Financial Crime Compliance - Consulting Analyst
Location: Remote
About Cognizant Consulting
Cognizant Consulting is more than Cognizant’s consulting practice—we’re a global community of 5,000+ experts dedicated to helping clients reimagine their business. Blending our deep industry and technology advisory capability, we create innovative business solutions for Fortune 500 clients. And now, we’re looking for our next colleague who’ll join us in shaping the future of business. Could it be you?
Role Overview
Seeking an experienced Consultant with deep expertise across Financial Crime Compliance (FCC) technologies to stabilize, configure, and enhance mission-critical production systems. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on proficiency across sanctions screening, customer risk scoring, governance risk & compliance, and transaction monitoring platforms.
Key Responsibilities
1. FircoSoft Continuity (Sanctions Screening)
• Stabilize and support the FircoSoft Continuity v6.12.2 deployment in production.
• Troubleshoot real-time payments screening issues and optimize system performance.
• Demonstrate deep understanding of Continuity internals including filtering rules, list management, and matching logic.
• Coordinate with infrastructure and operations teams to ensure system reliability and uptime.
2. SAS Viya (Customer Risk Scoring)
• Configure and maintain SAS Viya environments used for customer risk scoring models.
• Understand and manage the backend data model supporting risk scoring workflows.
• Design and build API interfaces leveraging SAS Viya out-of-the-box APIs to publish scored data into the enterprise Data Lake.
• Collaborate with data engineering teams to ensure reliable and timely data flows.
3. GRC Archer (Governance, Risk & Compliance)
• Configure and administer RSA Archer GRC platform to meet business and regulatory requirements.
• Manage and extend the Archer backend data model including applications, questionnaires, and workflows.
• Develop and maintain API integrations using out-of-the-box Archer APIs to publish GRC data into the Data Lake.
• Support and deliver additional Archer user stories across risk, compliance, and audit domains.
4. FCRM – Finastra Fisrev (Transaction Monitoring & SAR Filing)
• Support the FCRM platform (Finastra/Fisrev) used for AML transaction monitoring and Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) filing.
• Assist with configuration, tuning of detection scenarios, and case management workflows.
• Ensure regulatory reporting timelines and data quality standards are maintained.
• Investigate and resolve production issues impacting transaction monitoring operations.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Mandatory Technical Expertise:
• FircoSoft Continuity v6.12.x – production support, internals, and real-time screening configuration
• SAS Viya – platform configuration, data modelling, and REST API integration
• RSA Archer GRC – configuration, data model design, and API-based integration
• Finastra FCRM / Fisrev – transaction monitoring, alert management, and SAR filing
General Skills:
• Proven ability to build and maintain REST/SOAP API integrations for data lake publishing
• Experience working in production-grade financial services environments
• Excellent troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and communication skills
• Experience across multiple FCC platforms
Work Model
We believe hybrid work is the way forward as we strive to provide flexibility wherever possible. Based on this role’s business requirements, this is a position is remote. Regardless of your working arrangement, we are here to support a healthy work-life balance though our various wellbeing programs.
The working arrangements for this role are accurate as of the date of posting. This may change based on the project you’re engaged in, as well as business and client requirements. Rest assured; we will always be clear about role expectations.
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
401(k) plan and contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Employee assistance program
10 paid holidays plus PTO
Paid parental leave and fertility assistance
- Learning and development certifications and programs
Post closing date
Applications will be accepted until 06/4/2026
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
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