Developer - Financial and IT Modeling & Analytics

The Oakleaf Group • Washington, DC

28d • Hybrid

About The Position

We have an opening for a Developer III - Financial and IT Modeling & Analytics expertise. In this role, you will serve as a consultant on our team and develop and maintain financial modeling applications for our client. You will work closely with the client's finance team to understand their needs and translate them into functional software. You will also test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency and identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle. Collaboration with internal client teams and vendors to fix and improve products is a critical part of this role. Your primary assignment will be to develop and maintain in‑house R packages and shiny applications, as well as implementing best practices in development workflow and version control.

Requirements

• Bachelor (must-have), Master (preferred), or Ph.D. (a plus) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, Information Technology, Quantitative Finance, Statistics, Mathematics, Physics or related fields.
• Minimum of 5 years related experience.
• Technical skill requirements: Modeling Algorithms, Predictive Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Visualizations, ETL R, Shiny Apps, R Studio & Connect, SQL, Python, Bash, Github.
• This hybrid position (DMV preferred) requires the ability to go into the office 2-3 days per week and work effectively from a home office — even in an environment with moderate background noise.

Nice To Haves

• AWS experience is a plus.
• Financial service industry experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain financial modeling applications
• Work closely with the client's finance team to understand their needs and translate them into functional software
• Test software to ensure responsiveness and efficiency
• Identify, prioritize and execute tasks in the software development life cycle
• Collaborate with internal client teams and vendors to fix and improve products
• Develop and maintain in‑house R packages and shiny applications
• Implementing best practices in development workflow and version control

Benefits

• The Oakleaf Group offers a competitive compensation based on the candidate’s skills and experience.
• Oakleaf offers healthcare benefits to include health, dental, and vision plans as well as other benefits in accordance with applicable Federal or State law.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level