Technical Lead - Transaction Monitoring

Technical Lead – Transaction Monitoring

Join Mizuho as a Technical Lead – Transaction Monitoring!

In this role you will drive end-to-end delivery of transaction monitoring solutions on the Quantexa platform, translating business needs into scalable, secure, and high-performing data and analytics products. This role provides hands-on technical leadership across architecture, integration, development, testing, and release management, partnering closely with business and engineering stakeholders. You will mentor team members, establish engineering best practices, and ensure reliable production deployments.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical delivery of projects on the Quantexa platform, applying best practices in architecture, design, and development.
• Partner with business analysts, data engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into technical solutions.
• Oversee integration of Quantexa with enterprise systems, ensuring scalability, performance, and security.
• Mentor and guide developers by providing technical leadership and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in Quantexa deployments, providing hands-on support as needed.
• Keep current with Quantexa platform features and advancements to drive innovation and delivery efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• Minimum of 7 years of hands-on experience developing technical solutions.
• Proven experience implementing and leading projects on the Quantexa platform.
• Experience with modern development tools and processes (e.g., Git, Gradle, Nexus) and automation/DevOps technologies (e.g., Jenkins, Docker, Bash scripting).
• Experience building and deploying production-level data processing systems with a focus on operational stability.
• Strong understanding of data analytics, entity resolution, and network generation concepts.
• Proficiency in programming languages, particularly Scala, and familiarity with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark).
• Azure (preferred) experience supporting CI/CD and release automation (e.g., Azure DevOps/GitHub Actions), including environment configuration, deployment pipelines, secrets/permissions basics, and infrastructure-as-code exposure.
• Understanding of testing frameworks and the ability to write unit and integration tests using libraries such as ScalaTest.
• Experience with data integration, ETL processes, and API development.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Knowledge of financial crime, fraud detection, or customer intelligence use cases.
• Quantexa certification (or equivalent) and/or experience building reusable accelerators, connectors, and reference architectures.

If you have a strong background in Quantexa technologies and enjoy solving complex data-driven problems, we encourage you to apply.

The expected base salary ranges from $111k-$180k. Salary offers are based on a wide range of factors including relevant skills, training, experience, education, and, where applicable, certifications and licenses obtained. Market and organizational factors are also considered. In addition to salary and a generous employee benefits package, successful candidates are eligible to receive a discretionary bonus.

Mizuho has in place a hybrid working program, with varying opportunities for remote work depending on the nature of the role, needs of your department, as well as local laws and regulatory obligations. Roles in some of our departments have greater in-office requirements that will be communicated to you as part of the recruitment process.

Company Overview

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. is the 15th largest bank in the world as measured by total assets of ~$2 trillion. Mizuho's 60,000 employees worldwide offer comprehensive financial services to clients in 35 countries and 800 offices throughout the Americas, EMEA and Asia. Mizuho Americas is a leading provider of corporate and investment banking services to clients in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Through its acquisition of Greenhill​, Mizuho provides M&A, restructuring and private capital advisory capabilities across Americas, Europe and Asia. Mizuho Americas employs approximately 3,500 professionals, and its capabilities span corporate and investment banking, capital markets, equity and fixed income sales & trading, derivatives, FX, custody and research. Visit

Mizuho Americas offers a competitive total rewards package.

We are an EEO/AA Employer - M/F/Disability/Veteran.

We participate in the E-Verify program.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and reserve the right to require pre- and post-hire drug testing as permitted by applicable law.