Principal, Fraud Technology

Tasks

• Collaborate with analysts/data scientists and subject matter experts from the business and technology divisions to develop services that proactively monitor and detect patterns of internal and external fraud in real time.
• Providing the necessary analyses of fraud patterns, transactions, locations, techniques, payment types, banks, and other factors.
• Collaborate with Operations, Risk, and Management on corrective actions (e.g., controls, process or technology improvements) necessary to reduce patterns of fraud (where applicable).
• Analysis of fraud losses and trends to develop key performance indicators and reports with financial implications.
• Design, development, and implementation of APIs and microservices using technologies such as Java, Spring Boot, and others.
• Understanding and applying microservices architecture patterns to ensure that each service has a single responsibility and clear boundaries.
• Implementation of robust security measures for APIs and microservices, including authentication, authorization, and data protection.
• Closer collaboration with cross-functional teams (architects, product owners, QA, DevOps) to define requirements, design solutions, and ensure seamless integration.
• Monitoring the performance of APIs and microservices, identifying and resolving issues, and ensuring they remain operational.
• Creating and maintaining clear and comprehensive documentation for APIs, microservices, and related processes.
• Implementation and maintenance of CI/CD pipelines to automate builds, tests, and deployments.

Requirements

• 5–7 years of relevant experience in investigating financial crimes or a closely related field.

Desirable skills

• Strong communication skills—both written and oral—as well as negotiation, presentation, and empathy skills are required.
• At least 7 years of professional experience.
• Experience in investigative techniques (interrogating and questioning suspects, reviewing documents, etc.).
• Ability to analyze data, extract information, identify potential suspects, and prepare reports for the legal department.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical thinking skills.
• Knowledge in the areas of consumer banking, fraud detection, and risk management.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams.
• Understanding compliance requirements and regulations.

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience with Azure Cloud (APIM, Azure Container Apps, Azure SQL, Key Vault, ADLS/Blob Storage, Azure Log Analytics, Azure Functions).
• Terraform for infrastructure deployment.
• Java Spring Boot Microservices.
• Implementing API services using OAuth2, JWT, API keys, or Mutual TLS.
• DevOps tools that use Git or CI/CD tools.
• OpenAPI/Swagger.
• Maven, Gradle.
• JSON, XML formats.

Preferred

• Azure Certification.
• Experience integrating with external applications.
• Platforms for high-volume real-time transaction processing.
• Expertise in banking and fraud.