About this role
We are looking for a Configuration Specialist, a hands‑on technical role in Engineering team in financial industry, who brings strong experience with sophisticated, configuration driven enterprise platforms and understands how client requirements, platform build, and long-term scalability intersect.
This role is ideal for someone who has worked on client implementations, platform onboarding, or transformation programs in financial industry. It suits those who want to apply that experience closer to engineering and product decision making! We contribute to maintaining configuration as a powerful enabler of flexibility — without it becoming a source of instability, technical debt, or upgrade risk.
About the role
On this role you will focus on how the platform is configured, standardized, and evolved over time to support a wide range of clients and use cases.
You will work closely with engineering, product, and client facing teams, bringing real world implementation insight into platform invent and delivery. Your work will help ensure the platform can support continuous improvement and upgrades while maintaining stability, quality, and predictability.
Key Responsibilities
Define and maintain standard configuration patterns across a large-scale enterprise platform
Help distinguish when requirements should be addressed through configuration, customization, or code
Partner with engineering teams during develop and delivery to ensure new features are configurable, scalable, and upgrade ready
Bring client and implementation experience into architectural and design discussions
Identify recurring client needs and help convert tailored solutions into repeatable, standardized capabilities
Support an operating model where clients can remain on current platform versions with minimal disruption
Reduce configuration drift and long-term complexity through consistency and automation
Ensure configuration changes follow appropriate quality, testing, and change controls
About you
Experience working with enterprise or platform-based systems where configuration is a core concept
Hands on experience handling client specific configurations at scale
Background in client implementations, client integration, or change initiatives
Ability to translate client requirements into standardized, scalable solutions
Comfort working with business stakeholders to understand workflows, constraints, and downstream impacts of configuration choices
Ability to reason about the business impact of configuration, standardization, and upgrade decisions
Curiosity and ability to quickly build domain knowledge in complex financial and investment systems
Technical requirements
SQL (for data migration, validation, analysis)
Scripting for imports, configuration, tooling
Understanding of interfaces, APIs, and integrations
Bachelor’s degree in technical field
Experience with SaaS or continuous delivery platform models
Exposure to automation, tooling, or data driven analysis
Familiarity with software release cycles, testing practices, or platform modernization initiatives
Experience collaborating with engineering and/or product teams
Strong analytical skills and comfort operating in sophisticated, highly governed environments
Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex concepts to diverse audiences
Our benefits
To help you stay energized, engaged and inspired, we offer a wide range of employee benefits including: retirement investment and tools designed to help you in building a sound financial future; access to education reimbursement; comprehensive resources to support your physical health and emotional well-being; family support programs; and Flexible Time Off (FTO) so you can relax, recharge and be there for the people you care about.
Our hybrid work model
BlackRock’s hybrid work model is designed to enable a culture of collaboration and apprenticeship that enriches the experience of our employees, while supporting flexibility for all. Employees are currently required to work at least 4 days in the office per week, with the flexibility to work from home 1 day a week. Some business groups may require more time in the office due to their roles and responsibilities. We remain focused on increasing the impactful moments that arise when we work together in person – aligned with our commitment to performance and innovation. As a new joiner, you can count on this hybrid model to accelerate your learning and onboarding experience here at BlackRock.
About BlackRock
At BlackRock, we are all connected by one mission: to help more and more people experience financial well-being. Our clients, and the people they serve, are saving for retirement, paying for their children’s educations, buying homes and starting businesses. Their investments also help to strengthen the global economy: support businesses small and large; finance infrastructure projects that connect and power cities; and facilitate innovations that drive progress.
This mission would not be possible without our smartest investment – the one we make in our employees. It’s why we’re dedicated to creating an environment where our colleagues feel welcomed, valued and supported with networks, benefits and development opportunities to help them thrive.
For additional information on BlackRock, please visit @blackrock | Twitter: @blackrock | LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock
BlackRock is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, disability, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation and other protected characteristics at law.
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What We Do
As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock partners with investors around the globe to help them (and those on whose behalf they invest) plan for life’s most important goals – like retirement, home ownership and their children’s education. Our clients range from governments, foundations and other large institutions to those investing on behalf of individuals, including firefighters, nurses, teachers and factory workers. BlackRock was founded with the idea of creating a better asset management firm — one that was purpose-driven, focused on clients and risk management, and propelled by data and technology. Our breakthrough Aladdin® platform is BlackRock’s technological backbone, helping investors see and manage their whole portfolios in one place – from constructing investments to monitoring risk and executing trades. Used by hundreds of external institutions around the world, Aladdin combines powerful analytics and a common language to help investment teams make faster, more informed decisions across public and private markets. It’s a key part of our business and one of the reasons we’re trusted to manage more assets than any other investment manager today. At BlackRock, we challenge conventions and raise the bar for what’s possible. We harness technology to unlock new solutions, simplify complexity, and deliver investment strategies that meet people where they are. Whether it’s retirement planning, wealth building or navigating market shifts, we’re here to help clients invest more easily, more affordably and with more choice as we chart a path toward financial well-being together. Learn more: Careers.BlackRock.com
Why Work With Us
Without our people, technology is irrelevant. When we combine the power of people with the power of technology, we amplify our ability to create better outcomes for our employees, clients, shareholders and society alike.
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