Western Alliance Bank · 1 day ago
Financial Engineer
Westlake Village, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$107K/yr - $133K/yr
2+ years expWestern Alliance Bank is a subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation focused on providing financial services. As a Financial Engineer, you will be part of the Capital Market's Analytics team, responsible for building and maintaining financial models and analytical tools to support trading and hedging activities.
BankingFinanceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Create, maintain and deliver quantitative processes including data mining, predictive modeling and other complex data processing
Utilize complex quantitative software to manage the MSR/Early Buyout (EBO) portfolio and servicing positions, risk analysis, hedge strategies and market data
Maintain, enhance existing financial models including prepayment, mortgage rate, delinquency, etc. and develop new models/algorithms when needed
Create, maintain, deliver monthly and quarterly analytical reports including valuation, risk, stress testing and model update
Identify and implement automation opportunities to enhance scalability, accuracy, and efficiency
Qualification
Required
Requires either (i) an advanced degree in Quantitative Finance, Computer Science, Engineering, or some other technically rigorous curriculum or (ii) 2+ years of work experience in quantitative finance
Experience with statistical analysis, including the use of tools like R or Python required
Experience manipulating and analyzing complex, high-volume, high-dimensionality data from varying sources
Preferred
Previous support of trading desks or knowledge of fixed income trading, mortgage banking or correspondent lending, a plus
A strong background in SQL Server, Excel and Excel VBA, a plus
Benefits
Competitive salaries
An ownership stake in the company
Medical and dental insurance
Time off
A great 401k matching program
Tuition assistance program
An employee volunteer program
A wellness program
Company
Western Alliance Bank
Western Alliance Bank is a banking firm that offers commercial and business banking solutions.
Founded in 1994Phoenix, Arizona, USA
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-11-19Post Ipo Debt· $400M
2005-06-30IPO
Leadership Team
Tim Boothe
Chief Operating Officer
Barbara Kennedy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Recent News
2025-12-12
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