Senior Scoring Engineer (AML / Transaction Monitoring) (f/m)

We are looking for an experienced Senior Scoring Engineer to join a strategic Financial Crime Prevention programme focused on enhancing Transaction Monitoring capabilities. You will play a key role in designing and implementing advanced detection logic that leverages contextual data and analytics to identify suspicious financial activities while reducing false positives in high-volume transaction environments.

This is an opportunity to work on a large-scale international initiative, collaborating with cross-functional teams to build innovative AML solutions that meet strict regulatory standards.

Quick Facts

• Senior-level position
• Strategic, long-term Financial Crime programme
• Large-scale international initiative
• Focus on Transaction Monitoring, AML and CTF

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and implement advanced detection logic for Transaction Monitoring.
• Build and configure scoring models for Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) use cases.
• Analyse large volumes of transactional and contextual data to improve detection accuracy.
• Optimise scoring models through calibration, threshold tuning and false-positive reduction.
• Ensure model explainability and compliance with AML governance and regulatory requirements.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical leadership.
• Collaborate with business and technical stakeholders to translate complex regulatory requirements into scalable technical solutions.

Requirements

Must-have

• Strong hands-on experience in data analysis.
• Experience working with high-volume transactional data.
• Proven background in AML / Financial Crime projects.
• Practical experience with Transaction Monitoring solutions.
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing detection logic and scoring models.
• Experience with model optimisation, threshold calibration and score explainability.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Strong Python skills.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Previous mentoring or technical leadership experience.
• Professional working proficiency in English.

Nice to have

• Experience with Quantexa.
• Knowledge of modern Financial Crime and Transaction Monitoring platforms.

Benefits

• Opportunity to work on a strategic, long-term Financial Crime programme.
• Challenging projects involving advanced analytics and Contextual Monitoring.
• International and collaborative working environment.
• High-impact role contributing to financial security and regulatory compliance.
• Senior-level position with opportunities to influence technical direction and mentor other engineers.
• Long-term cooperation with modern technologies and complex data-driven solutions.