astra-north

Ofsaa Transaction Monitoring Technical Lead – Aml, Fccm & Oracle

astra-north

Toronto, Ontario, CanadaPermanentPosted Jul 9, 2026

Job description

OFSAA Transaction Monitoring Technical Lead – AML, FCCM & Oracle Core Responsibilities Technical Ownership & Architecture

  • Own the end-to-end technical architecture of the OFSAA Transaction Monitoring platform, including:
  • OFSAA
  • FCCM
  • Oracle Database
  • ETL
  • Scheduling
  • Integrations
  • Define and enforce technical standards, patterns, and best practices for:
  • Transaction Monitoring processing
  • Job orchestration
  • Data handling
  • Evaluate and drive platform enhancements, performance optimizations, and modernization initiatives, including:
  • Cloud enablement
  • Refactoring
  • Re-engineering OFSAA TM Engineering & Platform Build
  • Lead hands-on engineering for OFSAA Transaction Monitoring jobs, including:
  • Entity Resolution (ER)
  • Transaction Monitoring (TM)
  • Reconciliation
  • Validation
  • Supporting batch processes
  • Design and maintain Auto. Sys job flows, dependencies, restartability, and recovery strategies.
  • Provide technical guidance on:
  • Oracle SQL
  • Partitioning
  • Statistics collection
  • Performance tuning
  • Review and approve TM technical designs, runbooks, and implementation artifacts. Production Support & Complex Issue Resolution
  • Act as the highest-level technical escalation point for OFSAA TM production incidents.
  • Perform root cause analysis across:
  • OFSAA
  • ETL/IETL
  • Oracle Database
  • File ingestion
  • Scheduling layers
  • Design permanent fixes for recurring issues, data breaks, and performance bottlenecks.
  • Proactively identify and remediate technical risks impacting AML operations. Data Quality, Controls & Reconciliation
  • Design and oversee technical data quality controls, validations, and reconciliations supporting TM scenarios.
  • Ensure technical integrity between:
  • Source systems
  • Staging layers
  • OFSAA TM tables
  • Partner with data and controls teams to implement preventive and detective controls within TM pipelines. Change Delivery & Regulatory Initiatives
  • Lead technical delivery for:
  • Scenario changes
  • Tuning
  • Threshold updates
  • Lookbacks
  • Regulatory commitments
  • Drive TM changes through SDLC with focus on:
  • Testability
  • Traceability
  • Audit readiness
  • Support audits, regulatory examinations, and model risk reviews by providing:
  • Technical explanations
  • Evidence
  • System traceability Technical Leadership & Mentorship
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership to:
  • Engineers
  • Developers
  • Vendor teams
  • Review:
  • Code
  • SQL
  • Job definitions
  • Technical solutions
  • Mentor team members on:
  • OFSAA TM internals
  • AML platform design
  • Production engineering best practices
  • Act as the technical bridge between AML stakeholders and engineering teams. Required Technical Skills & Experience OFSAA / AML Platforms
  • Strong hands-on experience with Oracle OFSAA Transaction Monitoring and FCCM Transaction Monitoring.
  • Deep understanding of:
  • TM batch processing
  • Entity resolution
  • Alert generation
  • Lookbacks
  • Experience supporting enterprise AML Transaction Monitoring platforms in regulated environments. Engineering & Infrastructure
  • Advanced Oracle SQL skills, including:
  • Performance tuning
  • Partitioning
  • Database troubleshooting
  • Strong experience with Auto. Sys or equivalent enterprise schedulers.
  • Experience with:
  • ETL
  • IETL
  • Informatica
  • File ingestion
  • Reconciliation frameworks
  • Strong understanding of:
  • Linux scripting
  • Batch operations
  • Production support tooling Delivery & Problem Solving
  • Proven ability to solve complex cross-platform technical problems under production pressure.
  • Experience leading technical design and delivery in large, regulated environments.
  • Strong documentation and communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience modernizing or migrating OFSAA/TM workloads to cloud platforms.
  • Exposure to high-volume payment or real-time monitoring platforms.
  • Experience working with regulators, auditors, or model risk teams from a technology perspective. Success Criteria
  • Stable, high-performing OFSAA Transaction Monitoring platform with minimal production incidents.
  • Clear and well-governed technical architecture understood across teams.
  • Faster and safer delivery of TM enhancements and regulatory commitments.
  • High confidence from AML Operations, Risk, and Audit teams in platform technical integrity.