12 defense jobs found

About this role Business Overview: At BlackRock ('BLK') , the Enterprise Technology Risk & Controls ( ' ETRC ' ) team stands as a crucial component within the first line of defense, embodying a proactive and collaborative spirit. This dynamic team works in close partnership with firm wide senior management, e ngineering teams, Information Security , Risk & Quantitative Analysis ('RQA') & Internal Audit, ensuring a unified and comprehensive approach to risk management and control . The team's mission is realized through four distinct yet interconnected operating pillars: Assessment & Reporting Risk Advisory Risk Governance Technology Control Standards . Through these pillars, the ETRC team not only safeguards BlackRock's technological landscape but also drives continuous improvement and resilience across the organization . Role Descriptio n : In this role, you will be a key team member and contributor within the first line of defense...

About this role At BlackRock, technology is the foundation of our business. As a VP, AI Engineer (GenAI/ML), you'll lead by example - architecting, coding, and mentoring teams to build resilient systems that apply Generative AI and Machine Learning to improve operational efficiency , user experience , and insight generation across our global post-trade operations. You'll design and deliver enterprise-scale AI-enabled software with a focus on reliability, governance, and clean engineering practices. This role is ideal for a technical leader who enjoys staying close to the code, guiding design decisions, and building agentic systems (tool-using AI agents) and ML services - all while fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. About Post Trade Accounting (PTA) A major strategic area within Aladdin and one of BlackRock's largest engineering investments. Responsible for the systems that ensure accurate, scalable, and efficient accounting across...

About this role At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. We invest and protect over $11 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial companies and being part of a software development team responsible for next generation technology and solutions. What are Aladdin and Aladdin Engineering? You will be working on BlackRock's investment operating system called Aladdin. Aladdin is used both internally within...

About this role BlackRock's Post Trade & Accounting group is seeking a Vice President-level engineering leader to advance our enterprise Client Reporting platform . This role encompasses technical leadership, system design, and direct coding responsibilities, enabling the development of robust, event-driven platforms that deliver reliable solutions for institutional and Aladdin clients globally. You will lead development of core platform capabilities across distributed services and data systems, shaping long-term architecture for a mission-critical platform where scale, accuracy, resiliency, and auditability are essential. You will also partner across product and operations to drive modernization, automation, and AI-enabled engineering practices. About the Team The Client Reporting team delivers and manages BlackRock's enterprise Client Reporting platform, providing end-to-end reporting solutions for a diverse global base of accounting and institutional clients. We...

About this role About this role Are you interested in building innovative technology that crafts the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and solving some of the world's most exciting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. We invest and protect over $11 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most...

About this role Business Overview Understanding and managing risk is the cornerstone of BlackRock's approach to responsible investing. The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRock's fiduciary and enterprise risks. Our mission is to advance the firm's risk management practices and to deliver independent risk expertise and constructive challenges to drive better business and investment outcomes. RQA promotes BlackRock as a leader in risk management by providing independent top-down and bottom-up oversight to help identify investment, counterparty, operational, regulatory, technology, and third-party risks. RQA is committed to investing in our people to increase both individual enablement and a strong collaborative environment. As a global group located all around the world, our goal is to create a culture of inclusion which encourages teamwork, innovation, diversity, and the development of our future leaders. We actively...

About this role Business Overview The Risk & Quantitative Analysis (RQA) group provides independent oversight of BlackRock's fiduciary and enterprise risks. RQA's principal objectives are to advance the firm's risk management practices and to deliver independent risk expertise and constructive challenge to drive better business and investment outcomes. RQA is committed to investing in our people to increase individual enablement and ultimately build a stronger team. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion which encourages collaboration, innovation, diversity and the development our future leaders. We actively engage in discussions on career growth and work with team members to understand how personal passions and strength connect with our purpose. Role Description: The Enterprise Risk team within RQA oversees those risks which directly impact the corporate entity (i.e. BlackRock, Inc., or one of its subsidiaries), rather than the fiduciary risks assumed...

About this role Team Overview: Data is at the core of the Aladdin platform, and increasingly, our ability to consume, store, analyze, and gain insight from data is a key component of our competitive advantage. The Data Engineering team is responsible for the data ecosystem within BlackRock. We engineer high performance data pipelines, provide a fabric to discover and consume data, and continually evolve our data storage capabilities. We believe in writing small, testable code with a focus on innovation. We are committed to open source, and we regularly contribute our work back to the community. We are seeking top tier Cloud Native DevOps Platform Engineers to augment our Enterprise Data Platform team. Our objective is to extend our data lifecycle management practices to include structured, semi structured and unstructured data. This role requires a breadth of individual technical capabilities and competencies, though, most important, is a willingness and openness to learning...

About this role Role - Vice President AQE APG -QA is a globally distributed team supporting Quality Engineering initiatives for Apps on the Aladdin. The Testing team employs use of industry-leading tools to support the testing activities. Job Purpose/Background: The Vice President (VP) - Aladdin Quality Engineering (AQE) will lead quality strategy, automation, and engineering excellence across Aladdin platforms, with a strong focus on ETF, Mutual Funds, and Asset Management workflows spanning Front Office, Middle Office, and Back Office. This role is responsible for driving automation ‑ first, AI ‑ enabled quality engineering, ensuring scalable, resilient, and audit ‑ ready delivery for mission ‑ critical financial systems. Key Responsibilities: Quality & Automation Leadership Define and execute the AQE strategy aligned with Aladdin and firm wide technology objectives . Drive automation first testing across UI, API, and backend layers using...

About this role Team Overview Fundamental Equities Fundamental Equities sits within BlackRock's Portfolio Management Group (PMG), which encompasses Fundamental and Systematic investing across Fixed Income, Equities and Multi-Asset Strategies. The Fundamental Equities business is a key division at BlackRock with over $228bn of assets under management, across 70+ strategies and over 240+ investment professionals. The Fundamental Equity teams (FE) use traditional analytics to pick stocks and assemble coherent, deliberate and diversified portfolios. Through cutting edge technology, sophisticated models and embedded research, our investment management approach provides superior performance for our clients and is an important part of the BlackRock brand. About Product Strategy Product Strategists are serving as a link between portfolio managers and our clients globally. We work closely with portfolio managers and use our deep understanding of products and markets to make the...

About this role Are you interested in building innovative technology that crafts the financial markets? Do you like working at the speed of a startup, and solving some of the world's most exciting challenges? Do you want to work with, and learn from, hands-on leaders in technology and finance? At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We recognize that strength comes from diversity, and will embrace your outstanding skills, curiosity, and passion while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. We invest and protect over $9 trillion (USD) of assets and have an extraordinary responsibility to our clients all over the world. Our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial well-being. Being a technologist at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most sophisticated financial...

About this role About this role At BlackRock, we are looking for Software Engineers who like to innovate and solve sophisticated problems. We know that strength comes from diversity and will embrace your unique skills and perspectives while giving you the opportunity to grow technically and as an individual. With over USD $10 trillion of assets, we have a fiduciary responsibility: our technology empowers millions of investors to save for retirement, pay for college, buy a home, and improve their financial wellbeing. BlackRock also places Sustainability at the center of our investment process and being a developer at BlackRock means you get the best of both worlds: working for one of the most progressive financial companies and also being part of a software engineering team responsible for next generation technology and solutions. About Post Trade Accounting (PTA): One of the largest areas of investment in Aladdin A rapidly growing, thriving business, with significant green...