Data and Technology Analyst II- Division of International Finance

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience

3

Summary

Contributes to a variety of technology functions that require foundational knowledge of multiple IT disciplines. Contributes to analyzing, designing, developing, and implementing technology solutions and/or strategies to meet the needs of an organization/group. Offers ideas to more senior staff to help bridge gaps between business and technology, leveraging broad technological knowledge and skills. Contributes to conducting audits of systems to ensure the system continues to function properly and optimally, identify areas for improvement, and verify compliance of the system. Assists in performing routine and non-routine maintenance on systems to ensure optimal functioning and avoid system failure. Conducts research to advise systems design, data definition, data access, or configuration changes.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in consulting with users, diagnosing and resolving problems found in application implementations, suggesting appropriate software solutions and computing platform(s) to meet the generally defined requirements of users, and assisting in other ways on technical and programming issues related to information processing. Helps in explaining IT processes and concepts to technical and non-technical audiences and describing technical information at a high-level to communicate how technology processes and concepts directly impact and influence stakeholders.
• Contributes to the implementation of software systems and applications using security best practices and change control to meet business requirements. Contributes to conducting audits of systems to ensure the system continues to function properly and optimally, identify areas for improvement, and verify compliance of the system.
• Contributes to operating system controls to coordinate computer network access and use. Works to stay up to date on IT security trends and disaster recovery processes to apply this knowledge to recommend security enhancements. Contributes to monitoring the computing environment for security breaches.
• Contributes to installing and maintaining distributed processing systems. Assists in the development of system access profiles and IT frameworks based on user requirements.
• Assists in thinking through the various aspects that go into designing a system including, but not limited to, business needs, cost considerations, and functionality. Assists in performing routine and non-routine maintenance on systems to ensure optimal functioning and avoid system failure.
• Assists with the administration of shared databases and/or maintenance of the security and integrity of data systems; conducts research to advise systems design, data definition, data access, or configuration changes.
• Contributes to collecting and analyzing data to identify trends in data, produce data visualizations, and examine data to help provide context for pertinent issues. With the assistance of more senior staff, compiles data findings into visually appealing, easy to follow reports to summarize outcomes.
• Contributes to supporting division customers with a variety of technology needs that may include: developing new tools for users, maintaining existing web applications in the division, creating web pages, and/or debugging new application breaks. Participates in researching technologies that might enhance user experience.
• Maintains knowledge of evolving trends in technology to assist in developing innovative approaches that deliver value; develops understanding of business requirements and processes in order to assist in identifying technologies that meet the requirements.
• Offers ideas to help in developing and/or implementing short- and long-term strategies to meet the automation, computing, database, and information management requirements of the division and the Board. Collaborates with team members and shares information/knowledge to ensure the best strategies are implemented. Contributes to the design, implementation, support, and maintenance of automation, computing, and database systems essential to meeting those strategies.

Job Description

• Be proficient in programming in R with additional experience in Python and/or Matlab.
• Manage production code using Git and engage in code review using GitLab or other tools.
• Serve as section lead on developing AI/LLM infrastructure (e.g. Claude Code) for responsible integration into research and policy work.
• Work with economists, financial analysts, data and technology analysts, research assistants, and other staff on projects involving analysis of big data.
• Have a strong interest and ability to turn developmental (financial/economic) models into production-ready code. Possess software development experience, including programming, version control, testing, and deployment.
• Provide leadership and support for improving the automation, computing, and database environments.
• Develop and conduct technical training activities for section members. Maintain documentation of production processes and help lead section in efforts to implement best practices.
• Be collegial and be able to work collaboratively, clearly communicate progress, and meet deadlines.
• Show initiative in acquiring new skills and applying them to improve production processes.

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• This position is located in Washington, DC, and requires in-office presence.

• The expected salary range for this role is $96,700 - $190,900, which spans all the posted grades. Final offers are based on the grade for which you minimally qualify and are determined by experience and education, as well as internal and external factors.