Lead Murex Developer

Job description

Tasks

• Technical management:
  • Provide strategic technical guidance and oversight for the development and maintenance of the Murex platform and related components to ensure alignment with business objectives and industry standards.
  • Top-level expertise in Murex, its ecosystem and related technologies to inform architectural decisions, optimize system performance and drive innovation.
• Agile program planning and execution:
  • Actively participate in program increment (PI) planning, collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize program backlog items, and successfully execute within an agile framework (SAFe).
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Scrum Masters and other stakeholders to refine and clarify program requirements and ensure technical capabilities align with business requirements.
  • Oversee the configuration and management of core applications, including Murex and in-house applications, to ensure seamless integration, optimal performance and compliance with organizational standards.
  • Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of application environments, configurations and dependencies to facilitate knowledge sharing, troubleshooting and audit compliance.
  • Design, develop and maintain complex configurations and scripts for fixed income, currency and commodity platform offerings, utilizing deep knowledge of financial markets, instruments and trading platforms.
• Software development and improvement:
  • Build, test and deploy new tools, services, business logic and product features to ensure timely and high quality delivery of software solutions that meet business needs and exceed customer expectations.
  • Apply rigorous testing methodologies, including unit testing, integration testing and user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure software quality, stability and performance.
  • Schedule and troubleshoot end-of-day processes to ensure timely and accurate completion of batch jobs, data feeds and other critical tasks that support business operations and regulatory compliance.
  • Development and maintenance of schedule scripts, cron jobs and other automation tools to optimize processes, reduce manual intervention and minimize errors.
  • Continuously improve the system, identify areas for optimization, propose innovative solutions and work with stakeholders to prioritize and implement improvements that have downtime and business impact.
• Lead Murex Developer:
  • Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues with internally built and externally supported software applications, utilizing expertise in Unix (Linux), SQL, XML languages and other relevant technologies.
  • Availability for on-call rotations for production support to ensure timely and effective response to incidents and minimize disruption to business operations.
  • Support production deployments as needed, working with teams to ensure smooth execution and providing technical expertise to resolve issues that arise during deployment.
• Regulatory responsibilities and O/IR risk management:
  • Demonstrate appropriate values and behaviors, including, but not limited to, standards of honesty and integrity, care and diligence (e.g., fair treatment of internal customers), management of conflicts of interest, competence and continuous development, appropriate risk management and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

Requirements

• Personal and social:
  • Strong leadership and communication skills, capable,