SAS AML Developer | Financial Crime Technology

Our client is looking for a technically strong SAS AML Developer to contribute to the development integration and ongoing optimisation of an enterprise Anti-Money Laundering environment. The successful candidate will combine advanced SAS and SQL development expertise with practical knowledge of AML and financial crime technology.

The successful candidate will:

• Develop and maintain AML detection scenarios rules and models within the SAS AML platform.
• Assist with scenario tuning and model optimisation to improve detection effectiveness.
• Build and support ETL processes that move data from source systems into the AML environment.
• Develop efficient SAS and SQL solutions for large-scale data processing.
• Investigate production incidents data quality issues and application defects.
• Provide technical support and assist with performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Business Analysts to understand regulatory and business requirements.
• Convert conceptual business logic into detailed technical designs and working code.
• Participate in technical reviews and code-quality initiatives.
• Support application deployments and version control processes.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and development standards.
• Work effectively across Agile and DevOps delivery environments.

Technical Expertise Required:

• Advanced SAS development experience including:
  • Base SAS / DATA Step
  • SAS Macro Language
  • PROC SQL / SAS SQL
  • Standard SAS procedures
• Advanced SQL skills across relational database environments.
• Strong knowledge of complex queries joins subqueries and data transformations.
• Experience developing or optimising stored procedures functions and triggers.
• Hands-on SAS AML experience.
• Knowledge of AML scenario and case management.
• Understanding of SAS AML data models.
• Experience with SAS Data Integration or equivalent ETL tools.
• Exposure to Oracle SQL Server Teradata Snowflake or similar databases.
• Unix/Linux experience including shell scripting.
• Familiarity with XML and JSON.
• Experience with source control such as GitHub is beneficial.

Experience & Qualifications:

• 5 years of commercial SAS development experience.
• Experience specifically within AML financial crime or regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of AML KYC and CDD concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science IT Finance or a related field is preferred.

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