Analyst (Computational Finance) – (Center for Government effectiveness & Modernization)

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Job Ttitle: Analyst (Computational Finance) – (Center for Government effectiveness & Modernization)

Company: Mitre


Description: 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, and a culture of innovation that embraces diversity, inclusion, flexibility, collaboration, and career growth. If this sounds like the choice you want to make, then choose MITRE—and make a difference with us.Department Summary:MITRE is dedicated to solving problems that provide safety, security, and economic prosperity for all individuals and American businesses. MITRE is seeking a senior analyst specializing in economics, finance, banking and financial regulatory, and digital assets capabilities to support a diverse portfolio of customers and sponsors within the Treasury and Financial Regulatory mission space.Job Responsibilities:MITRE is currently seeking a Computational Finance Analyst with experience in the banking and/or financial regulatory sectors to provide expert analysis and consulting to our Federal Government clients. This exciting position will have a hands-on role in transforming the finance industry technologies and regulatory processes to enhance the safety and security of the US Banking System and Financial Markets. Join a team that you can be proud of by contributing your expertise to advise senior government leaders, create prototypes and launch research initiatives, and conduct in-depth analysis to bring the best ideas forward in solving complex problems of national significance. You will be a critical Finance SME as part of an agile, multidisciplinary team working with the Financial Sector and US Financial Regulators. Key responsibilities include:

• Provide expert analysis using data science and industry experience to improving the supervisory effectiveness of financial regulators
• Develop innovative, multidisciplinary approaches for analyzing financial and economic 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 payment systems and the adoption of digital assets
• Develop research proposals to explore new ideas and technologies which could enhance effectiveness of the Finance Sector; such as distributed ledger, faster payments, or new modalities for financial analytics
• Conduct statistical analysis and modeling using financial or economic data to provide new insights which support policy-level decision making
• Provide US Treasury and related sponsors with commercial and economic analysis of national interest areas, and methodologies to identify mitigation alternatives

Basic Qualifications

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computational/Quantitative Finance, Math, Computer Science, or Economics with five (5) years of hands-on experience OR M.S. degree; a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced degree with relevant experience who can immediately contribute at this job step; or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of one or more of the following: Corporate Finance, Financial Markets and Regulation, Payment Systems Modernization / Faster Payments, Fintech, Regulatory Tech and Supervisory Tech, Data Science/Analytics as applied to Financial Analytics for Banks and Regulator, Economic Modeling and Analysis as applied to Macroeconomic analysis
• Strong academic credentials in banking and quantitative/computational finance or related degree
• Excellent analysis, technical report writing and presentation skills to senior audiences
• Thrives in working with multi-disciplined teams on critical national security challenges.
• Passion for adapting and developing new technology, tactics, and procedures for solving national challenges
• Ability to successfully obtain a U.S. government security clearance (Suitability)
• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to bridge finance, economics, and data analytic domains
• Experience working with U.S. Treasury, Financial Regulators, or the Banking or Finance Industry
• Hands-on experience and demonstrated expertise in data science and analysis of financial and economic data
• Experience using Bloomberg or other financial market research tools
• 5+ years of financial markets experience

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s): NoneThis requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s): Suitability – OtherWork Location Type: HybridMITRE is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. MITRE recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of age; ancestry; color; family medical or genetic information; gender identity and expression; marital, military, or veteran status; national and ethnic origin; physical or mental disability; political affiliation; pregnancy; race; religion; sex; sexual orientation; and any other protected characteristics. For further information please visit the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission website and .MITRE intends to maintain a website that is fully accessible to all individuals. If you are unable to search or apply for jobs and would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of MITRE’s employment process, please email .Copyright © 2024, The MITRE Corporation. All rights reserved. MITRE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. Material on this site may be copied and distributed with permission only. Benefits information may be found

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Location: McLean, VA

Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 07:21:04 GMT


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