Fraud Data Analyst (Banking) - 6-Month Contract at Capitex

Capitex; Kuwait City; On-site; KWD 22,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance

Flight provided

Relocation support

Job summary

Capitex, a specialist Financial Crime Compliance talent provider, is hiring a Fraud Data Analyst for a 6-month contract supporting the 24/7 fraud operation of a leading international banking client. The initial phase is fully remote from the UK, with onsite relocation from Month 3.

Relocation is fully supported including flight, visa sponsorship, and housing allowance. The role requires strong SQL and data analytics skills, plus experience with fraud platforms, and presents an excellent

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data analytics within fraud, financial crime or banking operations
• Strong SQL - essential and tested
• Python or R - a strong plus
• BI and visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau or equivalent)
• Familiarity with fraud detection platforms and alert data structures

Responsibilities

• Analyse fraud alert and case data to identify trends, emerging typologies, detection gaps and false-positive drivers
• Support rule and threshold tuning on the client's fraud monitoring platform - build the evidence base, model the impact, document proposed changes
• Design and produce operational MI: alert volumes, disposition outcomes, SLA performance, fraud losses and prevented losses
• Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting for fraud leadership
• Support post-incident and thematic reviews with data deep-dives
• Contribute to knowledge transfer and coaching of the client's analyst team

Skills

SQL

Python

R

Data analysis

Presentation to stakeholders

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

FICO Falcon

NICE Actimize

SAS

Job description

Fraud Data Analyst (Banking) – 6-Month Contract at Capitex – Kuwait City, KU, KW

This Visa sponsorship job abroad position offers great opportunities for career growth.

About the engagement

Capitex is a specialist Financial Crime Compliance talent provider. We are hiring a Fraud Data Analyst for a 6-month contract supporting the 24/7 fraud operation of a leading international banking client. The shape of the engagement: the first phase is delivered fully remote from the UK. From Month 3, the engagement moves onsite with the client overseas, with relocation fully supported - flight, visa sponsorship and a housing allowance on top of your fee. Location specifics are shared at screening stage. Onsite participation from Month 3 is a firm requirement of the role, not a preference -

The role

• Analyse fraud alert and case data to identify trends, emerging typologies, detection gaps and false-positive drivers
• Support rule and threshold tuning on the client's fraud monitoring platform - build the evidence base, model the impact, document proposed changes
• Design and produce operational MI: alert volumes, disposition outcomes, SLA performance, fraud losses and prevented losses
• Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting for fraud leadership
• Support post-incident and thematic reviews with data deep-dives
• Contribute to knowledge transfer and coaching of the client's analyst team

Requirements

• 3+ years in data analytics within fraud, financial crime or banking operations
• Strong SQL - essential and tested at screening
• Python or R - a strong plus
• BI and visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau or equivalent) - dashboards you have built, not viewed
• Familiarity with fraud detection platforms and alert data structures (FICO Falcon, NICE Actimize, SAS or equivalent environments) - enough to interrogate their output and support tuning
• Clear English and the ability to present analysis to senior stakeholders
• A passport with 12+ months' validity remaining
• Immediate or short-notice availability strongly preferred

Engagement details

• 6-month consultancy agreement with Capitex, with extension possible on client renewal
• Competitive all-inclusive monthly consultancy fee, with housing allowance and flight covered for the onsite phase
• Visa and work authorisation for the onsite phase arranged and sponsored
• Laptop provided