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Company: BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.

Job Title: Associate, DevOps Engineer

Location: 400 Bellevue Parkway, Wilmington DE 1989

Job Duties: Provide ongoing operational support for the Aladdin infrastructure production environment, ensuring high availability for batch and interactive applications using tools like Autosys, Kafka, and Kubernetes. Manage pre-production environments and developer support during US hours, leveraging Linux administration and scripting (Shell, Python, Perl). Identify and implement process improvements for pre-production support, releases, production syncs, and environment stability using ServiceNow, Cutover, and automation frameworks like Ansible, Chef, and Jenkins. Perform root cause analysis and system performance diagnostics using monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus. Collaborate with development teams and application owners to debug applications written in Java, Python, or Perl. Communicate clearly and effectively during incident bridges and calls, ensuring distributed teams are informed. Build opportunities to integrate and automate operational processes using tools like AWX and Drools for alert handling. Assist with onboarding new technologies, proof-of-concept build-out, and disaster recovery testing and planning. Work with internal development groups to manage application changes and production releases across Cloud Native Platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP).

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Information Technology and Management, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field and two (2) years of experience in the job offered or as an Analyst, Consultant or a related role. Must have two (2) years of experience with: Linux system operations including filesystem navigation, resource monitoring, log analysis, and process and service control using core administrative commands; System administration including OSlevel diagnostics, service orchestration, performance tuning, and endtoend environment maintenance across Linuxbased infrastructures; Programming experience in Java, Python, Perl and shell scripting; Cloud Native Platforms including Azure, AWS and GCP; Automation and configuration tools including Ansible, Chef, and Jenkins; Orchestration and monitoring tools including Kafka, Kubernetes, Grafana and Prometheus; Alert handing automation tools including AWX and Drools; and Enterprise tools including ServiceNow, Cutover and Autosys.

Salary: $112,000 - 138,000

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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.

Guidance on AI use for candidates

At BlackRock, AI has long been part of how we work - enhancing decision-making, improving operations, and helping us deliver better outcomes for clients. We encourage candidates to use AI thoughtfully to learn, prepare, and work more effectively; but during our interview process, we want to focus on getting to know you through your own experiences, thinking, and judgment. To support you, we've provided guidanceon when and how to use AI during our hiring process so you can approach each step with confidence and showcase your best self.

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.

To learn more about BlackRock, please visit Careers.BlackRock.com. We also encourage you to get to know us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, X, and TikTok.

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 theEEOC's Know Your Rights poster and its supplementand thepay transparency statement.

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