System Engineer, Analyst

About this role

BlackRock is a global leader in investment management and financial technology. Our Aladdin platform supports trillions of dollars in assets and millions of transactions every day where reliability scalability and innovation are critical.

The Team

The Database Hosting Team part of Aladdin Platform Engineering supports the stability performance and availability of BlackRocks core financial systems worldwide.

Youll work on missioncritical database platforms helping to automate scale and modernise enterprise systems across onprem and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Support and engineer enterprise database platforms (OLTP OLAP data warehousing NoSQL)
• Help maintain 24x7 availability of global investment systems
• Build and enhance automation using Python and modern DevOps tooling
• Leverage AI/LLM tools (e.g. Copilot Windsurf) to improve monitoring and operations
• Collaborate with engineering infrastructure and business teams globally

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related field (preferred)
• 2 years experience in database administration or engineering
• Exposure to one or more of:
  • Databases: Sybase ASE/IQ SQL Server Snowflake Cassandra Cosmos DB
  • Cloud: Azure AWS GCP
  • Automation/DevOps: Python Java Go Ansible Git Azure DevOps
• Strong problemsolving skills curiosity and a passion for automation

Why Join Us

Youll gain exposure to enterprisescale financial systems modern cloud platforms and cuttingedge automation while working in a collaborative highimpact engineering environment.

Our benefits

To help you stay energized engaged and inspired we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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 race religion sex sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.