Requisition Title Sr Associate Technical Consultant (Compliance)

SAS Institute; Kuala Lumpur; Hybrid; MYR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SAS Institute in Kuala Lumpur is seeking a Sr Associate Technical Consultant (Compliance) to help financial institutions across Asia Pacific tackle fraud and financial crime challenges using analytics, AI, and enterprise technology.

You will run workshops, design end-to-end solutions, mentor junior consultants, and collaborate with regional teams to deliver measurable business outcomes while traveling across the APAC region as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 2-4 years of consulting or enterprise software delivery experience.
• Experience delivering Fraud, Financial Crime, or Compliance solutions in Banking/FinTech.
• Experience leading technical workstreams with customer-facing teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer workshops to define business, functional, and technical needs.
• Design and implement Fraud, Financial Crime, and Compliance solutions.
• Translate requirements into scalable designs and deployment approaches.
• Deliver end-to-end implementation from analysis to testing and post-production support.
• Lead technical workstreams and collaborate with business and tech teams.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to practice growth.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/IT/Data Science

Tools

SQL

Linux/Unix

ETL

APIs

Kubernetes

Job description

Requisition Title Sr Associate Technical Consultant (Compliance)

Sr Associate Technical Consultant (Compliance) - Kuala Lumpur, Hybrid

About the Role

Help leading financial institutions across Asia Pacific solve complex Fraud and Financial Crime challenges through innovative analytics, AI, and enterprise technology.

As a Technical Consultant within SAS's Fraud & Security Intelligence practice, you'll work directly with customers to understand their business challenges, lead discovery workshops, design enterprise solutions, and deliver successful transformation programmes across the region.

This role offers the opportunity to combine technical expertise with business consulting while building trusted customer relationships and delivering measurable business outcomes.

As a Senior Associate Technical Consultant, you will:

• Lead customer workshops to understand business, functional, and technical requirements.
• Design, implement, and optimize Fraud, Financial Crime, and Compliance solutions that address customer business and regulatory requirements.
• Translate business requirements into scalable solution designs and implementation approaches.
• Deliver end-to-end solution implementation, from requirements analysis and solution configuration through testing, deployment, and post-production support.
• Lead technical workstreams and collaborate with customer business and technology teams to solve complex implementation challenges.
• Build trusted customer relationships by providing technical leadership and consulting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop reusable delivery assets, best practices, and innovative approaches that improve delivery quality and efficiency.
• Mentor junior consultants and contribute to the growth of the regional consulting practice.

What You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, or a related discipline.
• 2-4 years of consulting, enterprise software implementation, or solution delivery experience. Strong candidates with slightly less experience may also be considered.
• Experience delivering enterprise Fraud, Financial Crime, or Compliance solutions within Banking, Financial Services, FinTech, or Payments organizations.
• Experience leading technical workstreams and working directly with customers, business stakeholders, and technology teams.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within regional and global delivery teams.
• Willingness to travel across Asia Pacific as required.

Technical & Domain Expertise

• Experience implementing enterprise Fraud, Financial Crime, or Compliance solutions.
• Experience with Financial Crime platforms such as SAS, NICE Actimize, Oracle FCCM, FICO, Quantexa, Symphony AI NetReveal, or equivalent enterprise solutions.
• Working knowledge of SQL, relational databases, Linux/Unix, ETL, APIs, cloud technologies (including Kubernetes), and enterprise application integration.
• Understanding of Fraud and Financial Crime domains including Payment Fraud, Card Fraud, Digital Banking Fraud, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), Transaction Monitoring, Sanctions Screening, Customer Due Diligence (CDD/KYC), and Financial Crime Investigations.

You are someone who: .

• Has a growth mindset with a passion for continuous learning and mastering new technologies.
• Thrives in collaborative, multicultural consulting environments.
• Is passionate about helping customers combat fraud and financial crime.
• Aspires to become a Solution Architect, Consulting Manager, or Practice Leader.

At SAS, you'll work on some of the largest Fraud and Financial Crime transformation programmes across Asia Pacific while collaborating with industry experts and leading financial institutions.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to build deep expertise across Fraud & Security Intelligence solutions while progressing towards Solution Architect, Project Lead, Consulting Manager, or Practice Leader roles within SAS Professional Services.

You’ll be encouraged to challenge conventional thinking, continuously develop your expertise, and contribute to the growth of one of Asia Pacific's leading Fraud & Security Intelligence consulting practices.

You are welcome here.

At SAS, it’s not about fitting into our culture – it’s about adding to it. We believe our people make the difference. Our inclusive workforce brings together unique talents and inspires teams to create amazing software that reflects the diversity of our users and customers.

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