Data engineer in financial crime detection

ABN AMRO Bank; Amsterdam; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Home office setup

5 weeks vacation + 2 mandatory days

Up to 4 extra vacation weeks

Development budget €1,000/year (up to€

Public transport pass

Job summary

ABN AMRO Bank seeks an IT Engineer for the Financial Economic Crime (FEC) Transaction monitoring domain. You will strengthen the reliability and security of in-house applications that detect AML/TF risks, collaborating with Agile teams to improve data flows.

You will work with Compliance, Operations, Data and Technology teams to enhance monitoring capabilities, optimize detection scenarios, and support regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Hands-on experience with PySpark, Azure Databricks and Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with PL/SQL and relational databases.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum environments.
• DevOps practices including CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Familiarity with ITIL and IT service management.
• Proficiency in English and strong stakeholder communication.
• Knowledge of Financial Economic Crime (FEC) and transaction monitoring is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Ensure Transaction Monitoring systems identify, assess, and generate alerts for suspicious activity.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Operations, Data and Technology to improve monitoring capabilities.
• Maintain and enhance data flows and detection logic; support regulatory reporting.

Skills

Agile/Scrum

English

Communication

Proactive mindset

Result driven

Tools

PySpark

Azure Databricks

Azure Data Factory

PL/SQL

Relational databases

ServiceNow

Job description

Описание:

Join ABN AMRO as an IT Engineer in our Financial Economic Crime (FEC) Transaction monitoring domain, where you will strengthen the reliability and security of in-house application that help detect AML/TF risks. In this impactful role, you’ll collaborate across Agile teams, enhance critical data flows, engage with vendors, and contribute directly to ABN AMRO’s purpose of building a sustainable, stable and safe financial system for generations to come.

Задачи:

• ensuring that Transaction Monitoring systems and applications effectively identify, assess, and generate alerts for potentially suspicious transactions and financial crime risks.
• You will work closely with Compliance, Operations, Data, and Technology teams to continuously improve monitoring capabilities and detection effectiveness.
• maintaining and enhancing the platforms that support the bank’s financial crime detection processes. You will ensure the reliability and quality of transaction data flows, optimize detection scenarios and alert generation mechanisms, and support the delivery of management information and regulatory reporting.

Требования:

• At least 5 years of experience as a Data Engineer.
• Strong hands‑on experience with PySpark, Azure Databricks, and Azure Data Factory.
• Experience with PL/SQL and relational databases.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD and automated deployments.
• Familiarity with ITIL processes and IT service management.
• English proficiency
• Good communication (being able to update status of user stories and explain changes to stakeholders in business language)
• Proactive mindset
• Result driven (focus on adding value instead of completing pre‑defined task)
• Будет плюсом: Knowledge of the Financial Economic Crime (FEC) area, specifically knowledge about Transaction monitoring;
• Knowledge of incident management and operations (e.g. ServiceNow)

Условия:

we offer hybrid working as the new normal, where we work remotely and go to the office about twice a week. Of course, we offer you the right resources you need in order to set up a good home office. For example, an ergonomic chair, desk and laptop. An attractive gross monthly salary based on a 36-hour work week, including holiday allowanceand a flexible benefit budget. An excellent pension scheme, ensuring that you are well prepared for the future. Flexibility in working: working from home is possible in consultation with your team and depending on your role. We will provide an ergonomic home office setup for you. Plenty of room for relaxation with five weeks of vacation per year, supplemented by two mandatory days off. You can also purchase up to four additional weeks of vacation annually. Five “Banking for better days”: extra days off that you can use for personal development or volunteer work. Personal development is key: you receive a development budget of €1,000 per year, which can accumulate up to €3,000. An annual public transport pass with free public transportation throughout the Netherlands for both business and private use.