WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

This role is offered on a hybrid basis, which can be discussed with the recruitment team during the hiring process.

Join our community.

This is a unique opportunity to join the Financial Crime Data Science and Analytics area to be a Data Analyst in the Tactical Transaction Monitoring team. Our purpose is to combat financial crime with data, analytics, and data science to protect our customers and to help people and businesses to prosper.

This role will report into the team manager of the Tactical Transaction Monitoring and will be required to deliver SAS analyses and Python models to increase the efficiency of the bank’s financial crime control framework. The team is tasked with several functions in relation to detection of potential financial crime, the calibration of existing scenarios and the analysis of anomalies and spikes. You will also support the development and maintenance of the Interim Alert Engine.

The difference you’ll make.

• Coding, testing and maintaining production-quality code, model documentation and design, experiment, and evaluate algorithms, and fine-tuning model parameters
• Delivering analysis and insights on anomalies and alert spikes
• Supporting the end to end run of the Interim Alert Engine (replacing ERASE system)
• Communicating with business customers and leadership team with various levels of technical knowledge, educating them, as well as sharing insights and recommendations
• Maintaining and responsibility of EUC documents

What you’ll bring.

• Expert knowledge of SQL (ideally in SAS) or Python in a Big Data environment (essential)
• Previous experience in a Data Analyst role with a focus on data analysis and data management

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Experience with distributed computational frameworks (Impala, Hive, Hadoop, Spark)
• Demonstrable experience in customer and transaction analysis or customer alert generation/selections in the Financial Sector
• Mastery of source control versioning and unit-testing
• Knowledge of financial markets and instruments or financial crime/fraud controls

What else you need to know.

We will be conducting all interviews via telephone or video-conference where possible.

This role offers hybrid working with an expectation to travel to the Milton Keynes office as and when required.

This is a permanent position.

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend ‘Meet Ups’ and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that’s dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs:

• Competitive salary plus a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• Pension with generous contributions of up to 12.5% from Santander, depending on your own contribution and length of employment with us
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including : Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

What to do next.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.