Senior Compliance Technology Engineer – Global Tier 1 Investment Bank

A Global Tier 1 Investment Bank is seeking a highly skilled Senior Compliance Technology Engineer. This is a pivotal role within the development team, responsible for shaping system architecture, driving technical best practices, and delivering technology solutions that support complex financial crime, AML, and sanctions screening objectives.

Key Responsibilities You will be responsible for the design, delivery and oversight of technology supporting AML and Financial Crime functions, including:

Owning the system architecture of AML platforms (rule engines, alerting systems, data pipelines). Designing scalable, secure and high-performance systems for transaction monitoring and analytics. Translating regulatory and audit requirements (KYC, CDD, CRR) into actionable technical logic. Managing integrations with third-party data sources (PEP lists, sanctions vendors, screenings). Acting as a technical intermediary between compliance stakeholders and platform engineering teams. Conducting detailed data analysis in line with business and regulatory needs. Performing feasibility assessments, estimating resources, timelines and system impact. Producing technical documentation including CD/HLD/LLD/DFD. Essential Skills & Experience

Proven experience designing and owning system architecture for large-scale compliance or AML platforms Strong background building and optimising ETL/ELT data pipelines handling high-volume financial data Hands-on expertise with microservices, APIs and event-driven systems (e.g., Kafka) Ability to translate AML regulatory requirements (KYC, CDD, CRR) into technical logic and platform rules Experience with rule engines and tuning logic to reduce false positives in transaction monitoring Solid understanding of data quality, lineage, reconciliation and auditability standards Comfortable working across diverse technical stacks (Python, SQL/NoSQL, Kubernetes, CI/CD tooling) Proven ability to lead technical design, produce HLD/LLD documentation and conduct detailed data analysis Previous work with sanctions, transaction monitoring, surveillance or broader financial crime technologies Strong stakeholder engagement skills, acting as a bridge between compliance, risk, product and engineering teams Package:

£80,000 Discretionary bonus Full corporate benefits Hybrid (3x week in London)