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MITRE · 15 hours ago

Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

$157K/yr - $235K/yr

6+ years exp

MITRE is a not-for-profit corporation dedicated to tackling the nation's toughest challenges. They are seeking a Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst to provide expert analysis and consulting to Federal Government clients, focusing on transforming regulatory processes and enhancing the safety and security of the US Banking System.

Cyber SecurityInformation TechnologyNon ProfitQuantum ComputingSaaS

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop innovative, multidisciplinary approaches for analyzing financial data and trends that may impact the US financial system and markets

Advise government sponsors on the technologies and business processes impacted by the transformation of Faster Payments and Payment models

Provide expert analysis and/or develop research proposals on issues related to improving financial regulation and banking supervision, adopting new technologies to support distributed ledger or faster payments, or implementing advanced financial analytics

Understand US, mission partner, and adversary capabilities and assess potential threats to U.S. financial stability and security

Conduct analytic and simulation-based analyses using financial data to provide new insights which support policy-level decision making

Provide US Treasury and related sponsors with commercial and market analysis of national interest areas, and methodologies to identify mitigation alternatives

Qualification

Quantitative financeFinancial analysisMarket modelingData analyticsFinancial regulationPayment systemsMachine learningCloud computingAnalytic writingResearch experienceInterpersonal skillsPresentation skillsTeam leadership

Required

Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor's degree; or 6 years and a Master's degree; or a PhD with 3 years' experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience

Very strong academic credentials in quantitative or computational finance

Seasoned experienced researcher as evidenced by a peer reviewed publication record

Extensive experience and expertise in financial analysis and market modeling

Experience in designing, executing and transitioning impactful research

Ability to bridge finance, computational, and data analytic domains

Thrives in working in a technical environment with multidisciplinary teams on critical national security challenges

Passion for developing new technology and analytics for solving national challenges

Excellent analytic writing and verbal/presentation skills to senior leaders

Excellent interpersonal skills, and effective working relationships with internal and external customers

Demonstrated experience working on or leading customer facing engagements emphasizing quantitative or computational finance

Experience or familiarity with visualizing multi-dimensional financial data or events, using tools like Tableau, Plotly, ggplot2, matplotlib, seaborn, or D3.js

Demonstrated ability to manipulate large financial datasets and time series data and perform calculations with at least one modern programming language like Python (utilizing packages like scikit-learn, pandas, or dask), R (utilizing packages like caret, dplyr, or data.table), or other modern language

Ability to apply, modify and formulate algorithms and processes to solve computational financial problems

Desire and ability to obtain and hold a DoD Secret clearance

This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred

Advanced degree (PhD) in a quantitative discipline, with deep knowledge of financial markets and market dynamics

Experience with U.S. Treasury, Financial Regulators, or with the commercial side such as the Banking or Finance Industry

Experience performing novel market research and analyses. Scientific publication is an additional bonus

Research experience with the global financial system

Experience leading teams in a technical environment and designing computational finance tasking

Experience with building and shaping work programs

Ability to bridge finance, computational, economics, and data analytic domains. While this position is centered upon financial systems and their dynamics, the ideal candidate will bring a multidisciplinary perspective, in terms of tools and techniques, to this that includes complex systems, complexity economics, or ergodic economics

Familiarity working in cloud-based computing environments like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, or Microsoft Azure

Experience applying various machine learning approaches (e.g., random forest, neural networks, support vector machines)

Experience working with databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Oracle, MySQL, MongoDB, Neo4J)

Experience using version control (e.g., Git, Mercurial, SVN) to support collaborative development

Experience utilizing notebooks (e.g., Jupyter, R Markdown, Zeppelin)

Experience developing interactive data visualizations using open-source technologies (e.g., Angular, Vue, React, D3.js) or other frameworks (e.g., Shiny)

While ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance is necessary, preferred candidates will have an active DoD Secret or higher clearance

Company

MITRE

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The MITRE Corporation is working to solve some of the nation’s biggest challenges in defense, cybersecurity, healthcare, homeland security, the judiciary and transportation.

Founded in 1958

Bedford, Massachusetts, USA

5001-10000 employees