PolyPaths SME & L3 Support Lead

Innova Solutions•New York, NY

12d•Hybrid

About The Position

Innova Solutions is hiring a PolyPaths SME & L3 Support Lead for a client in a hybrid role based in New York, NY. This is a contract position with a duration of 12+ months. The role requires hands-on expertise with PolyPaths and fixed-income risk, particularly mortgage products, alongside strong Python, ETL, SQL, and Databricks skills. The lead will provide or oversee Level 3 support in a financial-services environment, supporting incident, problem, and change management and collaborating with technical and business stakeholders under daily risk deadlines. The position is open only to candidates who can be engaged on a W-2 basis; 1099 and Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not accepted. The offered pay range is $100–$106 per hour, with the final rate depending on factors such as education, experience, work location, duties, and certifications. Benefits are offered based on eligibility and include medical and pharmacy coverage, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), HSA and FSA, life insurance, pet insurance, short- and long-term disability, accident and critical illness coverage, prepaid legal and identity-theft protection, sick time and other legally required paid leaves, and an Employee Assistance Program.

Requirements

At least 5 years of hands-on PolyPaths experience in configuration, analytics, integration, or support.
Strong fixed-income risk background and knowledge of mortgage products, including agency MBS, CMOs, TBAs, prepayment modeling, and OAS analytics.
Production-quality Python scripting for automation, data processing, and validation.
Experience with SSIS or another enterprise ETL product, such as Informatica, Talend, Azure Data Factory, or DataStage.
Advanced SQL skills, including complex queries, performance tuning, and stored procedures.
Practical Databricks experience, including Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks, and job orchestration.
Proven experience providing or leading L3 support in financial services.
Experience with incident, problem, and change management; ITIL familiarity is specified.
Working knowledge of market risk, including sensitivities, VaR, scenario and stress analysis, and P&L explain.
Strong troubleshooting skills, ability to work under pressure around daily risk deadlines, and clear communication with technical and business stakeholders.
Must be available for W-2 engagement; 1099 and Corp-to-Corp arrangements are not accepted.

Nice To Haves

Experience with analytics platforms such as Bloomberg, Yield Book, Intex, or Aladdin.
Experience with workflow schedulers such as Control-M or Airflow and CI/CD tools such as Git, Azure DevOps, or Jenkins.
Cloud experience with Azure, AWS, or GCP.
Exposure to FRTB, CCAR/DFAST, or similar regulatory frameworks.
Data lineage and governance experience.
A degree in Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a similar field.
CFA or FRM.

Responsibilities

Provide or lead Level 3 support in a financial-services environment.
Support incident, problem, and change management.
Use PolyPaths for configuration, analytics, integration, or support.
Apply Python scripting to automation, data processing, and validation.
Work with enterprise ETL products and advanced SQL.
Use Databricks, including Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks, and job orchestration.
Troubleshoot issues and communicate clearly with technical and business stakeholders, including under pressure around daily risk deadlines.

Benefits

Medical and pharmacy coverage, based on eligibility.
Dental and vision insurance, based on eligibility.
401(k), based on eligibility.
Health savings account (HSA) and flexible spending account (FSA), based on eligibility.
Life insurance, based on eligibility.
Pet insurance, based on eligibility.
Short-term and long-term disability coverage, based on eligibility.
Accident and critical illness coverage, based on eligibility.
Prepaid legal and identity-theft protection, based on eligibility.
Sick time and other types of paid leaves as required by law.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP).