Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
London Area, United Kingdom
Summary: The role of Murex Market Risk - Techno Functional is focused on leveraging extensive experience in capital markets to manage market risk modules and support trading operations. Candidates are expected to have a strong technical background, particularly in Murex systems, along with excellent communication skills to collaborate effectively in a high-pressure environment. The position requires a deep understanding of trading life cycles, investment banking processes, and risk analysis methodologies. Availability for on-call support during off-hours is also a key requirement of the role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and implement Murex market risk modules including MRA and MRB for stress testing and VaR analysis.
- Oversee trade/order booking and position monitoring, including customized simulation views.
- Collaborate with a large team across multiple locations to ensure quality assurance and acceptance of technology solutions.
- Assist with testing, training, and implementation of technology solutions.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, addressing escalations and presenting status updates in management meetings.
- Be available on-call during weekends and public holidays for urgent issues.
Key Skills:
- 10+ years of experience in a techno-functional role.
- Strong knowledge of capital markets including FX, commodities, and equities.
- Proficiency in SQL and experience with job scheduling tools like UC4/Autosys.
- Understanding of Unix Shell Scripts and Sybase.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to multitask in a high-pressure environment.
- Strong analytical capabilities and methodical problem-solving approach.
- Familiarity with ITIL processes and change management tools.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel and its functions.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Role : Murex Market Risk
Location : London
Contract Role
Experience : 10+ Years
Job Description :
Murex skills required
- Good background on capital markets – FX, FX Option, Commodities, Equities
- Understanding of trading life cycle.
- Knowledge on investment banking processes
- Expertise in Trade/Order Booking
- Expertise in Position Monitoring including the design and implementation of customized simulation views
- Expertise in other modules such as PL Explain (Risk Based PL to explain key rate movements, etc.)
- Expertise in market risk modules including MRA and MRB to perform custom stress testing and VaR analysis.
Technical skills required
Must Have
- At least 10 + years of experience in Techno-functional role
- Operating System: Linux
- Conversant with trouble shooting for technical issues, Support SLA's etc.
- Excellent Communication skills and ability to multitask in a high-pressure Trading environment
- Understanding of Unix Shell Scripts and Sybase.
- Good understanding of technology from the perspective of products implementation, systems integration and data migration.
- Strong SQL skills
- Strong Experience with Job scheduling tools such as UC4/Autosys etc.
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Excel and its functions.
Preferable but not mandatory.
- Expertise in requirement analysis and management, SDLC lifecycle knowledge, change management, Product management including version, configuration management, etc.
- Proficiency in usage of various development Tools.
- Should have a good knowledge of best coding practices and experience in non-functional aspects of code
Non-Technical skills required
- Strong understanding of ITIL Processes.
- Should be able to understand and follow configuration, release and change management tools. Should have prior experience in working with these tools and processes.
- Requirement Management and Change Management process
- Assist with testing, training and implementation to ensure quality assurance and acceptance of the technology solution.
- Understand the business requirements and provide viable and robust design solution for the technical team to commence configuration or development
- Working in a collaborative environment with a large sized team across multiple locations.
- Strong and clear verbal and written communication skills including addressing escalations, presenting status in management meetings.
The job also requires person to be available on-call in off-hours during weekends and public holidays for any urgent issues.
Job Competencies/Requirements
- Should have very good communication skills – should be able to structure thoughts and communicate proficiently in English, should be an active listener and be able to put forward his viewpoint confidently in meetings
- Needs to have a very good analytical capability, should have a methodical approach in solving problems.
- Should understand and appreciate how his/her work impact the overall project and understand and highlight dependencies proactively.
- Should have a very good customer orientation in tasks assigned. Should be able to understand customer feedback and align deliverables accordingly