Director - T&O Data Engineering

Overview

Lead enterprise-scale data engineering architecture and delivery as a Director in BlackRock’s Data Office. Shape technology strategy, guide complex platform initiatives, and drive reliable, scalable data and AI-enabled capabilities.

What you'll do

• Define target-state architecture for enterprise data platforms, APIs, SDKs, metadata, configuration, and data models.
• Guide engineering, product, and operations teams from discovery through implementation, rollout, and adoption.
• Set technology strategy and engineering direction across application and data platforms.
• Lead design decisions for distributed application, integration, and data platforms.
• Translate business priorities into technology roadmaps and delivery objectives.
• Establish standards for quality, resilience, security, operational excellence, and governance.
• Mentor senior engineering talent and drive AI-enabled engineering and automation opportunities.

What you'll need

• Extensive experience in data platform architecture, data engineering, distributed systems, or related disciplines.
• Expertise in Python, Java, Scala, SQL, Snowflake, dbt, cloud data platforms, and distributed analytics.
• Experience with high-volume batch and real-time pipelines, orchestration, transformation, and event streaming.
• Expertise in AWS, Microsoft Azure, containers, infrastructure automation, governance, metadata, lineage, and security.
• Strong understanding of APIs, data modeling, data quality, observability, performance optimization, and software engineering.
• Experience leading technical teams, mentoring engineers, and influencing architecture and organizational standards.
• Exposure to machine learning, artificial intelligence, generative AI, and AI-ready data platforms.

Details

• Location: Gurugram, India
• Hybrid work model: at least four days in the office per week and one day working from home