SAS AML Developer | Financial Crime Technology Full Time

Our client is looking for a technically strong SAS AML Developer to contribute to the development, integration and ongoing optimisation of an enterprise Anti-Money Laundering environment. The successful candidate will combine advanced SAS and SQL development expertise with practical knowledge of AML and financial crime technology.

The successful candidate will:
• Develop and maintain AML detection scenarios, rules and models within the SAS AML platform.
• Assist with scenario tuning and model optimisation to improve detection effectiveness.
• Build and support ETL processes that move data from source systems into the AML environment.
• Develop efficient SAS and SQL solutions for large-scale data processing.
• Investigate production incidents, data quality issues and application defects.
• Provide technical support and assist with performance optimisation.
• Collaborate with Compliance and Business Analysts to understand regulatory and business requirements.
• Convert conceptual business logic into detailed technical designs and working code.
• Participate in technical reviews and code-quality initiatives.
• Support application deployments and version control processes.
• Maintain clear technical documentation and development standards.
• Work effectively across Agile and DevOps delivery environments.

Technical Expertise Required:
• Advanced SAS development experience, including:
o Base SAS / DATA Step
o SAS Macro Language
o PROC SQL / SAS SQL
o Standard SAS procedures
• Advanced SQL skills across relational database environments.
• Strong knowledge of complex queries, joins, subqueries and data transformations.
• Experience developing or optimising stored procedures, functions and triggers.
• Hands-on SAS AML experience.
• Knowledge of AML scenario and case management.
• Understanding of SAS AML data models.
• Experience with SAS Data Integration or equivalent ETL tools.
• Exposure to Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, Snowflake or similar databases.
• Unix/Linux experience, including shell scripting.
• Familiarity with XML and JSON.
• Experience with source control such as GitHub is beneficial.

Experience & Qualifications:
• 5+ years of commercial SAS development experience.
• Experience specifically within AML, financial crime or regulatory compliance.
• Understanding of AML, KYC and CDD concepts.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Relevant Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, IT, Finance or a related field is preferred.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Submit your CV to it.jobs@tumaini.co.za or call 031 350 4018.
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Correspondence will only be conducted with short listed candidates. Should you not hear from us within 4 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.