Enterprise Architect, Aladdin Engineering, Director

Blackrock

Hybrid Actively hiring
New York, NY Posted 83 days ago $215,000–$275,000 / year
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TL;DR

As Director of Enterprise Architecture within the Aladdin Engineering group at BlackRock, you will lead strategic architecture initiatives across front-, middle-, and back-office domains for a $12+ trillion asset management platform. Your responsibilities include defining enterprise data architecture, driving cloud modernization while adhering to regulatory constraints, and establishing governance frameworks for AI adoption. You will work closely with senior leaders to ensure security, availability, and compliance in high-availability environments. The ideal candidate has over 10 years of experience in financial services, expertise in cloud platforms like AWS or Azure, hands-on coding skills in Java, Python, JavaScript, and knowledge of secure architectures. This role requires a strategic mindset, strong communication abilities, and the capability to influence across business and technology domains.

Skills

AWS Azure GCP Java Python JavaScript C C++ PostgreSQL MongoDB Kafka Cassandra TOGAF CI/CD SOA Microservices DDD APIs Event Streaming Messaging Secure Architectures Modern Web Stacks

What you'll do

  • Define and maintain architecture vision, principles, and target-state across investment platforms.
  • Enable advanced analytics, risk modeling, and performance attribution through data governance.
  • Establish technology standards and approved patterns for cloud, data, integration, and security.
  • Lead cloud and hybrid architecture strategy while adhering to regulatory constraints.
  • Provide architectural leadership for front-to-back platform modernization initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with global regulations and embed resilience in system designs.

What we're looking for

  • 10+ years of experience in enterprise/solution architecture within financial services.
  • Deep understanding of asset management domains including investments, risk, operations, and distribution.
  • Proven experience working in regulated, high-availability environments.
  • Strong ability to communicate complex technical concepts to senior stakeholders.
  • Bachelors in computer science/engineering (Masters preferred).
  • Experience with cloud architecture in regulated financial services environments.
  • TOGAF certification or equivalent cloud certifications preferred.

Market check

Salary context

This $215,000–$275,000 range sits above 75% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$160,000–$257,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$163,875–$245,000

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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

Blackrock currently has 104 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $140,000–$195,000 across 101 roles with salary data.

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