Associate - DataOps
BlackRock is a company dedicated to helping individuals achieve financial well-being through their investment services. The Associate - DataOps role involves providing advanced operational support for enterprise data platforms, ensuring their stability and reliability, while managing incidents and improving operational efficiency. Responsibilities Own L1/L2 operational support for production data platforms, including data lakes, streaming pipelines, and Snowflake-based analytics Diagnose and resolve complex failures in ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration frameworks, partnering with engineering where required Actively manage incidents, including impact assessment, remediation coordination, and postincident documentation Improve monitoring, alerting, and observability coverage, identifying gaps and driving instrumentation enhancements Support onboarding of new pipelines and data products by validating operational readiness, scalability, and reliability Analyze recurring incidents and data quality issues, contributing to root cause analysis (RCA) and longterm remediation Mentor analysts through guidance on operational best practices, troubleshooting, and platform behavior Contribute to automation initiatives to reduce manual effort and improve operational efficiency Skills Strong understanding of enterprise data platforms, including data lakes, warehouses, streaming, and Snowflake Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT pipelines and orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow) Practical experience with monitoring, alerting, and observability systems Working knowledge of AWS, Azure, and/or GCP, with exposure to cloud-native data services Experience supporting production systems with defined SLAs and incident management processes Benefits Annual discretionary bonus Healthcare Leave benefits Retirement benefits Strong retirement plan Tuition reimbursement Comprehensive healthcare Support for working parents Flexible Time Off (FTO) Company Overview BlackRock is an investment company that offers its services to institutions, intermediaries, foundations, and individual investors. It was founded in 1988, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship BlackRock has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2026, 18 in 2025, 34 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 37 in 2022, 31 in 2021, 27 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.