Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst

MITRE is currently looking to hire a Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst on a full time, permanent basis. This opportunity offers a flexible hybrid work schedule and can be based in either McLean, VA or Bedford, MA.

Title: Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst

Location: McLean, VA or Bedford, MA (Hybrid; 2-3 days per week in office)

Department Summary:

MITRE is currently seeking motivated and qualified applicants for a Computational Finance Technology and Regulation Analyst to join our Financial Innovation Laboratory (FINLab) and Model-Based Analytics Department (L144) in the Modeling, Simulation, Experimentation and Analytics Division. In FINLab, our CompFi scientists provide expert analysis and consulting to our Federal Government clients in transforming their technologic and regulatory processes to enhance the safety, stability, and security of the US Banking System, market infrastructure, and Financial Markets. Join a highly skilled team executing research, performing analyses, and advising multiple stakeholders. These studies of national significance will be executed in collaboration with industry, academic, and governmental experts and stakeholders. This provides us with unprecedented access to expertise, ideas, and data. You will be a critical Finance subject matter expert (SME) as part of a growing, agile, multidisciplinary team working with academics, the Financial Sector, and US Financial Regulators. Competitive applicants will have demonstrated expertise in at least two of the following areas: Corporate Finance, Financial Market Microstructure and Regulation, Payment Systems, Fintech, Regulatory Tech and Supervisory Tech, Financial Analytics, Market Modeling and Analysis.

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

Basic Qualifications:

• Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience with a Bachelor s degree in computational finance, quantitative finance, or a related field; or 6 years and a Master s degree; or a PhD with 3 years experience; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Ability to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance is required. Active Secret clearance is preferred.
• Very strong academic credentials in quantitative or computational finance.
• Extensive experience and expertise in financial analysis and market modeling.
• 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 Qualifications:

• 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).

Why Join MITRE?

Why choose between doing meaningful work and having a fulfilling life? At MITRE, you can have both. That's because MITRE people are committed to tackling our nation's toughest challenges and we're committed to the long-term well-being of our employees. MITRE is different from most technology companies. We are a not-for-profit corporation chartered to work for the public interest, with no commercial conflicts to influence what we do. The R&D centers we operate for the government create lasting impact in fields as diverse as cybersecurity, healthcare, aviation, defense, and enterprise transformation. We're making a difference every day working for a safer, healthier, and more secure nation and world. Our workplace reflects our values. We offer competitive benefits, exceptional professional development opportunities for career growth, and a culture of innovation that embraces adaptability, collaboration, technical excellence, and people in partnership. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE - and make a difference with us.

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