Analyst, Application Engineer

Blackrock

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Wilmington, DE
Posted
32 days ago
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Confirmed live today
Closes
Sep 30, 2026

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About Blackrock

BlackRock is the world''s largest asset management firm, providing investment management, risk management, and advisory services to institutional and retail clients through its Aladdin technology platform. Industry: Asset Management & Financial Services

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TL;DR · Analyst, Application Engineer

As an Analyst, Application Engineer within the Service Management Operations Group, you will support business-critical computing workloads, real-time and batch processing, data transfer services, and application onboarding for the Aladdin platform. Working as part of a globally distributed team operating 24x7x365, you will monitor production environments, respond to alerts, perform scripted remediation, and execute runbooks to ensure system reliability. You will collaborate with engineering teams on deployments, upgrades, and infrastructure observability while maintaining accurate incident records and operational documentation for audit compliance. The role requires proficiency in Linux/Unix systems, networking concepts, and distributed applications. Key technical skills include experience with monitoring tools, metrics, logs, dashboards, and automation-aware practices. This position addresses the challenge of maintaining high availability and performance for large-scale production systems within a complex financial technology environment.

What you'll do

  • Monitor production environments and respond to alerts and incidents according to documented procedures.
  • Use monitoring and observability tools to identify system health issues and distinguish real impacts from noise.
  • Execute scripted remediation and automation for known failure scenarios while following established guardrails.
  • Identify recurring manual tasks or failure patterns and suggest candidates for automation.
  • Partner with engineering teams during deployments, upgrades, and production readiness activities.
  • Provide operational feedback on monitoring gaps, documentation quality, and supportability issues.
  • Support capacity, resilience, and disaster recovery activities including testing and exercises.
  • Maintain accurate incident records, handover notes, and evidence for audit and compliance requests.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 0–3 years of experience in production support, service management, operations, DevOps, or related technical roles.
  • Basic familiarity with Linux/Unix systems, networking concepts, and distributed applications.
  • Exposure to monitoring and observability tools including metrics, logs, dashboards, and alerts.
  • Understanding of incident management fundamentals and IT service management concepts.
  • Interest in automation, scripting, and modern operational practices like reliability and resiliency.
  • Strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to follow structured processes.
  • Clear written and verbal communication skills for a global, follow-the-sun team environment.

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