Associate DevOps Engineer

About this role

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more people experience financial well-being. As a fiduciary to investors and a global provider of financial technology we deliver investment management risk management and technology solutions to clients worldwide. Our culture is built on partnership innovation and accountability.

Aladdin is BlackRock’s unified technology platform that brings together investment risk trading operations and data. It enables institutions to make informed decisions operate at scale and strengthen resilience.

We are looking for a DevOps Engineer to join the Service Management team within Mission Control. In this role you will help improve how we run and support large-scale systems by building automation enhancing observability and strengthening production reliability. You will work closely with engineering and operations teams to reduce manual effort improve system health and support modern scalable operations. This position offers hands-on experience with enterprise platforms DevOps practices and emerging AI-enabled operational tooling.

• Develop automation tools and services to improve service management workflows
• Build scripts and applications for monitoring alert handling and reporting
• Use APIs and infrastructure-as-code to create scalable and repeatable solutions

• Support production and pre-production environments including deployments and onboarding
• Participate in incident response recovery and post-incident reviews
• Contribute to disaster recovery testing and operational readiness

• Enhance monitoring alerting and observability across systems
• Identify recurring issues and drive improvements through automation
• Partner with teams to improve production readiness and supportability

• Contribute to AI-enabled solutions such as intelligent assistants automated runbooks and incident insights
• Help teams adopt tools that improve productivity and reduce repetitive tasks

• Work within established change risk and control frameworks
• Ensure solutions meet security compliance and audit requirements
• Maintain documentation and improve operational processes

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field or equivalent experience
• Experience in DevOps software engineering or a related role
• Experience with Python or scripting for automation
• Familiarity with Linux or Unix environments
• Understanding of monitoring logging and alerting
• Knowledge of incident and change management processes
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills

• Experience with tools such as Terraform Ansible or CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with IT service management tools (e.g. ServiceNow)
• Familiarity with containers Kubernetes or platform engineering
• Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure
• Interest in AI/ML or generative AI applications
• Understanding of secure automation and enterprise controls
• Experience in financial services or regulated environments

• You enjoy building and improving systems through automation
• You take a thoughtful structured approach to problem solving
• You collaborate effectively across engineering and operations teams
• You are curious and open to learning new tools including AI-driven solutions
• You are motivated to improve reliability and efficiency at scale

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: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity to all applicants and existing employees and we evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race creed color national origin sex (including pregnancy and gender identity/expression) sexual orientation age ancestry physical or mental disability marital status political affiliation religion citizenship status genetic information veteran status or any other basis protected under applicable federal state or local law. View the EEOC’s Know Your Rights poster and its supplement and the pay transparency statement.

BlackRock is committed to full inclusion of all qualified individuals and to providing reasonable accommodations or job modifications for individuals with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation/adjustments are needed throughout the employment process please email [email protected]. All requests are treated in line with our privacy policy.

What We Do

As the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals including firefighters nurses teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven focused on clients and risk management and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions simplify complexity and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning wealth building or navigating market shifts we’re here to help clients invest more easily more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com

Why Work With Us

Without our people technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees clients shareholders and society alike.

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