At a Glance
- Tasks: Support FICO Falcon Fraud Manager upgrades and new card-issuer rollouts on a hosted platform.
- Company: Join a leading financial technology firm in Basildon, UK.
- Benefits: Competitive day-rate or permanent contract with structured training.
- Other info: Open to those returning to work after a break; excellent career growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in fraud prevention while enhancing your mainframe skills.
- Qualifications: 7+ years of mainframe experience; training provided for the right candidates.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Basildon, United Kingdom | Posted on 06/17/2026
Onsite position - UK right to work required (no sponsorship)
Hands-on mainframe engineer to support FICO Falcon Fraud Manager version upgrades and new card-issuer rollouts on a hosted card-fraud platform. You will own the z/OS side of the platform — configuration, rule deployment, batch and online enhancements, defect resolution and live cutover support — working alongside Fraud Strategy and Data Science colleagues.
Requirements:
- 7+ years mainframe (z/OS): COBOL, JCL, DB2, CICS, VSAM
- Card/payments domain — issuer side, processor side, or switch side
- Hands-on production support and live cutover discipline
- UK right to work
You don’t need to have touched Falcon directly. We will accept and train candidates whose mainframe career has run alongside any of:
- Fraud/decisioning engines — SAS Fraud Management, NICE Actimize, IBM ODM, ACI Proactive Risk Manager, FICO BlazeAdvisor, FICO TRIAD
- Credit-scoring/risk-model implementation on z/OS — PD/LGD/EAD models, scorecards, rule strategies, or any decisioning logic deployed onto the mainframe
- Card-issuer fraud-ops or transaction-monitoring (AML, real-time scoring)
Preferred Experience:
- Prior FICO Falcon Fraud Manager exposure at any version
- Prior tenure at Fiserv, FICO, FIS, TSYS, Visa, Mastercard, or a UK card-issuer fraud team (Barclaycard, Lloyds Cards, RBS/NatWest Cards, HSBC Cards, Capital One)
- Reporting: Business Objects, Crystal Reports, SAS
Structured ramp-up and product training during the first weeks. Open to candidates returning to work after a planned break.
Send latest CV with: mainframe stack worked on, card/fraud/scoring adjacency (Falcon, Visionplus, Base24, SAS, Actimize, scoring models etc.), current location, day-rate or salary expectation, availability and UK RTW.
Falcon Fraud Manager - Mainframe Engineer (Upgrade & Implementation) in Basildon employer: Yadimen Consulting Limited
Yadimen Consulting Limited is an exceptional employer, offering a remote-first work environment that promotes flexibility and work-life balance. With a strong focus on employee growth, you will have access to cutting-edge technologies in the financial services sector, alongside a collaborative culture that values innovation and resilience. Join us to be part of a dynamic team where your expertise in enterprise networks will be recognised and rewarded.
Contact Details:
Yadimen Consulting Limited Recruitment Team
