Job Title: Fircosoft Technical Consultant – IT Production Specialist
Location: New York City, NY / Jersey City, NJ (Onsite – Hybrid – 3 days in a week)
Position Type: Fulltime/Contract position
Responsibilities:
Role Description:
The Fircosoft Application Specialist supports the Fircosoft Sanctions screening systems and services within the Compliance Technology division in Client. Sanction screening system ensures the bank (Client) meets all its risk, legal and regulatory responsibilities, and obligations in connection with Sanctions Screening, Know Your Customer (KYC), and Anti-Money Laundering (AML). You should be fully knowledgeable of Fircosoft filtering software and will collaborate with the Business and other support groups by addressing production issues, answering inquiries, updating new sanctions lists, and performing system upgrades. You will be primarily transaction-focused with a strong tactical core that requires exercising discretion and independent judgment to resolve challenges, communicate effectively, and to achieve the business teams’ goals.
Role Objectives:
Plan, design, develop/implement code/configuration for Fircosoft applications (Firco Continuity and Firco Trust)
Perform analysis to determine and verify business requirements, flows, and project deliverables.
Troubleshoot issues in all the environments and perform root cause analysis.
Maintain high customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality and timely solutions to problems. These are mission-critical systems that need a high degree of error-free reliability.
Monitor and provide application support for the Dow Jones Factiva list.
Communicate effectively and proactively with business users, support teams, vendors, and all stakeholders.
Multi-task and work on multiple projects with varying priorities and deadlines.
Create and execute test cases and scripts for testing of changes and releases.
Upgrade system software working in conjunction with users.
Qualifications and Skills
Proven hands-on experience with real-time payments and Fircosoft Sanction Screening (Firco Continuity and Firco Trust).
Proven hands-on experience working with Firco Utilities FMM, FML, FUM, FFFClassic etc..
Hands-on experience with Firco Continuity V6 upgrade is a plus.
Strong knowledge and experience with sanctions screening, AML transaction monitoring and other compliance functions.
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related discipline and/or at least (5) years’ experience in implementing technologies and/or vendor platforms to service business needs.
Demonstrated experience with development, system design and integration
Experience in UNIX and Windows shell scripting for process automation
Experience with SQL scripting (Oracle, MS SQL)
Experience working with Scheduling software tool (TWS etc..), File Transfer process (MQFTE etc..) is a plus.
Experience in waterfall and agile development
Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to articulate concepts and ideas to diverse audiences.
The right individual will have experience within financial services and understand the business criticality of a production environment for payments
