Murex Technical Architect

Position Title: Senior Murex Technical Architect Engineer with Murex Functional Knowledge Location: Remote, Canada/USA Jop type : Contract

Role Summary:

We are seeking a Murex Technical Architect Engineer with strong functional awareness and deep technical experience to support live operations, incident management, and environment automation within an existing Murex MX.3 landscape. This role does not involve architecting the system from scratch but focuses on sustaining, enhancing, and automating a complex production environment. The successful candidate will work closely with system architects, functional teams, and infrastructure teams to maintain platform reliability and performance across trade processing, reporting, and risk.

Key Responsibilities:

Support the existing Murex technical architecture across production and non-production environments
Perform deep incident investigation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis, with timely escalation to L1/L2/L3 support as needed
Develop and maintain scripts (Python, Shell, Perl) to automate incident checks, health monitoring, and log analysis
Manage Murex environments: cloning, data refresh, decommissioning, capacity planning, and system tuning
Assist with Murex upgrades, new model installation, configuration rollouts, and system performance tuning

Provide operational coverage for:

Datamart configuration and MxML reporting
Trade workflow management (pre-trade and post-trade)
End-of-day and batch processes
Event generation and downstream interfaces
Simulation, valuation, and risk/PnL engine behavior
Environment deployment and monitoring, including gateways, clusters, and services
Collaborate with functional and business teams to triage and support issues related to collateral, settlement, or regulatory workflows

Technical Skills Required:
7+ years of Murex technical experience, ideally with production support, automation, or systems
engineering focus
Strong knowledge of Linux/Unix systems, system scripting, and performance analysis

Hands-on experience with:

Datamart configuration
MxML Reports and cubes
Batch job control and end-of-day workflows
Trade event generation and workflow tuning
Cash flow, PnL, and sensitivity calculations
Simulation and pricing engines
Environment lifecycle management: setup, clone, refresh, retire
Application deployment: gateways, services, and cluster tuning
Strong scripting ability: Shell, Python, Perl
Experience using DevOps toolchains (Git, Jenkins) and working with cloud environments (AWS, Azure)
Excellent ability to analyze logs, debug issues, and identify systemic patterns

Functional and Operational Awareness:
Practical understanding of Murex trade lifecycle, including booking, processing, and valuation
Familiarity with regulatory reporting flows, collateral workflows, and market settlement operations
Experience collaborating with functional teams to triage production issues and support run-the-bank operations

Soft Skills and Attributes:
Strong diagnostic and problem-solving mindset with a focus on production resilience
Excellent communication skills for working across technical and functional teams
Ability to handle critical incidents under pressure and communicate clearly during escalations
Organized and proactive; able to drive operational automation and quality improvements

Preferred Technical Qualifications:
Bachelor s or master s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or Engineering
Deep understanding of Murex technical domains, particularly:
S4C Datamart, reporting, interface, and batch configuration
PAC Trade lifecycle processing, event management, pricing and risk
CEM Environment setup, configuration, deployment strategies, and monitoring
Familiarity with enterprise integration, message queues (e.g., MQ), APIs, and scheduling tools
Ability to interpret Murex logs, trace errors across layers, and document findings for resolution