Analytics & Modeling Analyst - Flood Modeller

Analytics & Modeling Analyst - Flood Modeller

About the Team :

Our Model Development team brings together scientists, engineers, and data specialists to build natural catastrophe models for hazards including tropical and extra-tropical storms, winter storms and convective storms, coastal and inland flooding, and tsunamis. The Inland Flood team develops high-resolution, large-scale hydrologic and hydraulic models spanning hazard through loss, combining observations, reanalysis and climate data, numerical and statistical modelling, engineering methods, and data assimilation. As AI and machine learning evolve, we integrate them selectively alongside established physical and statistical approaches to improve model development, data processing, quality assurance, and scientific insight.

Responsibilities :

- Join a collaborative scientific team building high-resolution, large-scale hydrologic and hydraulic models and contribute to model components, data pipelines, validation, and research

- Contribute to the development and application of large-scale flood hazard model components, including elevation models and other geospatial input layers, stochastic rainfall, rainfall-runoff processes, hydraulic routing, floodplain inundation, and flood-defence failure mechanisms

- Calibrate and validate model components with a focus on GIS, using observed data, published research, and benchmark datasets, including comparisons between simulated and observed flood extents and depths

- Evaluate model outputs such as flood footprints, hazard metrics, and loss patterns using statistical methods, visualisation, and GIS tools

- Advance flood model input layer preparation, including elevation models, land use data, and remotely sensed data, through research, evaluation, and implementation of novel scientific and computational techniques

- Explore, prototype, and evaluate AI and ML methods for model-development challenges including surrogate modelling, spatial downscaling, feature extraction, anomaly detection, data processing, emulator development, and workflow automation

- Contribute to the development of reproducible scientific workflows, code repositories, and data-processing pipelines using modern software development practices

- Communicate research findings and modelling insights to internal stakeholders, clients, and the broader scientific community

- Contribute to an inclusive, collaborative culture through knowledge sharing, constructive review, and continuous learning

Skills and Competencies :

- Practical programming experience in Python; familiarity with scientific computing environments, and experience with R, C/C++, Fortran, CUDA, or bash is advantageous

- Understanding of machine learning fundamentals, including model training and validation, overfitting, and model evaluation; experience with one or more deep learning models such as LSTMs or CNNs and frameworks such as PyTorch

- Demonstrated interest in ML, flood modelling, environmental systems, geospatial analytics, or related scientific applications

- Knowledge of elevation model refining strategies, such as cleaning of LiDAR data and artefact removal, is advantageous

- Familiarity with large-scale model development projects on HPC environments in Linux is advantageous

- Experience working with geospatial foundation models is advantageous

- Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly and collaborate effectively in multidisciplinary teams

- Demonstrated proficiency in artificial intelligence concepts, with hands-on experience using AI tools to streamline workflows and enhance operational efficiency.

- Proven ability to implement AI-powered solutions to solve business challenges.

- Demonstrates a growing awareness of AI risk management and a commitment to responsible and ethical AI use

Education :

- B. Tech Computer Science or MSc in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics, GIS, Hydrology, Hydraulics, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, Climate Science, or a related quantitative discipline

Values :

We are seeking candidates who model our values : invest in every relationship, lead with curiosity, champion diverse perspectives, turn inputs into actions, and uphold trust through integrity.

Moody's is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.

Skills

Data Science, Machine Learning, Python, GIS, PyTorch, Deep Learning, Data Scientist, CUDA, C++, Neural Networks