Derivatives Analyst - MO OR FO gig ??

I was contacted by a recruiter for the Derivatives Analyst position at MetLife. I felt it would not be appropriate to ask her if the role is middle office or front office. Seems like MO but majority of the candidates have been picked from the elite schools. Any thoughts ???

Below is the description :

MetLife Investments’ Core Securities Unit manages approximately $240 billion of assets across public and private securities markets. Units within Core Securities manage structured finance (residential mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities and commercial mortgage-backed securities), investment grade corporate securities, municipals, and U.S. Treasury securities. Core Securities also manages MetLife’s derivatives positions, achieving various hedging objectives across the enterprise. Also within Core Securities, the Private Securities unit manages a portfolio of private placements including conventional loans to both investment grade and below investment grade issuers and structures such as leveraged leases, synthetic leases and tax-driven products. Core Securities also maintains an internal research team, the cornerstone of managing MetLife’s credit assets. The Derivatives Analyst will work closely with our derivatives traders to provide pre-trade analysis, market surveillance, trade entry and position reporting. 1. Pre-trade analysis and modeling 2. Position reporting and ad-hoc risk analysis 3. Monitoring risk, positions and P&L 4. Trade entry into our risk systems

Job Requirements • BA with a concentration in Finance or Economics preferred • Experience in derivative products is a plus • Strong quantitative skills preferred • Self-starter with interest and ability to learn a variety of Derivative Products • Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel required • Programming skills a plus (SQL, VBA)

Please note that this position is within the 4 year Investments Analyst Program.