Financial Crimes Technology Associate

Line of Service

Advisory

Industry/Sector

Not Applicable

Specialism

Fraud, Investigations & Regulatory Enforcement (FIRE)

Management Level

Associate

Job Description & Summary

Our Financial Crime Technology practice, operating under Forensic Services, focuses on enabling businesses with technologies to proactively detect and prevent financial crimes. Our clients include banks, credit unions, and institutions across industry sectors. At the core of our expertise is an ability to extract insights from vast amounts of data to make informed decisions. Our collective knowledge from the PwC network and business partners allows us to bring creative solutions to the continually evolving digital landscape.

Meaningful work you’ll be part of

As a Financial Crimes Technology Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve business issues, deliver high quality client service and operational efficiency. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Working closely with cross-functional teams to provide valuable insights, drive process efficiencies, and contribute to enhance clients’ compliance strategies
• Using leading-edge technologies and software engineering principles to develop innovative solutions in enterprise risk operations, model implementations, tools development, and special projects as assigned
• Querying and mining large data sets to discover transaction patterns, examining financial data, and filtering for targeted information that utilize both traditional and predictive/advanced analytic methodologies
• Communicating cogently when writing, speaking, and/or presenting to senior management, client personnel, client in-house and outside legal counsel, compliance personnel, investigators, vendors or subcontractors, and team members
• Assisting practice leadership in creating proposals, budgets, work plans, and other business development activities as appropriate
• Fostering effective working relationships directly with clients and growing your own network
• Keeping up to date with industry trends and market opportunities

Experiences and skills you’ll use to solve

• Education background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• Intermediate experience with Java programming and Spring Boot framework for developing web applications
• Strong skills in RESTful API design, integration, and troubleshooting
• Hands-on experience with secure data handling and database technologies including SQL (Oracle, Microsoft SQL, DB2), and NoSQL databases like MongoDB
• Familiarity with LDAP and directory services (such as OUD), and implementing SSO, MFA, OAuth2, OIDC, and SAML authentication protocols
• Experience deploying and scaling applications using AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service)
• Understanding of event-driven architecture using Kafka for message streaming
• Frontend development experience with Angular, including integration with backend services
• Nice to have experience integrating with identity and access management solutions such as Ping, ForgeRock, and Transmit
• Proficiency in CRUD operations across SQL and NoSQL databases (SQL, MongoDB, DB2)
• Unit testing skills using JUnit for backend and Jasmine for frontend
• Familiarity with technical tools including JBOSS, Bitbucket, GIT, Confluence, and JIRA
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps pipeline tools for automated build and deployment
• Knowledge of OAuth protocols, event-driven messaging patterns, and API testing with Postman
• Operating system familiarity with both Windows and Linux environments
• Experience with JBoss scripting and command-line interface (CLI)
• This role doesn’t support completion of the Canadian CPA designation
• PwC Canada is committed to cultivating an inclusive, hybrid work environment. Exact expectations for your team can be discussed with your interviewer

Why you’ll love PwC

We’re inspiring and empowering our people to change the world. Powered by the latest technology, you’ll be a part of diverse teams helping public and private clients build trust and deliver sustained outcomes. This meaningful work, and our continuous development environment, will take your career to the next level. We reward your impact, and support your wellbeing, through a competitive compensation package, inclusive benefits and flexibility programs that will help you thrive in work and life. Learn more about our Application Process and Total Rewards Package at: https://jobs-ca.pwc.com/ca/en/life-at-pwc

PwC Canada acknowledges that we work and live across Turtle Island, on the land that is now known as Canada, which are the lands of the ancestral, treaty and unceded territories of the First Nations, Métis and Inuit Peoples. We recognize the systemic racism, colonialism and oppression that Indigenous Peoples have experienced and still go through, and we commit to allyship and solidarity.

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