Technical Lead Quantexa

BRAINS WORKGROUP, INC.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

BRAINS WORKGROUP, INC. in New York City is hiring a Technical Lead for Transaction Monitoring with Quantexa experience. You will drive end-to-end technical delivery, mentor the team, and ensure scalable, secure data products on the Quantexa platform.

The role demands strong leadership and collaboration with business and engineering stakeholders. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of hands-on experience, is proficient in Scala and big data technologies, and can manage CI/CD pipelines using Azure

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field.
• Minimum of 7 years hands-on experience delivering technical solutions.
• Proven experience leading Quantexa platform projects.
• Experience with Git, Gradle, Nexus; automation tools (Jenkins, Docker, Bash).
• Experience building production-grade data processing systems for reliability.
• Strong data analytics, entity resolution, and network generation knowledge.
• Proficiency in Scala; exposure to Hadoop and Spark.
• Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions CI/CD and IaC exposure.
• Familiar with ScalaTest or equivalent testing frameworks for unit/integration tests.
• Experience with data integration, ETL, and API development.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery on the Quantexa platform with best-practice architecture and development.
• Gather requirements with business analysts and stakeholders to translate into technical solutions.
• Oversee integration with enterprise systems ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Mentor developers and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot Quantexa deployments and provide hands-on support.
• Stay current with Quantexa features to drive innovation and delivery efficiency.

Skills

Quantexa platform

Scala

Git

Gradle

Nexus

Jenkins

Docker

Bash scripting

Hadoop

Spark

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

CI/CD

Data analytics

Entity resolution

Network generation

ScalaTest

APIs

ETL

Data integration

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS/IT

Tools

Git

Gradle

Nexus

Jenkins

Docker

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Bash

Job description

Our client, a major bank in New York City, is looking forTechnical Lead - Transaction Monitoring with Quantexa experience.
New York City Location.
Salary range 160-180K, plus around 20% bonus, plus great benefits package.

Technical Lead – Transaction Monitoring
In this role you will drive end-to-end delivery of transaction monitoring solutions on the Quantexa platform, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and high-performing data and analytics products. This role provides hands-on technical leadership across architecture, integration, development, testing, and release management, partnering closely with business and engineering stakeholders. You will mentor team members, establish engineering best practices, and ensure reliable production deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery of projects on the Quantexa platform, applying best practices in architecture, design, and development.
• Partner with business analysts, data engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Oversee integration of Quantexa with enterprise systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Mentor and guide developers by providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in Quantexa deployments, providing hands-on support as needed.
• Keep current with Quantexa platform features and advancements to drive innovation and delivery efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience developing technical solutions.
• Proven experience implementing and leading projects on the Quantexa platform.
• Experience with modern development tools and processes (e.g., Git, Gradle, Nexus) and automation/DevOps technologies (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Bash scripting).
• Experience building and deploying production-level data processing systems with a focus on operational stability.
• Strong understanding of data analytics, entity resolution, and network generation concepts.
• Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Scala, and familiarity with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).
• Azure (preferred) experience supporting CI/CD and release automation (e.g., Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), including environment configuration, deployment pipelines, secrets/permissions basics, and infrastructure-as-code exposure.
• Understanding of testing frameworks and the ability to write unit and integration tests using libraries such as ScalaTest.
• Experience with data integration, ETL processes, and API development.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of financial crime, fraud detection, or customer intelligence use cases.
• Quantexa certification (or equivalent) and/or experience building reusable accelerators, connectors, and reference architectures.