System Administrator ,Associate

About this role   Are you interested in building innovative technology that crafts the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and solving some of the world’s most exciting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance?   At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual.   We invest and protect over $ 11 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being.   Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions.     What are Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering?   You will be working on BlackRock's 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.

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 firm's 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.

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