Senior Software Engineer II – Financial Crimes Technology

American Express

. Design, develop, configure, customize, test, deploy, and support NICE Actimize SAM solutions for AML transaction monitoring and regulatory compliance.

Posted 10/22/2026full-timeCharlotte • North Carolina • United StatesSenior💰 $123,000 - $215,250 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Expertise in designing, developing, and supporting NICE Actimize SAM solutions for AML transaction monitoring and regulatory compliance, with strong proficiency in SQL, Java, and Python. Proven ability to collaborate across teams to deliver scalable technical solutions and optimize data processing pipelines.

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NICE Actimize SAM DevelopmentSQL ProficiencyActimize Intelligence Server (AIS)AML Transaction MonitoringEnterprise Application Integration

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringApplication DevelopmentData Processing WorkflowsETL ProcessesPerformance TuningScenario ExecutionData ValidationTechnical Specifications DevelopmentAutomation DevelopmentDatabase Management

Soft Skills

Problem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsCommunication SkillsStakeholder ManagementMentoring

Tools & Technologies

NICE ActimizeJavaPythonOracleMicrosoft SQL ServerPostgreSQLAPIsWeb ServicesAgile MethodologiesData Ingestion Pipelines

Industry Keywords

AML ComplianceRegulatory ComplianceTransaction MonitoringData IntegrationApplication Performance

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ETLJavaMS SQL ServerOraclePostgresPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, configure, customize, test, deploy, and support NICE Actimize SAM solutions for AML transaction monitoring and regulatory compliance.
Develop, enhance, and maintain Actimize SAM detection scenarios, monitoring rules, thresholds, and configurations.
Work with Actimize Intelligence Server, data processing workflows, and supporting application infrastructure.
Design, develop, and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and processing pipelines for high-volume transaction monitoring.
Collaborate with Product, Compliance, Risk, and Architecture teams to translate AML monitoring requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Contribute to Agile user story analysis, technical design, development, testing, deployment, and production support.
Develop and maintain integrations between Actimize SAM and enterprise data sources, databases, and downstream systems.
Perform SQL query optimization, database performance tuning, and application troubleshooting.
Support platform upgrades, migrations, enhancements, and modernization initiatives.
Develop automation for deployment, testing, monitoring, and operational support.
Investigate and resolve production issues involving scenario execution, transaction processing, data quality, application performance, and batch failures.
Strengthen reliability, observability, scalability, and operational readiness.
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to documentation, code reviews, best practices, and solution design.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
8+ years of experience in software engineering or enterprise application development, including significant hands-on experience with NICE Actimize SAM.
Strong hands-on experience in Actimize SAM development, configuration, customization, implementation, and production support.
Experience with Actimize Intelligence Server (AIS), SAM application architecture, scenario execution, and data processing components.
Strong understanding of AML transaction monitoring scenarios, detection logic, thresholds, and transaction processing workflows.
Proficiency in SQL and programming languages such as Java, Python, or other relevant technologies used for Actimize development and integration.
Experience with relational databases such as Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, or PostgreSQL, including complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and performance tuning.
Experience with ETL processes, data mapping, data validation, and integration of large-scale transactional and customer datasets into Actimize SAM.
Experience troubleshooting Actimize application performance, batch processing, scenario execution, and data integration issues.
Understanding of enterprise application integration patterns, APIs, web services, and backend processing systems.
Experience delivering scalable, secure, and highly available enterprise applications.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Demonstrated ability to develop technical specifications, document system processing flows, and translate functional requirements into technical implementations.
Employment eligibility to work with American Express in the United States is required; visa sponsorship is not available.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive base salaries
Bonus incentives
6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
Career development and training opportunities
Open-source engineering community opportunities