Financial Crimes Technical Administrator

STCU•Liberty Lake, WA

3h•$31 - $43

About The Position

The Financial Crimes Technical Administrator manages and optimizes fraud prevention systems to protect STCU from financial crime. The role combines technical expertise with fraud risk insight to configure system rules, monitor transactions, and minimize losses while balancing false positives. The administrator collaborates with vendors, implements updates, and uses tools such as SQL and Python to adjust system parameters in response to emerging fraud trends. The position builds, administers, implements, and maintains fraud prevention system solutions that support business growth and strategic initiatives. It partners with stakeholders and vendors to assess new products, configure controls and thresholds, evaluate return on investment, and monitor performance for continuous improvement. It also provides leadership and committees with timely, accurate insights by aggregating data from multiple sources, maintaining the Financial Crimes dashboard, and delivering comprehensive reporting. The role requires knowledge of regulatory and vendor changes affecting fraud controls and compliance, strong business and financial acumen, and the ability to work independently while prioritizing multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment. The position may involve temporary assignment to other locations.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in information systems, computer science, or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.
At least one industry-standard certification related to fraud, data analytics, or rule writing, or completion within the first year of employment.
At least three years of work experience in fraud prevention and system administration.
Demonstrated experience in rule writing, Power BI, Python, and/or SQL.
Proficient knowledge of Microsoft Office programs, including Outlook, Word, Excel, and Teams.
Strong business and financial acumen and the ability to think and execute strategically.
Ability to accomplish tasks with little supervision and prioritize multiple initiatives and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to regularly talk, hear, and operate a computer, keyboard, and mouse; occasionally lift, pull/push, and carry up to 10 pounds, with accommodations.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in a related field.

Responsibilities

Build, administer, implement, and maintain fraud prevention system solutions that support business growth and strategic initiatives.
Partner with stakeholders and vendors to assess new products, configure controls and thresholds, evaluate ROI, and monitor system performance for continuous improvement.
Proactively adapt fraud prevention strategies and independently implement rule and threshold changes in response to emerging fraud trends.
Serve as a subject matter expert in systemic fraud controls, rules, thresholds, analytics, and alerting capabilities.
Communicate fraud rule and threshold updates to stakeholders, business units, and vendors.
Aggregate data from multiple sources, maintain the Financial Crimes dashboard, and deliver reporting to leadership and committees.
Maintain knowledge of regulatory changes affecting Reg E, ITPP, BSA, Reg Z, and fraud, as well as MasterCard vendor fraud rule changes and compliance.
Ensure monitoring, prevention, and reporting for card fraud compliance are performed internally and by vendor partners (ADC, EDS, MC).
Build and maintain positive relationships with internal stakeholders and vendors through effective verbal and written communication.
Prioritize multiple initiatives and deadlines, completing tasks on time and with minimal errors and supervision.
Perform additional duties as assigned, including possible temporary assignment to other locations.