Analyst, Dev Ops Engineer

Job Description

About this role

Company Overview

BlackRock is the world’s largest asset management firm and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions — from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world’s capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

Business Unit & Team Overview:

The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRock’s fiduciary and enterprise risks. RQA’s principal objectives are to advance the firm’s risk management practices and to deliver independent risk expertise and constructive challenge to drive better business and investment outcomes. In executing these objectives, RQA provides quantitative analysis to many of BlackRock’s businesses and helps promote the spread of best practices across the firm.

The RQA Strategic Projects & Operations (SPO) team works on key data-driven initiatives and provides customized analysis of investment performance for RQA across various investment teams. It also helps to significantly increase automation and productivity across RQA globally. Additionally, he team partners with Technology teams to develop the core platform with which to deploy algorithms robustly at scale.

RQA is committed to investing in our people to increase individual enablement and ultimately build a stronger team. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion which encourages collaboration, innovation, diversity and the development our future leaders. We actively engage in discussions on career growth and work with team members to understand how personal passions and strength connect with our purpose.

Role Description:

The successful candidate will have strong technology and communication skills to partner with Technology teams to guide the integration of algorithms into the core BlackRock production environment. The candidate will also be responsible for platform development and upgrades, including requirements discussions, design, coding, unit/feature testing and working closely with the system architecture and test teams.

What the RQA group at BlackRock has:

• The opportunity to provide real world solutions that help preserve and protect the hopes and dreams of (truly) billions of people around the world
• A team of outstanding risk managers partnering with a wide breadth of BlackRock teams to protect BlackRock, the corporate entity.
• Global colleagues with subject matter expertise providing independent risk oversight for senior management of the firm and the Board of Directors

What you have:

• A passion for applying quantitative techniques to real-world problems and being a student of the financial markets
• Excellent problem-solving skills, process-oriented approach, teamwork and communication skills
• 2+ years of programming experience in Python
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum mode of development
• Experience with microservices with Kubernetes and docker experience
• Hands on experience and knowledge of unix platform upgrades
• Strong awareness and usage of Open source frameworks
• An attention to detail, a strong work ethic and ability to work as part of a global team in fast paced environment

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.

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 careers.blackrock.com | www.blackrock.com/corporate | Instagram: @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

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.