AML Solutions Architect

Deerfoot Recruitment Solutions Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 68,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy in London is seeking an AML Solutions Architect to design and evolve key AML platforms. This role involves partnering with Compliance and FinCrime teams, and requires strong experience in anti-money laundering technology and ETL/ELT pipelines. The position offers up to £80,000 plus bonus and benefits, with a hybrid working model based in London.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Benefits

Hybrid working model

Qualifications

• Strong background in Compliance / anti-money laundering technology and regulated environments.
• Hands-on experience with high-volume transaction and customer data ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Experience in designing rule engines to improve AML detection.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end system architecture for AML platforms.
• Design scalable solutions for transaction monitoring and sanctions screening.
• Lead technical roadmap planning and oversee integrations with third-party data providers.

Skills

Compliance / anti-money laundering technology

ETL/ELT pipelines

Rule engines design

Microservices and APIs

CI/CD experience

Python

Apache Kafka

Kubernetes

PowerShell scripting

GitHub

JIRA/Confluence

MongoDB

Microsoft SQL

SSIS

Job description

AML Solutions Architect

Hybrid - 3 days per week in London (near Moorgate) | Up to £80,000 + bonus + benefits

Are you ready to shape the next generation of AML and sanctions technology across the EMEA region of an international banking group? In this role, you will own the design and evolution of key Anti‑Money Laundering and Sanction Screening platforms, working at the heart of Compliance Technology. You will turn complex regulatory requirements into scalable, secure solutions that protect the organisation and its clients.

Working hybrid from a London office near Moorgate, you will partner with Compliance, FinCrime, Risk and Technology teams to define the technical roadmap, drive best practice and ensure the platforms can handle massive volumes of transaction and customer data.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end‑to‑end system architecture for anti‑money laundering platforms (rule engines, alerting, data pipelines) across banking and securities under a dual‑hat remit.
• Design scalable, secure and high‑performance solutions for transaction monitoring, sanctions screening and batch analytics.
• Translate AML and regulatory requirements (KYC, CDD, CRR) into actionable technical logic and platform capabilities.
• Work closely with compliance, fincrime, risk and product teams to prioritise features and act as the key technical bridge between business needs and platform teams.
• Lead technical roadmap planning: break large initiatives into phases, assess feasibility, estimate effort and impact, and propose new technologies where appropriate.
• Oversee integrations with third‑party data providers (e.g., sanctions/PEP list vendors) and ensure data quality, lineage and reconciliation.
• Prepare and maintain operational documentation (HLD/LLD, DFDs, operational guides, workflows) in the document management system.
• Support junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming and technical guidance, helping to "run and improve" the products.

Key Skills and Experience

• Strong background in Compliance / anti‑money laundering technology, data platforms or similar regulated environments, with solid system analysis experience.
• Hands‑on experience building and operating ETL/ELT pipelines for high‑volume transaction and customer data, with a strong focus on data quality, lineage and reconciliation.
• Proven experience designing and tuning rule engines to reduce false positives and improve AML detection quality.
• Practical experience with microservices and APIs, building scalable services and integrating with wider enterprise platforms.
• Strong CI/CD experience, deploying detection logic and models safely, with appropriate controls and rollback.
• Technical skills: Python, Apache Kafka, Kubernetes, PowerShell scripting, GitHub, JIRA/Confluence, MongoDB, Microsoft SQL, SSIS.
• Excellent stakeholder skills – comfortable presenting proof‑of‑concepts (POCs), demoing solutions and explaining complex technical topics to senior non‑technical stakeholders.
• Desirable: hands‑on AML domain knowledge (AML environments, sanctions screening, transaction monitoring, eComms/aComms and trade surveillance) and exposure to tools such as Behavox, Actimize or FICO Tonbeller.

Why Apply?

• Strategic impact: You will shape the architecture of critical AML platforms used across EMEA.
• Technical ownership: High autonomy to define standards, evaluate new technologies and drive best practice.
• Cross‑functional exposure: Close partnership with Compliance, Risk, FinCrime and senior stakeholders.
• Package: Competitive base salary up to £80,000 plus bonus and benefits, with a balanced hybrid working model.

Ready to design and lead AML platforms that make a real impact on financial crime prevention? Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.