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Job title

Knowledge Engineer- full life cycle development

Company FINRA
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, Maryland, Rockville
Employment type Full Time
Education Not Specified
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel None
Published on 7/25/2008
Description
FINRA, created through the consolidation of NASD (National Association of Securities Dealers) and the member regulation, enforcement, and arbitration functions of the New York Stock Exchange, is currently seeking talented individuals for our opening for aKDD Senior Specialistin ourRockville, MDlocation. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States and is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services.


Major Purpose of This Job: Acts as Analyst/Consultant in all phases of system development and use including requirements analysis, systems design, implementation, acceptance testing, and installation. Acts as Knowledge Engineer and Data Miner in acquiring, testing, and validating knowledge relevant to regulatory surveillance.

Essential Job Functions: Has independent responsibility for one or more regulatory domains and/or systems. Coordinates knowledge engineering and discovery activities with regulatory analysts, conducting meetings and communicating results effectively. Aware of state of the art methods in KDD, AI, Statistics, or Finance and is able to recommend and direct systems design and development activities to make optimal use of same. Responsible for encoding, testing, debugging and documenting the most complex programs and procedures. Prepares detailed program specifications and diagrams and develops coding logic flowcharts for the most complex projects. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time and form of desired results. Responsible for reviewing and training of less experienced programmer analysts and analyzing results.

Requirements: Bachelors in computer science or equivalent with 7+ years of related experience. Experience can be substituted for an advanced degree and a minimum of 5+ years experience. Has full technical knowledge of all phases of systems analysis and programming. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Knowledge of finance and capital markets, including equities, options, and other derivatives is a strong plus.

Special Skills: Analyze data from diverse sources using a variety of techniques from econometrics, statistics (including multivariate regression, time series analyses, statistical quality control), data mining, text mining, machine learning, visualization, artificial intelligence, database management systems, data warehousing. Experience developing and using software programs with Oracle, SQL, SAS, and Unix.

In addition to a competitive salary, comprehensive health & welfare benefits, and an incentive bonus, FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) with company match; a company funded pension plan; tuition reimbursement and many other benefits. If you would like to contribute to our important mission and work collegially in a professional organization that values intelligence, integrity and initiative, consider a career with FINRA.


ABOUT FINRA:

A new single SRO [Self Regulatory Organization] for the U.S. Securities Industry was created with the joining of NASD and NYSE Regulation, Inc. in July 2007. This new SRO is the largest self-regulatory organization for securities brokers and dealers in the world. FINRA streamlines regulation by eliminating dual-regulation that existed for 200 of the largest securities firms in the U.S. Come join us as we become a modern regulator by focusing our efforts not just on enforcement of rules, but on forward thinking activities such as member education, investor education, compliance training for industry firms and increased collaboration with other U.S. and International Regulatory bodies.

FINRA is the largest non-governmental regulator for all securities firms doing business in the United States. All told, FINRA oversees nearly 5,100 brokerage firms, about 173,000 branch offices and more than 665,000 registered securities representatives. FINRA touches virtually every aspect of the securities business - from registering and educating all industry participants, to examining securities firms, enforcing both FINRA rules and the federal securities laws, and administering the largest dispute resolution forum for investors and member firms. FINRA is dedicated to investor protection and market integrity through effective and efficient regulation and complementary compliance and technology-based services.

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Experience/Skills
Requirements: Bachelors in computer science or equivalent with 7+ years of related experience. Experience can be substituted for an advanced degree and a minimum of 5+ years experience. Has full technical knowledge of all phases of systems analysis and programming. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Knowledge of finance and capital markets, including equities, options, and other derivatives is a strong plus.

Special Skills: Analyze data from diverse sources using a variety of techniques from econometrics, statistics (including multivariate regression, time series analyses, statistical quality control), data mining, text mining, machine learning, visualization, artificial intelligence, database management systems, data warehousing. Experience developing and using software programs with Oracle, SQL, SAS, and Unix.

In addition to a competitive salary, comprehensive health & welfare benefits, and an incentive bonus, FINRA offers immediate participation and vesting in a 401(k) with company match; a company funded pension plan; tuition reimbursement and many other benefits. If you would like to contribute to our important mission and work collegially in a professional organization that values intelligence, integrity and initiative, consider a career with FINRA.

Other desired skills:
Oracle, SAS, Pl/SQL, Unix, Programmming
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