Forward Deploy Sr. Data Engineer-VP

Blackrock

Actively hiring
Atlanta, US Posted 55 days ago $148,000–$200,000 / year
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TL;DR

Join BlackRock's Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) team as a Forward Deploy Engineer, embedding with various engineering and data teams to onboard their data products onto the Data Platform as a Service (DPaaS), which streamlines data product creation. You will define data structures, troubleshoot issues in real-time, and develop reusable solutions like pipeline templates and schema mapping utilities. Utilizing AI tools daily, you'll enhance onboarding workflows through automation and contribute to the platform's evolution by providing structured feedback. The role requires 7+ years of experience in data engineering or software development, proficiency in Python, and familiarity with Azure Data Lake Storage, Snowflake, Kubernetes, and AI-assisted coding tools. Ideal candidates have a background in financial data platforms and hands-on experience with unstructured data processing and LLM-based tooling.

Skills

Python Azure Data Lake Storage Snowflake Kubernetes Apache Airflow GitHub Copilot Azure DevOps CI/CD Azure dbt LLM based tooling MCP LangChain Helm Vault Azure Blob Storage Azure Data Factory Azure-native data services S3 Redshift BigQuery Dataflow

What you'll do

  • Embed with teams to drive end-to-end data product onboarding onto DPaaS.
  • Develop reusable data product accelerators and custom connectors for structured and unstructured data.
  • Act as a technical advisor, enabling partner teams to build platform confidence independently.
  • Use AI tools daily to accelerate configuration authoring and automate repetitive tasks.
  • Translate real-world experiences into feedback that drives continuous improvement of the DPaaS platform.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of data engineering or software engineering experience with a track record of shipping production-grade solutions.
  • Strong understanding of data product concepts including schema design, SLAs, quality frameworks, and governance.
  • Experience working with both structured and unstructured data.
  • Proficiency in Python; knowledge of Java or Go is beneficial.
  • Familiarity with Azure ecosystem tools such as Data Lake Storage, Blob Storage, and Data Factory.
  • Experience with Snowflake across the full data lifecycle including ingestion, transformation, and sharing.
  • Active user of AI assisted development tools like GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Windsurf, or equivalent.

Market check

Salary context

This $148,000–$200,000 range sits above 53% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$130,000–$206,940

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$141,975–$211,200

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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