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Technical Lead
CirrusLabs
Location not stated
Staff / Principal
7 months ago
- OFAC
- LexisNexis
- Risk Management
- Azure
- Regulatory Compliance
- Azure Cloud
7 months ago
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Role: Technical Lead – Accuity / OFAC Screening (LexisNexis SME)
Location: Hybrid – Atlanta, GA (Preferred)
Engagement Type: Contract (Starting April)
Practice Area: IT GRC & Regulatory Risk Management
Role Overview
Cirruslabs is seeking a Technical Lead to support a strategic Accuity upgrade initiative within the GRC and Regulatory Risk Management organization. This role will serve as the technical Subject Matter Expert (SME) for LexisNexis Accuity solutions, with a strong focus on OFAC screening application configuration, optimization, and cloud transition to Azure environments.
The ideal candidate combines deep functional knowledge of financial crime compliance technologies with hands-on engineering capability and cloud migration experience.
This is a high-visibility engagement supporting regulatory and compliance-critical systems.
Key Responsibilities
1. Accuity / LexisNexis Technical Leadership
- Lead the technical upgrade of the LexisNexis Accuity platform
- Serve as SME for OFAC screening configurations and rule tuning
- Ensure system alignment with regulatory compliance standards
- Support validation, testing, and post-upgrade stabilization
- Configure, optimize, and troubleshoot OFAC screening workflows
- Fine-tune watchlist filtering, risk scoring, and false positive reduction
- Partner with compliance and GRC stakeholders to align technology with regulatory controls
- Support migration or deployment of Accuity applications to Microsoft Azure
- Collaborate with infrastructure teams on:
- Azure instance provisioning
- Networking & security configurations
- Performance tuning in cloud environments
- Assist with Dev/Test/Prod environment setup
- Provide light engineering support including:
- Application configuration
- Deployment validation
- API or data feed integrations (if applicable)
- Troubleshoot environment-level issues during upgrade
- Ensure proper documentation of configurations and architecture
- Partner with:
- GRC leadership
- Compliance teams
- Infrastructure & Cloud teams
- Vendor (LexisNexis) support teams
- Provide executive-level updates when required
Required Qualifications
- 7+ years of experience supporting financial crime / compliance technology platforms
- Proven hands-on experience with LexisNexis Accuity products
- Strong experience configuring and supporting OFAC screening applications
- Working knowledge of financial regulatory compliance frameworks
- Experience migrating or deploying enterprise applications in Microsoft Azure
- Basic engineering skillsets (environment configuration, deployment validation, system troubleshooting)
- Experience in banking or financial services environments preferred
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in regulated financial institutions
- Exposure to GRC platforms and regulatory reporting systems
- Understanding of cloud security and data governance in Azure
- Strong documentation and stakeholder communication skills
Technical Environment
- LexisNexis Accuity
- OFAC Screening Systems
- Microsoft Azure
- Enterprise Banking Systems
- GRC / Regulatory Risk Management Platforms
Why This Role Matters
This role directly supports a mission-critical compliance system upgrade impacting regulatory risk posture and operational continuity at Cirrus. The selected consultant will play a key leadership role in ensuring a seamless transition, regulatory alignment, and long-term system stability.
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