IT Application Support Analyst - AML

About the role

An experienced Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Application Support Analyst is sought for the IT department of a bank in Qatar. This is a core technical role covering IT support for AML compliance and Treasury applications and projects, requiring hands-on experience with AML/financial crime compliance systems, Treasury applications, system integration and enterprise banking platforms.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse business and technical requirements and recommend solutions, working with business teams, IT teams, project managers and vendors.
• Support the preparation and review of BRDs/BCDs, solution designs, architecture diagrams, user manuals and process documentation.
• Review vendor proposals and prepare and execute SIT test cases, coordinate UAT, resolve issues and obtain business sign-off.
• Provide Level 3 technical support for AML transaction monitoring and screening systems, including configuration, tuning and enhancements.
• Support Treasury Management Systems and their integration with front-office, back-office, risk management, core banking and other platforms.
• Analyse and document end-to-end data flows and integrations across AML, Treasury, Core Banking, Payments, Reporting and Middleware/ESB environments.
• Take part in technical design discussions on APIs, data formats, interfaces, middleware and system architecture.
• Coordinate with internal IT teams and vendors on implementation, testing, production deployment and BAU support.

Required profile

• Minimum 5 to 8 years of hands-on experience in Banking IT, supporting or implementing enterprise banking applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, IT, Engineering or equivalent.
• Certifications such as CAMS, FRM or relevant vendor certifications are an added advantage.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of AML/CFT systems: transaction monitoring, sanctions screening, customer due diligence, case management and financial crime compliance workflows.
• Strong knowledge of Treasury Management Systems, including front-to-back operations, deal capture, settlement, risk management, P&L and integration with core banking/GL systems.
• Understanding of core banking, payments and SWIFT, data warehouses, reporting/BIM and middleware/ESB.
• Highly desirable: Finastra Kondor/Kondor+, BAE Systems NetReveal, Kiya, NICE Actimize, Oracle FCCM, Temenos Financial Crime Mitigation.