Title:  Senior Data Analytics Investigator

Requisition ID: 246468

Join a purpose driven winning team, committed to results, in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

Contributes to the overall success of Digital Forensic Services Analytics / Corporate Security globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will: 

• Support the design and implementation of the overall enterprise insider threat program, user behavioral analytics and future data modelling and analytics initiatives in support of investigations, criminal activity and risk mitigation.
• Contributes to the design of complex predictive models and pattern detection algorithms to detect suspicious digital fraud alerts and user behavioral activities. Decode and debug complex Search queries, build Use Cases for financial crime, employee monitoring, threat intelligence, Online banking, PCI & PII use cases.
• Experience with/or ability to explore a variety of machine learning, statistical analytics and data mining techniques with the objective of improving Corporate Security’s investigative capabilities using Technology to support the Bank’s employee monitoring and digital fraud investigation needs.
• Maintain the Banks’ enterprise insider threat intelligence program, and Corporate Security’s digital fraud investigation mechanisms by updating or creating new data models, rules, alerts, and/or dashboards to provide relative real time actionable intelligence.
• Assess existing analytics functions/tools and be innovative in identifying new opportunities to improve the existing insider threat program, and digital fraud investigation capabilities by utilizing Artificial Intelligence (e.g. Machine Learning) and advanced statistical methodologies/modeling within Splunk as well as other tools.
• Keep abreast of emerging insider threat techniques, digital fraud trends, investigative techniques, evolving regulatory requirements and assess potential impact to the bank.
• Establish and maintain effective dialogue with internal technology and business partners to identify opportunities for new initiatives, development, and risk mitigation.
• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.
• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of their respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.
• Champions a high performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• Post-secondary degree in relevant STEM discipline (Computer Science, Electrical/Computer/Software Engineering, and Statistics/Mathematics) and/or 3+ year similar hands-on work experience preferred.
• Minimum 4+ years of experience in an analytical role, creating complex data models, dashboards, algorithms, rules, and/or alerts, preferably in the context of user behavioral analytics and monitoring.
• Training and/or certifications in Splunk Enterprise and Data Analytics would be an asset.
• Experience cleaning, transforming and visualizing large data sets working with various data formats (e.g. unstructured logs, XML, JSON, flat files, image)
• Solid SQL skills for querying relational databases (e.g., SQL Server, DB2, MySQL)
• Strong verbal, written, presentation & communication skills.
• Creative, out-of-the-box thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of project management, and software development process would be an asset.
• Highly competent in using analytical and computing tools, such as SAS, Java, R, Python, Hadoop, HIVE, Spark, etc.
• Experienced with working in both a technical and business context and able to translate technical concepts into easy to understand business language.
• Experience with various systems integration concepts/usage a such as Rest APIs, batch jobs or data extractions is an asset.
• Must be self-motivated, energetic and results-oriented and be committed to adding value to the organization.
• Highly flexible and able to adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Knowledge of industry trends regarding fraud and experience in fraud detection and prevention is an asset.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  
• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, Humans of Digital and much more!

Location(s):  Canada : Ontario : Toronto 

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: "for every future", we help our customers, their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice, products and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets.  

At Scotiabank, we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site, alternate format documents, ASL Interpreter, or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process, please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance, please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however, only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.