Fraud Technical Lead

We're Vancity, a member-owned credit union built on the principles of inclusion and social justice. As the Fraud Technical Lead, you will provide technical leadership across Vancity's Information Technology Services (ITS) team, driving the design, integration, and optimization of fraud detection tools across digital banking, payments, onboarding, and member-facing systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field
• Minimum 7 years in software engineering, solution architecture, or technical leadership
• Proven leadership of cross-functional technical teams
• Strong hands-on experience with fraud detection tools such as Actimize, Feedzai, SAS, FICO, or equivalent
• Demonstrated experience in fraud prevention for digital banking channels and payments systems (e.g., wires, e-transfers, card payments)
• Familiarity with tech tools and stack such as MuleSoft, APIs, Intellect, Salesforce
• Monitoring & Observability: Splunk, Datadog, Dynatrace
• Data programming: SQL and Python
• Real-time streaming: Kafka or RabbitMQ
• Strong grasp of security design patterns, API authentication, and data governance
• Experience delivering enterprise-scale IT solutions that include tool integration and adoption
• Knowledge of Canadian banking regulations, AML/KYC standards, and payment networks
• Exposure to machine learning or AI for fraud prevention
• Experience working in regulated, high-security IT environments

Benefits

• Customizable Benefits
• Generous Vacation
• Extra Stat Holidays
• Immediate Health Coverage
• Defined Benefit Pension