Fraud Data Analyst (Banking) - Remote then Onsite Kuwait

Capitex; Kuwait City; Hybrid; KWD 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing allowance during onsite phase

Job summary

Capitex is recruiting for a Fraud Analytics role to support a Kuwaiti bank's 24/7 digital fraud operations. You will turn alert data into actionable insights, tune detection rules, and create MI dashboards. The role begins remote for two months and moves onsite to Kuwait City from month 3.

Join a fast-paced team, collaborate with L1/L2 analysts and a senior investigator, and relocate for the onsite phase to contribute to risk detection improvements.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in data analytics within fraud or banking.
• Strong SQL is essential; Python or R for analysis a strong plus.
• Experience with BI/visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau) and dashboards.
• Familiarity with fraud detection platforms (FICO Falcon, Actimize, SAS).
• Ability to present analysis clearly to stakeholders in English.
• Available for an August 2026 start and relocation to Kuwait City onsite from Month 3.

Responsibilities

• Analyse fraud alert and case data to identify trends, typologies, detection gaps and false positives.
• Support rule and threshold tuning on the bank's fraud monitoring platform and document proposed changes for approval.
• Design and produce operational MI: alert volumes, outcomes, SLA performance, fraud losses and prevented losses.
• Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting for the fraud operations leadership team.
• Support post-incident and thematic reviews with data deep-dives.
• Work with L2 and a senior investigator to convert observations into measurable detection improvements.

Skills

SQL

Python/R

BI Tools

English Proficiency

Fraud domain knowledge

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Excel

FICO Falcon

Job description

ABOUT THE ENGAGEMENT

Capitex is a specialist Financial Crime Compliance talent provider. We are building a fraud operations team for a 6-month staffing engagement with a leading Kuwaiti bank's 24/7 digital fraud operations function.

This is a 6-month consultancy engagement with a defined delivery model: the first two months are delivered fully remotely, and from Month 3 the role relocates onsite to the bank's offices in Kuwait City for the remainder of the term. Onsite presence in Kuwait from Month 3 is a firm requirement of the role, not a preference - please only apply if you are genuinely able and willing to relocate for the onsite phase.

THE ROLE

You will be the analytical engine of the fraud operations team: turning alert, transaction and case data into detection improvements, management information and tuning decisions. You will work under the bank's direction, alongside Capitex L1 and L2 analysts and a senior fraud investigator, and be the bridge between what the operation sees and what the detection estate does.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• - Analyse fraud alert and case data to identify trends, emerging typologies, detection gaps and false-positive drivers.


• - Support rule and threshold tuning on the bank's fraud monitoring platform - build the evidence base, model the impact, and document proposed changes for the bank's approval.


• - Design and produce operational MI: alert volumes, disposition outcomes, SLA performance, fraud losses and prevented losses, shift-level throughput.


• - Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reporting for the fraud operations leadership team.


• - Support post-incident and thematic reviews with data deep-dives.


• - Work with L2 and the senior investigator to convert case observations into measurable detection improvements.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• - 3+ years in data analytics within fraud, financial crime or banking operations.


• - Strong SQL is essential; Python or R for analysis is a strong plus.


• - Experience with BI/visualisation tools (Power BI, Tableau or equivalent) and building operational dashboards.


• - Familiarity with fraud detection platforms and alert data structures (FICO Falcon, Actimize, SAS or equivalent) - enough to interrogate their output and support tuning.


• - Ability to present analysis clearly to operational and senior stakeholders in English.


• - Confirmed availability for an August 2026 start and genuine willingness to be onsite in Kuwait City from Month 3 to Month 6.

ENGAGEMENT DETAILS

• - 6-month consultancy agreement with Capitex, with extension possible on client renewal.


• - Competitive all-inclusive monthly consultancy fee, with an additional housing allowance during the onsite phase.


• - Visa, work authorisation and payroll for the Kuwait onsite phase are arranged and sponsored through our employer-of-record partner.


• - Laptop (Dell Latitude) provided by Capitex; client systems access configured by the bank.


• Commencement is aligned to contract mobilisation - indicative start August 2026, confirmed at offer stage