Vice President, Enterprise Data Catalog

About this role

About Aladdin Data

Aladdin Data is the foundation of the Aladdin platform delivering trusted scalable and highquality data solutions that power investment decisionmaking 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 platformenhancing core metadata services extending native DataHub capabilities and building a seamless pluggable framework that integrates deeply with BlackRocks data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services usingJava and Spring Boot

• Architect and implementmicroservicesbased systemssupporting highvolume data processing and analytics workflows

• ApplyDomainDriven Design (DDD)principles to model complex financial data domains

• Lead the design ofresilient secure and observable distributed systems

• Develop and optimize data solutions leveragingMSSQL and Snowflake

• Buildeventdriven and asynchronous processing systemswhere applicable

• DriveAPI design standards including RESTful services versioning and contract management

• Collaborate closely withfrontend data engineering and platform teams

• Contribute to and evaluateopensource technologies (Datahub) for enterprise adoption

• Establish best practices forCI/CD automated testing and DevSecOps

• Mentor engineers and contribute tolongterm technical roadmap planning

Required Qualifications

• 10 yearsof backend engineering experience with strong handson expertise

• Deep proficiency inJava (17)andSpring Boot

• Extensive experience designing and implementingmicroservices architectures

• Design and develop microservices using gRPC and Protocol Buffers.

• Strong understanding ofDomainDriven Design (DDD)and clean architecture principles

• Experience working withMSSQL and Snowflake including performance tuning and data Modeling

• Proven experience buildingRESTful APIsand integrating distributed systems

• Strong knowledge ofconcurrency multithreading and JVM performance tuning

• Experience withDockerandKubernetes

• Familiarity withCI/CD pipelinesand 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 reliabilityand maintainability.

• Strong understanding ofdata governance metadata management and data lineageconcepts.

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

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience buildinglargescale financial data platforms

• Exposure toeventdriven architectures(Kafka or similar technologies)

• Familiarity withcloud platforms(AWS Azure or GCP)

• Experience contributing to or maintainingopensource projects

• Exposure to Python.

• Knowledge ofsecurity best practicesin distributed systems.

• Experience with React and JavaScript is a plus.

Core Technical Skills

• Java

• Spring Boot

• Microservices Architecture

• DomainDriven 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

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.