Senior Data Developer recruitment
The Global Trading Research team monitors trade activity and performs analysis to discover, evaluate and propose new ways to minimize our trading impact in the marketplace.
We use highly customized tools, developed and supported in-house, for the analysis of our trades in the equity, currency, futures and fixed income markets. This is a high profile group which directly impacts the performance of our funds by providing tools for traders and portfolio managers to make intelligent decisions on trade timing and strategy. Sitting on the trading floor, team members are close to the excitement of the markets.
We are seeking a new member to work closely with Trading, Research, and Portfolio Management to develop the tools and processes used to monitor our global trading performance, and to perform quantitative analyses of trading strategies. This position requires solid programming and troubleshooting skills, coupled with an enthusiasm for learning quantitative analysis and an interest in financial markets.
Responsibilities
- Build maintain our post-trade reporting system, housing every trade in the firm.
- Manage our web application's data warehouse, using popular open-source ETL tools.
- Develop high-visibility automated reports using innovative scripting technologies.
- Communicate effectively with business and technology partners across the firm.
Required Technical Skills
- 4+ years of hands-on SQL, including complex queries, DDL/DML and stored procedures
- 4+ years of Unix problem-solving skills -- excellent shell scripting, unix, cron
- Experience working with large datasets and warehouse loading.
- Minimum Bachelors in Computer Science or related field. Masters preferred.
Preferred Skills
- Preference for open source ETL technologies. E.g. Kettle, Talend.
- Strong preference for MySQL expertise. Also helpful: Sybase IQ, Sybase ASE.
- Prior financial technology role highly desirable. E.g. trade floor support / operational / trade clearing.
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer--M/F/D/V.
Skills
BlackRock is one of the world's preeminent asset management firms and a premier provider of global investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and individual investors around the world. BlackRock offers a range of solutions -- from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.