US_East | Business Consultant _L4

Position Title:

Fircosoft Implementation Consultant

Location:

Manhattan, NY — on-site minimum four days per week.

Duration:

Contract — initial term to be confirmed, with likely extension based on delivery milestones.

Rate range:

$ /hr

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 8-10 years of experience in financial crime compliance technology, with direct, hands-on Fircosoft implementation, upgrade, or tuning experience in a Tier-1 or large regional bank.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, or a related discipline; equivalent hands-on experience will be considered in lieu of a degree.

Required Skills:

• Deep working knowledge of the Fircosoft/LSEG Screening Solutions suite: Continuity, Filtering (SIP/SAM), Firco Trust, and case management/alert disposition tools.
• Field-level, hands-on understanding of SWIFT MT (103, 202, 202COV, 205, 210) and ISO 20022 (pacs.008/009, camt) message structures.
• Solid understanding of sanctions list structures and update mechanics (OFAC, UN, EU, HMT) and fuzzy-matching/algorithmic tuning principles.
• Working proficiency with SQL and standard testing/documentation tooling for evidencing tuning decisions and test outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• FCC-related certifications (e.g., ACAMS CAMS, CFCS) are a plus but not required given the technical, implementation-focused nature of the role.

Role and responsibilities:

• Advise FCC and Payments leadership on which payment message types, fields, and party roles must be in scope for screening, and the regulatory rationale for each.
• Lead the technical configuration of the Fircosoft filtering engine (SIP/SAM), including list management, matching algorithms, weighting, and threshold calibration for real-time payment screening.
• Define and execute test strategies (functional, regression, performance, and UAT) for screening upgrades, list changes, and rule modifications.
• Act as the technical lead between FCC, Compliance Technology, Payments Operations, and the vendor (LSEG/Fircosoft) on implementation issues, patches, and escalations.
• Own delivery of the platform upgrade, list-format migration, or new-implementation workstream through to go-live, managing scope, risk, and dependencies end to end.

Job description:

A leading global financial institution is engaging a Fircosoft Implementation Consultant to lead the configuration, tuning, and delivery of a payment screening capability built on the Fircosoft (LSEG Screening Solutions) platform. This is a hands-on, delivery-accountable contractor role for someone who has implemented or upgraded Fircosoft payment screening in a Tier-1 bank. The consultant is expected to advise FCC and Payments leadership on what to screen and how, and operate independently against an aggressive regulatory timeline. This position requires close coordination with FCC, Technology, and Payments Operations stakeholders, with an on-site presence required a minimum of four days per week.