Associate, Data Engineer

BlackRock•Atlanta, GA

22h•$130,000 - $148,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Serve as a data engineer in a project team working across the Atlanta and Gurgaon (India) offices on the data pipeline that serves client-facing websites and reports with regards to BlackRock’s model portfolio business. Participate in the Agile delivery process of the team: planning, implementation, testing, release management, Cl/CD. Maintain strong collaboration across other locations within the team globally, as well as with other teams, such as Product Managers, Data Analysts, Technical Operations, Release Managers and various business stakeholders. Design, code, test, and support reliable, robust product data pipeline software with high-quality standards through the whole Software Development Lifecycle. Identify, investigate, and resolve data discrepancies by finding the root cause of issues; work with partners across various multi-functional teams to prevent future occurrences. Proactively look for opportunities to optimize data loading process and develop innovative approaches to improve onboarding and the integrity of data. Stay abreast of new data technologies, drive technical research and Proof of Concept activities when needed. Provide basic reporting and respond to inquiries asking for insights about the data sets from senior partners, in a timely fashion.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer and Information Science, or related field and 24 months of experience in job offered, or closely related role.
Design, code, testing and support of data pipeline software
Agile delivery process
Data technologies in enterprise systems
Relational SOL
Big data frameworks for distributed storage and processing of large datasets
Big data analytics platforms for scalable batch & stream processing
Azure Cosmos DB, AWS DynamoDB, Google Firestore, flexible JSON document data store, or NoSQL datastore
Hands-on development of enterprise backend applications and data pipelines in Java or Python
Data platforms and tools including Databricks, Snowflake, and Azure Data Factory
Technical Research and Proof of Concept activities
Articulate technical concepts both written and orally to internal stakeholders
ETFs
Product Launches

Responsibilities

Serve as data engineer in a project team working across the Atlanta and Gurgaon (India) offices on the data pipeline that serves client-facing websites and reports with regards to BlackRock’s model portfolio business.
Participate in the Agile delivery process of the team: planning, implementation, testing, release management, Cl/CD.
Maintain strong collaboration across other locations within the team globally, as well as with other teams, such as Product Managers, Data Analysts, Technical Operations, Release Managers and various business stakeholders.
Design, code, test, and support reliable, robust product data pipeline software with high-quality standards through the whole Software Development Lifecycle.
Identify, investigate, and resolve data discrepancies by finding the root cause of issues; work with partners across various multi-functional teams to prevent future occurrences.
Proactively look for opportunities to optimize data loading process and develop innovative approaches to improve onboarding and the integrity of data.
Stay abreast of new data technologies, drive technical research and Proof of Concept activities when needed.
Provide basic reporting and respond to inquiries asking for insights about the data sets from senior partners, in a timely fashion.