DevOps Engineer, Associate

ENGINEERINGUK; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a DevOps Engineer, where you'll leverage your skills in cloud technologies and automation to enhance operational workflows. This role offers the chance to work on critical applications, contribute to innovative solutions, and collaborate with diverse teams across geographies. With a focus on continuous learning and improvement, you'll play a key role in ensuring the stability and resilience of systems while enjoying a hybrid work environment that supports both in-office collaboration and remote flexibility. If you're passionate about technology and problem-solving, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Retirement investment tools

Education reimbursement

Comprehensive health resources

Flexible Time Off (FTO)

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience in an engineering role.
• Strong understanding of cloud ecosystems and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain tooling for AWS and Azure infrastructure.
• Automate tasks and develop solutions for cloud-based systems.

Skills

Scripting (Python or PowerShell)

Cloud Ecosystems (AWS, Azure)

Agile Methodologies

Communication Skills

Problem Solving

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

Terraform

Git

Azure DevOps

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View more categories View less categories Sector Banking and Financial Services Role Professional Contract Type Permanent Hours Full Time

About this role

We are looking for a DevOps engineer to join the Implementation Services team, working within the Aladdin Platform Group. A person who has a passion for technical troubleshooting, learning new technology tools and improving new procedures & processes. This role involves identifying trends and being a problem solver with a proven aptitude for quickly learning new technologies and proprietary systems. You will be a technical product expert during customer implementation projects, organize and implement the system deployment plans, while automating software integration and developing reports in compliance with applicable project requirements.

We have a broad and diverse skillset and are seeking a new team member to join us who will bring something additive and different. If you have a background in supporting critical applications and a track record in outstanding service delivery, we would love to speak to you!

Role Responsibility

• Build, update, and maintain tooling to deploy, upgrade, monitor, and maintain infrastructure hosted in AWS and Azure.
  

• Designing, implementing and working with automated solutions for cloud-based infrastructure.
  

• Developing or modifying scripts, code to automate tasks and meet business requirements.
  

• Contribute to a library of software that enables the smooth operation of BlackRock products.
  

• Help to suggest and design both short-term and long-term engineering solutions to improve existing operational workflows.
  

• Build relationships with stakeholders to understand their roles and requirements and clearly communicate with them on progress, challenges, and questions.
  

• Ensure resilience and stability through quality code reviews, unit and regression testing, and level two production support for owned tools.
  

• Collaborate with team members in a multi-office, multi-time zone environment.
  

Skills/Qualifications:

• A degree specializing in Computer Science, Technology, MIS, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering or similar.
  

• 1 - 2 years of industry experience in an engineering role.
  

• Experience in a scripting language such as Python or PowerShell, including respective testing modules.
  

• Exposure to and understanding of cloud ecosystems such as AWS or Azure, including knowledge of their respective APIs for provisioning and monitoring particularly Terraform.
  

• Understanding of Agile work environments, including knowledge of Azure DevOps, GIT and CI/CD.
  

• Experience with Windows Server environments.
  

• Experience troubleshooting clients' technical issues, and experience working with engineering teams, sales, professional services, and customers.
  

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
  

• Ability to work with teams across geography.
  

• Create and deliver best practices recommendations, documentation for internal wiki pages, and presentations.
  

Good to have:

• Experience with Linux server environments.
  

• Experience with Kubernetes environments.
  

• Previous experience working in the Financial Services or Technology industry.
  

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; 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.

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.

For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock

BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.

Company

About Us

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. We serve pension plans providing for nurses, teachers, firefighters, law enforcement and other public and private sector workers, individual investors investing for their own retirement, and institutions such as governments, foundations and insurance companies. Clients turn to BlackRock for the innovative solutions they need when planning for their most important goals. We are passionate about helping those we serve build a strong financial future, so we seek out a diverse range of perspectives and talents to solve their most complex challenges.

While our firm has offices across more than 30 countries, we operate as "One BlackRock:” our people thrive on collaboration, mutual trust and respect, and we inspire each other to collectively raise our game. BlackRock is dedicated to its principles, which include a culture of equity and inclusion, where employees can bring their full selves to every conversation, every day.

Our employee networks

Our global networks are dynamic communities built on shared experiences, intersectionality and allyship. They are culture carriers for the firm, offering employees and allies the opportunity to enhance and shape the inclusive culture to which we aspire. Employee networks are sponsored by senior leaders and are proudly designed by employees, for employees.

The Ability & Allies Network (ABN) provides a sense of community, advocacy, resources and support for all types of disability-related issues within the firm.

Awards:

2022 Disability:IN Disability Equality Index

BlackRock was recognised as one of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion after scoring 100% on the Disability Equality Index. The index is a joint initiative between the American Association of People with Disabilities and Disability:IN. that helps companies build a roadmap of measurable, tangible actions that they can take to achieve disability inclusion and equality.

Glassdoor Best Places to Work 2022 – US & UK

This recognition is a result of the feedback provided by current and former colleagues about their experiences working at BlackRock. Ranking #72 in the US and #12 in the UK.

#1 Capital Markets Industry 2023

BlackRock was named one of America’s Most JUST Companies for the 3rd consecutive year, according to Forbes and JUST Capital. We ranked #1 in the Capital Markets industry. The 2023 list of America’s Most JUST Companies celebrates U.S. corporations that outperform their peers in the Russell 1000 on the priorities of the American people – including issues like fair pay, ethical leadership, good benefits and work-life balance, equal opportunity, customer treatment and privacy, community support, environmental impact, and delivering shareholder return. By balancing the needs of all stakeholders, JUST 100 companies demonstrate that profits and purpose can go hand in hand.

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