SAM (Suspicious Activity Monitoring) Technical & Functional Lead

Wissen Technology; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

401K

Immigration Support

Remote Office Stipend

Job summary

Wissen Technology is seeking a VP for the SAM (Suspicious Activity Monitoring) Technical & Functional Lead role in New York. The position is hybrid with three onsite days per week and requires 10+ years of AML/financial crime technology delivery.

You will lead technical delivery, design SAM solutions, and mentor a small team for client engagements. Candidates should have hands-on Actimize SAM experience, strong SQL and ETL capabilities, and Python for automation.

Qualifications

• 10+ years AML/financial crime technology delivery experience.
• 5+ years hands-on with NICE Actimize SAM (AIS/UDM structures, models, scenarios, alert workflows, tuning).
• Expert SQL and strong database fundamentals; complex queries for investigations, calibration and data checks; large datasets.
• Strong ETL/data engineering experience: source-to-target mapping, transformations, data quality, lineage, reconciliation controls, and batch or near real-time pipelines.
• Hands-on Python for automation, data validation, profiling, alert analysis, and reporting.
• Proven leadership of small teams: mentoring, code reviews, delivery planning, plus stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis, and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.
• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.
• Perform other duties as needed

Skills

AML/financial crime delivery

NICE Actimize SAM

SQL

ETL/data engineering

Python

Leadership

Education

Graduate degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

NICE Actimize ActOne

Git

Visual Studio / VS Code

Pandas

Job description

The Wissen team continues to expand its footprint in the USA, Canada, UK, Australia, and India. More openings to come as we continue to grow the team!

Please read below for a brilliant career opportunity.

Role: SAM (Suspicious Activity Monitoring) Technical & Functional Lead

Title: VP

Location: New York, NY

Mode of Work: 3 days/week onsite required

Required Experience: 10+

Required Skills:

• 10+ years in AML/financial crime technology delivery, including 5+ years hands-on with NICE Actimize SAM (Suspicious Activity Monitoring) implementation and support (AIS/UDM table structures, models, scenarios, alert workflows, tuning/calibration).


• Expert SQL and strong database fundamentals, including complex queries for investigations, calibration and data checks, and performance troubleshooting on large datasets.


• Strong ETL/data engineering experience: source-to-target mapping, transformations, data quality, lineage, reconciliation controls, and batch or near real-time pipelines.


• Hands-on Python for automation, data validation and profiling, alert analysis, and reporting.


• Proven leadership of small teams: mentoring, code reviews, and delivery planning, plus strong stakeholder engagement, requirements analysis (functional specs, user stories, acceptance criteria), and communication.

Nice to Have

• Experience with NICE Actimize ActOne.


• Exposure to cloud data platforms.


• Use of AI tools such as code assistants, test generation, and documentation summarization to speed up delivery, with appropriate data and privacy controls.


• DevOps and release practices: Git, CI/CD, environment management, and modern IDEs such as Visual Studio or VS Code.


• Familiarity with pandas and other common Python data libraries, plus delivery governance experience (RAID management, documentation, BAU support).


• Healthcare insurance for you and your family (medical, dental, vision).


• Short / Long term disability insurance.


• Life Insurance.


• Accidental death & disability Insurance.


• 401K.


• 3 weeks of Paid Time Off.


• Support and fee coverage for immigration needs.


• Remote office set up stipend.


• Support for industry certifications.


• Additional cash incentives.


• Re-skilling opportunities to transition between technologies.

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Work Mode:

Hybrid

Job Type:

Full-time

We are:

A high end technical consulting firm built and run by highly qualified technologists. Our workforce consists of 5000+ highly skilled professionals, with leadership from Wharton, MIT, IITs, IIMs, and NITs and decades of experience at Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, MSCI, Deutsche Bank, Credit Suisse, Verizon, British Telecom, ISRO etc. Without any external funding or investments, Wissen Technology has grown its revenues by 100% every other year since it started as a subsidiary of Wissen Group in 2015. We have a global presence with offices in the US, India, UK, Australia, Mexico, and Canada.

You are:

A true tech or domain ninja. Or both. Comfortable working in a quickly growing profitable startup, have a “can do” attitude and are willing to take on any task thrown your way.

You will:

• Develop and promote the company’s culture of engineering excellence.


• Define, develop and deliver solutions at a top tier investment bank or another esteemed client.


• Perform other duties as needed

Your Education and Experience:

• We value candidates who can execute on our vision and help us build an industry-leading organization.


• Graduate-level degree in computer science, engineering, or related technical field


• Wissen embraces diversity and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, skills, and abilities. We believe that the more inclusive our team is, the better our work will be. All qualified applicants, including but not limited to LGBTQ+, Minorities, Females, the Disabled, and Veterans, are encouraged to apply.

The Wissen Group was founded in the year 2000. Wissen Technology, a part of Wissen Group, was established in the year 2015. Wissen Technology is a specialized technology company that delivers high-end consulting for diverse industries, including Banking, E-commerce, Telecom, Healthcare, Manufacturing, and Energy. We help clients build world-class products. We have offices in the US, India (Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Gurugram, Mumbai, Pune), UK, Australia, Mexico, Vietnam, and Canada.

We empower businesses with a dynamic portfolio of services and accelerators tailored to today’s digital demands and based on future ready technology stack. Our services include Industry Leading Custom Software Development, AI-Driven Software Engineering, Generative AI & Machine Learning, Real-Time Data Analytics & Insights, Interactive Data Visualization & Decision Intelligence, Intelligent Process Automation, Multi-Cloud & Hybrid Cloud Strategies, Cross-Platform Mobile Experiences, CI/CD-Powered Agile DevOps, Automated Quality Engineering, and cutting-edge integrations.

Certified as a Great Place to Work for five consecutive years (2020-2025) and recognized as a Top 20 AI/ML vendor by CIO Insider, Wissen Group has delivered multimillion-dollar projects for over 20 Fortune 500 companies. Wissen Technology delivers exceptional value on mission-critical projects through thought leadership, ownership, and reliable, high-quality, on-time delivery.

Our industry-leading technical expertise stem from the talented professionals we attract. Committed to fostering their growth and providing top-tier career opportunities, Wissen ensures an outstanding experience and value for our clients and employees.

We Value:

• Perfection: Pursuit of excellence through continuous improvement.


• Curiosity: Fostering continuous learning and exploration.


• Respect: Valuing diversity and mutual respect.


• Integrity: Commitment to ethical conduct and transparency.


• Transparency: Open communication and trust.

Wissen Thought leadership

https://www.wissen.com/articles/

Employee Speak:

https://www.wissen.com/blog/we-work-on-highly-complex-technology-projects-here-is-how-it-changes-whom-we-hire/

Wissen: A Great Place to Work

https://www.wissen.com/blog/here-is-what-ownership-and-commitment-mean-to-wissenites/

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