About the Position

Murex Application Specialist

Paris, France

The successful candidate will be responsible for the technical administration, configuration, integration, and operational support of the Murex platform throughout the implementation phase and into production, ensuring high availability, performance, resilience, and operational excellence. This role requires strong expertise in Murex architecture, environment management, system integration, release management, and production support within a financial markets environment.

If you are passionate about complex financial systems, enterprise technology, and contributing to impactful projects that support sustainable development across Europe, we welcome your application.

Responsibilities

Murex Application Administration and Configuration

• Administer and maintain the Murex platform, ensuring its availability, stability, and alignment with business requirements.
• Configure and manage Murex modules supporting Treasury, Funding, Capital Markets, Risk Management, Collateral Management, and Back-Office operations.
• Maintain and optimize static data, product configuration, market data, workflows, accounting rules, and operational reference data.
• Ensure consistency of configurations across development, test, and production environments.
• Manage parameterization changes and coordinate their promotion through the software development lifecycle.

Business Solution Support

• Act as the primary application expert for Murex, translating business requirements into system configurations.
• Support the implementation of new products, business processes, and regulatory requirements within Murex.
• Analyze and resolve functional issues affecting trade capture, lifecycle management, settlements, accounting, risk calculations, and reporting.
• Work closely with Treasury, Finance, Risk Management, and Operations teams to ensure system configurations meet business needs.

Integration and Data Management

• Support interfaces between Murex and surrounding systems, including market data providers, payment systems, data warehouses, accounting, and reporting platforms.
• Monitor and validate data flows, ensuring data quality, completeness, and operational integrity.
• Contribute to data migration, reconciliation, and validation activities during implementation and future upgrades.

Testing and Release Management

• Participate in functional and technical testing activities, including SIT, UAT, regression, and non-functional testing.
• Coordinate application releases and configuration deployments across environments.
• Ensure proper documentation, traceability, and change management practices for all system modifications.

Operational Support and Continuous Improvement

• Provide second- and third-level support for Murex-related incidents and service requests.
• Perform root cause analysis and implement sustainable solutions to recurring issues.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization and increased automation within Murex and connected systems.
• Contribute to platform upgrades, implementation of new modules, and continuous enhancement initiatives.

Requirements

Academic Background

• Advanced degree (Master’s level or equivalent) in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a related field.

Professional Background

• Demonstrated relevant experience in Capital Markets, Treasury, Risk Management, or Financial Systems environments.
• Proven experience configuring and supporting Murex MX.3 in a banking or financial institution.
• Strong understanding of front-to-back trade processing, including trade capture, lifecycle events, settlements, accounting, and risk management.
• Experience supporting implementation projects, business change initiatives, and regulatory developments within Murex.
• Good knowledge of financial instruments, including money market, FX, fixed income, derivatives, repos, and securities financing transactions.
• Experience working with business users, vendors, and implementation partners in complex financial environments.

Technical and Functional Skills

Essential

• Strong knowledge of Murex MX.3 configuration and administration.
• Experience with:
  • Product setup and static data management
  • Workflow and business process configuration
  • Market data configuration
  • Accounting setup and financial event management
  • Risk and reporting configuration
  • Interface monitoring and troubleshooting
  • Datamart and reporting components
• Good understanding of SQL and relational databases.
• Experience analyzing functional issues and data inconsistencies.
• Knowledge of software testing and release management processes.
• Understanding of system integration concepts and APIs.

Desirable

• Experience with Murex modules covering:
  • Treasury and Funding
  • Front Office
  • Market Risk
  • Credit Risk
  • Collateral Management
  • Accounting
  • Operations and Settlements
• Knowledge of Unix/Linux environments and scripting.
• Familiarity with implementation methodologies and financial systems architecture.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and innovative environment
• Professional development opportunities
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture

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