DevOps Engineer, Vice President

About this role 

BlackRock is one of the world’s preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary, and individual investors around the world. BlackRock’s mission is to create a better financial future for our clients. We have a responsibility to be the voice of the investor, and we represent each client fairly and equally. Constant communication with a diverse team of partners strengthens us and delivers better results for our clients. Continuous innovation helps us bring the best of BlackRock to our clients. 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. 

Are you interested in building innovative technology that shapes the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, but want to solve some of the world’s most complex problems? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? 

At BlackRock, we are looking for Platform Engineers who like to innovate and solve complex problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your unique skills, curiosity, drive, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. 

With over USD $11 trillion of assets, we have an exceptional responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. 

We are looking for a DevOps engineer to design, implement and maintain IaaS deployments in Microsoft Azure as well as other major cloud service providers.  Their objective will be to deploy scalable and repeatable desktop and server infrastructure in support of our overall cloud migration strategy.  In addition to this they will be required to develop custom integrations between vendor products and in-house systems in order to deliver operational efficiency. 

Responsibilities: 

• Design, build, and maintain infrastructure as code deployments for Windows infrastructure in Azure 

• Develop and maintain API integrations between MS Windows, Citrix and in-house proprietary tools 

• Develop and maintain documentation related to cloud IaaS deployments, configurations, processes, and service records. 

• Develop and execute PowerShell scripts for automation of tasks, system management, and troubleshooting. 

• Collaborate with IT security teams to establish and maintain security baselines and ensure compliance with cybersecurity standards. 

• Collaborate with multiple teams in an Agile delivery framework 

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Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, a related field, or equivalent industry experience. 

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Azure DevOps technologies 

• Experience with IaaC in Azure and one other CSP (AWS / GCP) 

• Proficiency with continuous integration and deployment pipelines using Azure ADO and Terraform. 

• Proficiency in scripting with Powershell 

• Experience developing with .NET, Python, API integrations 

• Knowledge of ITIL practices, experience in inventory management, familiarity with NIST cybersecurity standards, and experience in managing system licensing. 

• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. 

• Strong communication and collaboration skills.