Fraud Data Analyst (Banking) - Remote then Onsite Kuwait

About the role

Capitex, a specialist Financial Crime Compliance talent provider, is recruiting a Fraud Data Analyst for a 6-month consultancy engagement with a leading Kuwaiti bank's 24/7 digital fraud operations function. The first two months are fully remote, then the role moves onsite to the bank's offices in Kuwait City from month 3, which is a firm requirement. The analyst turns alert, transaction and case data into detection improvements, management information and tuning decisions, working under the bank's direction alongside Capitex analysts and a senior fraud investigator.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse fraud alert and case data to identify trends, emerging typologies, detection gaps and false-positive drivers.
• Support rule and threshold tuning on the bank's fraud monitoring platform: build the evidence base, model the impact and document proposed changes for approval.
• Design and produce operational management information on alert volumes, disposition outcomes, SLA performance, fraud losses and prevented losses, and shift-level throughput.
• Build and maintain dashboards and recurring reports for the fraud operations leadership team.
• Support post-incident and thematic reviews with data deep-dives.
• Convert case observations into measurable detection improvements with L2 and the senior investigator.

Required profile

• 3+ years in data analytics within fraud, financial crime or banking operations.
• Confirmed availability for an August 2026 start and genuine willingness to relocate to Kuwait City for months 3 to 6, with accommodation supported by a housing allowance.
• Ability to present analysis clearly to operational and senior stakeholders in English.

Required skills

• Strong SQL is essential; Python or R for analysis is a strong plus.
• Experience with BI/visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau or equivalent, and building operational dashboards.
• Familiarity with fraud detection platforms and alert data structures (FICO Falcon, Actimize, SAS or equivalent) to interrogate output and support tuning.

What we offer

• 6-month consultancy agreement with Capitex, with extension possible on client renewal.
• Competitive all-inclusive monthly consultancy fee, plus a housing allowance during the onsite phase.
• Visa, work authorisation and payroll for the Kuwait phase arranged and sponsored through the employer-of-record partner.
• Laptop (Dell Latitude) provided by Capitex; client systems access configured by the bank.