System Analyst (API, AML, Compliance)

Quesscorp Singapore Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Quess Selection & Services, Singapore is seeking an AML screening and data engineering specialist to align regulatory requirements with technical design. You will map integration specs, ingest diverse watchlist data, and enable real-time alerts for case management systems.

The role focuses on reducing false positives while maintaining compliance, with responsibility for data governance, documentation, and stakeholder collaboration across Compliance, Risk, Operations and Tech teams during

Qualifications

• Experience designing and documenting AML-related integrations.
• Understanding of watchlist data, PEP and sanctions screening.
• Familiarity with regulatory frameworks and audit support.

Responsibilities

• Define integration specs for AML screening across platforms.
• Ingest and reconcile watchlist data from multiple sources.
• Design real-time or near real-time alert workflows.
• Tune screening parameters to minimize false positives.
• Establish data quality, lineage, and governance controls.
• Ensure compliance with AML/CFT regulations and audits.
• Prepare technical and architectural documentation.
• Lead UAT, regression testing, and validation activities.
• Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Operations and Tech teams.

Skills

API integration

Data engineering

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder management

UAT testing

Documentation

Tools

Detica

Actimize

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• API & Systems Integration: Define, document, and map technical integration specifications (REST APIs, JSON payloads) between Watchlist Management tools and core banking, CRM, and onboarding platforms.
• Watchlist Data Engineering: Configure systems to ingest, normalize, and reconcile structured and unstructured global watchlist data (Sanctions, PEP, Adverse Media) along with internal lists.
• Event Architecture & Alerting: Design event-driven workflows to enable real-time or near real-time alert generation for downstream case management systems (e.g., Detica, Actimize).
• System Calibration & Tuning: Develop and optimize fuzzy matching rules, filtering logic, and screening parameters to reduce false positives while maintaining regulatory compliance.
• Data Quality & Governance: Establish data quality frameworks, validation rules, and lineage controls to ensure accuracy, completeness, and traceability of screening data.
• Regulatory Compliance Alignment: Ensure solutions adhere to AML/CFT regulations (e.g., MAS, FATF, OFAC) and support audits and regulatory reporting requirements.
• Technical Documentation: Prepare Functional Specification Documents (FSDs), architecture diagrams, API data dictionaries, user stories, and process flows.
• UAT & Testing Governance: Lead User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and validation activities for system upgrades and enhancements.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with Compliance, Risk, Operations, Technology teams, and external vendors to gather requirements and drive alignment.
• Issue Resolution & Risk Management: Identify, track, and resolve issues, risks, and integration challenges impacting AML screening and compliance processes.
• Process Optimization: Continually improve screening workflows, reduce manual intervention, and enhance operational efficiency.
• Training & User Enablement: Create training materials and support end-users during rollouts, upgrades, and process changes.
• Data Privacy & Security Compliance: Ensure adherence to data protection and privacy regulations (e.g., PDPA, GDPR) in handling sensitive data.
• Solutioning & Architecture Alignment: Bridge regulatory requirements with technical design, ensuring scalable, high-performance, and low-latency AML screening solutions.

Rajkumar Renganathan

Quess Selection & Services, Singapore

EA Licence Number: 23C2060 Registration ID is R1983662

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