About this role
The Fixed Income Solutions (FIS) business at BlackRock sits within the Portfolio Management Group (PMG) and operates globally across London, New York, Atlanta, San Francisco, Gurgaon and Mumbai. FIS partners closely with clients to design, implement, and manage outcomeâoriented investment solutions.
The Liability Driven Investment (LDI) business is a distinct part of FIS which leverages the breadth and depth of the entire platform when delivering investment solutions for our clients. BlackRock has been managing LDI mandates for over 20 years. We are passionate about designing and implementing fixed income solutions to help, primarily, pension fund clients to meet their long-term investment objectives. Our day to day activities range from monitoring the markets, modelling solutions and formulating the investment proposition, to trade construction, to designing the operational structure of the mandate and working with multiple BlackRock teams to implement it.
LDI Technology is a dedicated technology team embedded within the LDI business. The teamâs mandate is to materially improve LDI investment and client workflows by building highâquality, scalable, and wellâgoverned technology solutions.
Role overview
We are seeking an Associate level technologist to join the LDI Technology team.
This role is focused on contributing to strategic LDI Technology Initiatives whilst also operating and building on BlackRockâs technology platforms with a particular emphasis on CI/CD, pipeline maintenance and production delivery.
Key responsibilities
Contribute to the delivery of strategic LDI Technology projects, from requirements gathering through to implementation and release.
Work closely with investments and analytics stakeholders to ensure solutions align with business needs.
Design and implement Pythonâbased tools that are robust, maintainable, and suitable for longâterm use.
Contribute to the development and maintenance of a shared library and common codebase, helping improve reuse, consistency, and overall engineering quality.
Apply strong software engineering discipline, including version control, testing, documentation, and code review.
Support the deployment and operation of tools in production environments, including contributing to build and release processes.
Operate our CI/CD pipelines applying our platform standards, contributing to improvements where appropriate.
Promote a strong tech culture to encourage innovation
Business partnership
Develop a strong understanding of LDI investment processes and the data that underpins them.
Work closely with investors and LDI colleagues to identify high impact technology opportunities.
Support users in adopting new technology and integrating it into established workflows.
Guide less experienced colleagues though knowledge sharing, shaping emerging best practices, and building out a common code library
Partner with firmwide technology platforms, including Aladdin, to shape requirements, support testing, and integrate new capabilities into the LDI business.
Skills and experience required
Essential
Quantitative or technical background (BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field).
Strong Python experience (or similar programming languages), with the ability to build productionâgrade tools.
Experience working across the full software development lifecycle.
Strong problemâsolving skills with good attention to detail.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, businessâembedded technology team.
Beneficial
Knowledge of Fixed Income markets or Liability Driven Investment strategies
Familiarity with BlackRock platforms such as Aladdin.
Experience with CI/CD and agile development practices
Experience with analytics, optimisation, or portfolioârelated tooling.
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
BlackRockâs 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 â 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 childrenâs 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 â the one we make in our employees. Itâs why weâre dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
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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.
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