Director, Aladdin Solutions Architect
Core
Lead solutions architecture and engineering delivery for BlackRock's Aladdin platform, transforming investment and trading processes into automated, scalable solutions for global markets.
Role type
Director, Solutions Architect (Engineering Leadership)
Builds
End-to-end solutions for trading, portfolio management, risk, and operations workflows within the Aladdin platform.
Domain
Financial Technology / Investment Management
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
Solution architecture, distributed systems design, microservices, API and integration patterns, cloud-native platforms, engineering leadership, cross-functional program management, AI/GenAI strategy, stakeholder translation, system resilience and scalability.
Preferred skills
Financial technology domain experience, complex domain-driven platforms, Azure/AWS/GCP expertise, event-driven architectures.
Technologies
Azure, AWS, GCP, microservices, event-driven architectures, CI/CD, DevOps, AI/GenAI.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end solution architecture for key business capabilities; translate business requirements into scalable technical designs; lead and scale globally distributed engineering teams; design and govern integration across Aladdin domains; define technology strategy including API-first and cloud-native patterns; act as primary technical bridge between business and engineering teams; identify and mitigate solution-level risks.
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership & hands-on architecture