Database Hosting, Aladdin Engineering, Associate at BlackRock

Gurugram, Haryana, India

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Junior (1 to 2 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Financial Services, Asset ManagementIndustries

Requirements

  • Understanding of business needs, application server stack, and interactions between database software, operating systems, and host hardware
  • Expertise in a wide variety of industry-leading database technologies, including OLTP, OLAP, data warehousing platforms, and distributed No-SQL systems
  • Ability to collaborate across time zones with infrastructure teams, application developers, and business teams
  • Passion for performance and innovation
  • Willingness to work in a globally distributed team environment

Responsibilities

  • Provide operational support for database technology, including engineering, administration, and operations of OLTP, OLAP, data warehousing platforms, and distributed No-SQL systems
  • Collaborate with infrastructure teams, application developers, and business teams across time zones to deliver high-quality service to Aladdin users
  • Automate and develop database operational, monitoring, and maintenance toolsets to achieve scalability and efficiency
  • Manage database configuration, capacity and scale, schema releases, consistency, security, disaster recovery, and audit management
  • Manage operational incidents, conduct root-cause analysis, resolve critical issues, and mitigate future risks
  • Assess issues for severity, troubleshoot proactively, ensure timely resolution of critical system issues, escalate outages when necessary, collaborate with Client Technical Services and other teams, and coordinate with external vendors
  • Participate in major upgrades and migration/consolidation exercises
  • Explore and implement new product features
  • Contribute to performance tuning and engineering activities
  • Contribute to the software toolset (e.g., enhancements)

Skills

Database Administration
OLTP
Data Warehousing
Data Replication
Distributed Data Processing
Performance Tuning
System Monitoring
Database Technology

BlackRock

About BlackRock

New York City, New YorkHeadquarters
1988Year Founded
$78,647.7MTotal Funding
IPOCompany Stage
Fintech, Financial ServicesIndustries

Benefits

Health Insurance
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Mental Health Support
Wellness Program
401(k) Retirement Plan

Risks

FDIC scrutiny could lead to regulatory challenges for BlackRock.
Workforce reduction may indicate internal financial pressures or strategic shifts.
Involvement in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding exposes BlackRock to geopolitical risks.

Differentiation

BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF, IBIT, reached over $50 billion in assets quickly.
The firm is developing a layer-2 tokenized real-world asset platform on Ethereum.
BlackRock's partnership with Frax Finance enhances its stablecoin market presence.

Upsides

IBIT's success attracts a broader range of cryptocurrency investors.
The Ethereum platform positions BlackRock as a leader in blockchain financial services.
Partnership with Frax Finance enhances digital finance offerings and compliance.

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