Python Risk Model Developer | Pittsburgh, PA

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My name is Shaptshil Raj, though most people call me Sunny. I'm reaching out from SYSMIND LLC.; For over 25+ years, we've partnered with Fortune 500 companies and rapidly growing enterprises to deliver innovative IT consulting, digital transformation, and workforce solutions that drive long term success.

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Job Title: Python Risk Model Developer

Location: Pittsburgh, PA

Role Summary: We are seeking a Python Risk Model Developer with strong quantitative grounding and hands-on regulatory risk modeling experience. This role is embedded within enterprise risk and regulatory analytics, supporting stress testing, balance sheet forecasting, and financial risk measurement using Python-driven model frameworks. This is a high-bar role requiring elite academic pedigree, strong Python depth, and real-world exposure to regulatory risk constructs. Candidates lacking applied risk modeling experience will not be competitive.

Experience Requirements

• Experience: 3 8 years (strict band)
• Core Skill: Advanced Python (production-grade, not academic)

• Strong understanding of financial risk models, statistical methods, and ML concepts.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate quantitative outputs into business-ready insights.

Additional Requirement

• GitHub portfolio required (Python modeling, analytics, or quantitative projects expected).

Educational Qualifications:
Degrees from top-tier institutions benchmarked to Ivy League standards, including Columbia, NYU, MIT (Financial Engineering, Computer Science, Engineering), Carnegie Mellon University (MSCF), or elite Indian institutes such as IITs, NITs, or BITS Pilani.
Advanced degree required: Master's, MBA, or PhD in Computer Science, Financial Engineering, Mathematics, Data Science, or Engineering.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to define model delivery plans, milestones, and execution timelines.
• Design and develop Python/R-based financial risk models for regulatory stress testing and enterprise risk management.
• Build execution workflows to forecast:
  • Balance Sheet
  • Fee Revenues
  • Macroeconomic Variables
  • Expenses
• Perform stress scenario analysis, sensitivity testing, and attribution analysis.
• Coordinate across technology, risk, and business teams for coding, testing, deployment, and documentation.
• Develop monitoring frameworks and apply statistical validation techniques to assess model performance.
• Produce analytical outputs and presentation-ready artifacts using Python / JupyterHub.
• Apply data mining, statistical modeling, and machine learning techniques to large financial datasets to enhance model accuracy.

Regulatory & Risk Domain Expertise (Required Exposure)

Candidates should demonstrate experience in at least some of the following areas:

• CECL, CCAR, ICAAP
• LCR, NSFR, HQLA
• SNE, FR Y-15
• CCR, xVA

Technical Skills

• Programming: Python (primary), R (plus)
• Data & Analytics: SQL, Pandas
• Specialized Python Libraries (any exposure is a plus): QuantLib, Riskfolio, Polars, Dask, GS-Quant, TF-Quant-finance.

Platforms & Tools (Nice to Have) Hands-on exposure to one or more of the following is advantageous:

• Moody's Analytics / QRM
• Wolters Kluwer
• AxiomSL
• SIMCORP
• MX.3
• ALADDIN
• VERMEG
• FIS
• Bloomberg / OpenBB / Refinitiv (LSEG)

Warm Regards,
Shaptshil (Sunny) Raj

Office: +1

Cell: +1

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SYSMIND LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without any discrimination. We promote and support a diverse workforce at all levels in the company. All job offers are contingent upon completion of a satisfactory background check and reference checks. Additionally passing the drug test may also be required. All contractors intending to work on SYSMIND's W2 are "at will" employees.