Quant Data Specialist , Aladdin Financial Engineering - Associate

About this role

About Aladdin Financial Engineering (AFE): 

Join a diverse and collaborative team of over 300 modelers and technologists in Aladdin Financial Engineering (AFE) within BlackRock Solutions, the business responsible for the research and development of Aladdin’s financial models. This group is also accountable for analytics production, enhancing the infrastructure platform and delivering analytics content to portfolio and risk management professionals (both within BlackRock and across the Aladdin client community). The models developed and supported by AFE span a wide array of financial products covering equities, fixed income, commodities, derivatives, and private markets. AFE provides investment insights that range from an analysis of cash flows on a single bond, to the overall financial risk associated with an entire portfolio, balance sheet, or enterprise. 

Role Description:  

We are looking for a person to join the Advanced Data Analytics team with AFE Single Security.  Advanced Data Analytics is a team of Quantitative Data and Product Specialists, focused on delivering Single Security Data Content, Governance and Product Solutions and Research Platform. The team leverages data, cloud, and emerging technologies in building an innovative data platform, with the focus on business and research use cases in the Single Security space. The team uses various statistical/mathematical methodologies to derive insights and generate content to help develop predictive models, clustering, and classification solutions and enable Governance.  The team works on Mortgage, Structured & Credit Products.  

We are looking for a person to help build and expand Data & Analytics Content in the Credit space.  The person will be responsible for building, enhancing, and maintaining the Credit Content Suite.  The person will work on the below –

• Credit Derived Data Content  

• Model & Data Governance 

• Credit Model & Analytics  

Experience 

• Experience on Scala 

• Knowledge of ETL, data curation and analytical jobs using distributed computing framework with Spark 

• Knowledge and Experience of working with large enterprise databases like Snowflake, Cassandra & Cloud manged services like Dataproc, Databricks 

•    Knowledge of financial instruments like Corporate Bonds, Derivatives etc. 

• Knowledge of regression methodologies 

• Aptitude for design and building tools for Data Governance 

• Python knowledge is a plus 

Qualifications 

• Bachelors/master's in computer science with a major in Math, Econ, or related field 

• 3-6 years of relevant experience 

Our benefits

To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of benefits including a strong retirement plan, tuition reimbursement, comprehensive healthcare, support for working parents 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.

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