Lead Applications Business Analyst

Florida International University is Miami's public research university, focused on student success. According to U.S. News and World Report, FIU has 42 top-50 rankings in the nation among public universities. FIU is a top U.S. research university (R1), with more than $200 million in annual expenditures. FIU ranks 15th in the nation among public universities for patent production, which drives innovation, and is one of the institutions that helps make Florida the top state for higher education. The Next Horizon fundraising campaign is furthering FIU's commitment to providing students Worlds Ahead opportunities. Today, FIU has two campuses and multiple centers, and supports artistic and cultural engagement through its three museums: Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, the Wolfsonian-FIU, and the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. FIU is a member of Conference USA, with more than 400 student-athletes participating in 18 sports. The university has awarded more than 330,000 degrees to many leaders in South Florida and beyond. For more information about FIU, visit www.fiu.edu.

Provides technical leadership and direction to the Computer Science team in integrating various modeling components, programming and software development for the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model (FPHLM) project. Works closely with the team in the development of an efficient model to simulate and predict how, where and when hurricanes form, their wind speed, the damage caused to typical building structures, and how much of the loss will be paid by the insurers. Formulates and defines system scope, objectives and coding based on team needs and a thorough understanding of business systems and modeling requirements. Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems including coding and efficient modeling runs. Performs analysis of business and user needs, documents requirements, and translates them into proper system requirement specifications. Possesses full technical knowledge of various modeling components and coding, as well as considers the business implications of the application of technology to insurance business environment.

• Works closely with the Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI in the day-to-day operational activities of the FPHLM. Advises the PI on technical changes/modifications and improvements. Develops and implements short and long-term operational plan for the FPHLM.
• Provides technical leadership and guidance to the team in integrating modeling components, programming, and software development for the Florida Public Hurricane Loss Model (FPHLM).
• Develops, implements, and recommends operating procedures and design approaches to solve complex problems for the project.
• Responsible for the development/coding of FPHLM software and efficient communications with the other disciplines to seamlessly integrate the various modeling components.
• Develops and maintains big data distributed computing infrastructure and software to efficiently process large amounts of data used in the FPHLM.
• Develops, maintains and further automates the web-based data processing pipeline to generate required outputs and documents for the FPHLM.
• Provides leadership to the technical team performing programming, database management, software engineering and analytic work.
• Leads the large-scale software system development and integration. Troubleshoots the nuances of large-scale enterprise projects with a continuous development cycle.
• Maintains knowledge and overviews expertise on current industry software and system development to support research requirements. Makes recommendation on improving the efficiency and performance of the risk model.
• Serves as the project technical lead and ensures deadlines and project milestones are met while maintaining product quality while managing and overseeing support to resolve application issues.
• Writes technical reports and co-authors peer-reviewed journals to present programming methodology, results and recommendations.
• Leads a team of graduate assistants, temporary employees and other researchers to solve both functional and system issues.
• Interprets and implements policies and procedures as necessary.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor's degree and eight (8) years of experience in related field.

• Experienced in large-scale system development and integration.
• Highly proficient in Java, C, C++, and Linux shell programming, e.g., bash, cshell, and awk.
• Competent in web technologies, e.g., JSP, Servlets, PHP, Ajax, JavaScript, and JQuery.
• Proficient in Database concepts in PostgreSQL, e.g., server installation, maintenance, complex data types, indexes, schema modeling, stored procedures, and user administration.
• Preferred experience in distributed computing, e.g., Spark, and Hadoop.
• Experienced in Software Testing practices and documentation.
• Proficient in Unix, Linux, and Windows Operating Systems.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel, e.g., style and references management and track changes in Word; graphs, and formulas.

Administrative

$80,000.00 - $90,000.00

Begin time: 8:30 AM
End time: 5:00 PM

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Prospective Employee

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In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume/curriculum vitae into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format. All applicants are required to complete the online application including work history and educational details (if applicable), even when attaching a resume.

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Current Employee

As a current employee, you must log into Employee Self Service (ESS) to apply for this and any other internal career opportunity of interest. In this account, you are able to track your applicant status in "My Applications".

In order to be considered eligible for the position as an internal candidate, departmental staff must meet minimum requirements of the position, be in good performance standing, and have been continuously employed at the University for at least six months.

Before you begin the process, we recommend that you are prepared to attach electronic copies of your resume/ curriculum vitae, cover letter or any other documents within the application process. It is recommended that you combine your cover letter and resume into one attachment. Attached documents should be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.

*This posting will close at 12:00 am of the close date.

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Pursuant to Florida law, any citizen of a foreign county who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of employment or training in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria is subject to additional screening. Applicants meeting those criteria will be required to provide the following information in the application: every institution of higher education attended; all previous employment since the applicant's 18th birthday; list of all published material, current and pending research funding from any source, including details about the research, your role, funding source, and amount; list and description of any non-university professional activities; any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign country; a complete copy of your passport; the most recently submitted DS-160 (Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application).

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