Associate - DataOps

BlackRock • Atlanta, GA

2d • $95,000 - $127,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

O wn advanced operational support and stability for enterprise data platforms, acting as the primary L2/L3 interface for ETL/ELT pipelines, orchestration, observability, and Snowflake workloads . The role bridges execution and engineering, with accountability for incident resolution, platform reliability, and operational improvement

Requirements

• Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms , including data lakes, warehouses, streaming, and Snowflake
• Hands on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow).
• Practical experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability systems
• Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP , with exposure to cloud-native data services.
• Experience supporting production systems with defined SLAs and incident management processes.

Responsibilities

• Own L 1 /L 2 operational support for production data platforms, including data lakes, streaming pipelines, and Snowflake-based analytics
• Diagnose and resolve complex failures in ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration frameworks , partnering with engineering where
• Actively manage incidents, including impact assessment, remediation coordination, and post incident documentation.
• Improve monitoring, alerting, and observability coverage , identifying gaps and driving instrumentation enhancements.
• Support onboarding of new pipelines and data products by validating operational readiness, scalability, and reliability.
• Analyze recurring incidents and data quality issues, contributing to root cause analysis (RCA) and long term remediation.
• Mentor analysts through guidance on operational best practices, troubleshooting, and platform behavior.
• Contribute to automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency.

Benefits

• employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus, and benefits including healthcare, leave benefits, and retirement benefits.
• strong retirement plan
• tuition reimbursement
• comprehensive healthcare
• support for working parents
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed