Data Analyst, AWS Fraud Prevention

As a Data Analyst you will work closely with Data Scientists to monitor the flavor / trend of compromise on AWS worldwide and leverage your analytical and data skills to deep dive on a myriad of fraud activity. You will be at the forefront of keeping abreast of trends and fraud issues impacting the Cloud industry to ensure AWS is leading the curve in identifying mitigating and preventing fraud attacks.

Key job responsibilities

As a Data Analyst your responsibilities will include :

• Identify new and emerging patterns of fraud and compromise and proactively take ad hoc actions to improve efficiency and reduce time to identify new fraud techniques tactics and procedures.
• Use statistical analysis to segment customer behavior and develop targeted solutions to prevent sophisticated fraud activity.
• Report on daily fraud trends and cluster characteristics perform deep dives and write summaries.
• Analyze emerging fraud MOs ad hoc mitigation actions e.g. rule performance trends and communicate it to larger fraud community. Partner with Data Scientists to build long-term counter protections.
• Contribute and / or lead special projects which reduce fraud related losses while maintaining focus on a positive customer experience.
• Design and influence operational best practices within the AWS Fraud Prevention Compromise team.
• Work with cross-functional teams across Amazon / AWS for collaboration on fraud risks and preventative measures to mitigate fraud risk.
• Work with stakeholders to drive process improvements that will impact internal and external customers.

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About the team

Would you like to join the team that protects the global AWS platform from fraud Do you enjoy thinking like a fraudster and using your technical skills to help detect & mitigate AWS accounts from being compromised If so AWS Fraud Prevention has an exciting opportunity for you.

Youll be part of a team of Applied Scientists Investigations Analysts and Technical & non-Technical Program Managers. The teams goal is to identify and neutralize fraudsters from compromising AWS customers accounts and engaging in other fraudulent activities on AWS.

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Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Microsoft Office,Risk Management,Financial Services,Customer Service,Fraud,Root cause Analysis,Law Enforcement,Banking,Analysis Skills,Authentication,Qualitative Research Interviewing,ACH

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1