin and ensuring its availability to our business partners and customers.
We are a globally distributed team spanning multiple regions providing engineering and operational support for online transaction processing data warehousing data replication and distributed data processing platforms.
Your Role and Impact:
Data is the backbone of any world-class financial institution. The Database Operations Team ensures the resiliency and integrity of that data while providing instantaneous access to a large global user base at BlackRock and across many institutional clients. As specialists in database technology our team is involved in every aspect of system design implementation tuning and monitoring using a wide variety of industry-leading database technologies.
We also develop code to provide analysis insights and automate our solutions at scale.
Although our specialty is database technology to excel in our role we must understand the environment in which our technology operates. This includes understanding the business needs application server stack and interactions between database software operating systems and host hardware to deliver the best possible service.
We are passionate about performance and innovation. At every level of the firm we embrace diversity and offer flexibility to enhance work-life balance.
Your Responsibilities:
The role involves providing operations development and project support within the global database environment across various platforms. Key responsibilities include:
Operational Support for Database Technology:
Engineering administration and operations of OLTP OLAP data warehousing platforms and distributed No-SQL systems.
Collaboration with infrastructure teams application developers and business teams across time zones to deliver high-quality service to Aladdin users.
Automation and development of database operational monitoring and maintenance toolsets to achieve scalability and efficiency.
Database configuration management capacity and scale management schema releases consistency security disaster recovery and audit management.
Managing operational incidents conducting root-cause analysis resolving critical issues and mitigating future risks.
Assessing issues for severity troubleshooting proactively and ensuring timely resolution of critical system issues. Escalating outages when necessary collaborating with Client Technical Services and other teams and coordinating with external vendors for support.
Project-Based Participation:
Involvement in major upgrades and migration/consolidation exercises.
Exploring and implementing new product features.
Contributing to performance tuning and engineering activities.
Contributing to Our Software Toolset:
Enhancing monitoring and maintenance utilities in Perl Python and Java.
Contributing to data captures to enable deeper system analysis.
Qualifications:
B.E./ or another relevant engineering degree from a reputable university.
4 years of proven experience in Data Administration or a similar role.
Skills and Experience:
Enthusiasm for acquiring new technical skills.
Effective communication with senior management from both IT and business areas.
Understanding of large-scale enterprise application setups across data centers/cloud environments.
Willingness to work weekends on DBA activities and shift hours.
Experience with database platforms like SAP Sybase Microsoft SQL Server Apache Cassandra Cosmos DB PostgreSQL and data warehouse platforms such as Snowflake Greenplum.
Exposure to public cloud platforms such as Microsoft Azure AWS and Google Cloud.
Knowledge of programming languages like Python Perl Java Go; automation tools such as Ansible/AWX; source control systems like GIT and Azure DevOps.
Experience with operating systems like Linux and Windows.
Strong background in supporting mission-critical applications and performing deep technical analysis.
Flexibility to work with various technologies and write high-quality code.
Exposure to project management.
Passion for interactive troubleshooting operational support and innovation.
Creativity and a drive to learn new technologies.
Data-driven problem-solving skills and a desire to scale technology for future needs.
Operating Systems: Familiarity with Linux/Windows.
Proficiency with shell commands (grep find sed awk ls cp netstat etc.).
Experience checking system performance metrics like CPU memory and disk usage on Unix/Linux.
Other Personal Characteristics:
Integrity and the highest ethical standards.
Ability to quickly adjust to complex data and information displaying strong learning agility.
Self-starter with a commitment to superior performance.
Natural curiosity and a desire to always learn.
If this excites you we would love to discuss your potential role on our team!
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
BlackRocks 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 childrens 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. Its why were 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: 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.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
