Murex Migration Specialist

About the Position

Murex Migration Specialist

Paris, France

Our client is seeking a Murex Migration Specialist to play a central role in the migration and transition activities associated with the implementation of the client's new Capital Markets System. This role is a key component of the core banking replacement project, ensuring a secure, controlled, and efficient migration from legacy systems to the new solution, while preserving data integrity and supporting business continuity across critical banking functions.

If you are passionate about contributing to impactful projects that create lasting change across Europe, we welcome applications from qualified candidates from all backgrounds. Join us in making a difference while advancing the principles of sustainability, equality, and social well-being.

Responsibilities

• Act as the Murex MX.3 Migration Lead within the Capital Markets System implementation programme, driving the design and execution of all migration workstreams.
• Define and implement the end-to-end migration strategy for the transition from legacy treasury and capital markets systems to Murex MX.3.
• Lead data migration activities across all relevant MX.3 domains, including:
  • Trade migration
  • Static and reference data migration
  • Market data migration
  • Counterparty and limit migration
  • Historical transaction migration
  • Accounting and settlement-related data migration
• Configure and utilize Murex Migration Factory tools and migration accelerators to automate extraction, transformation, validation, and loading processes.
• Define and execute migration rehearsals, mock conversions, dry runs, and production cutover activities.
• Design and maintain migration rules, mapping specifications, reconciliation controls, and data quality frameworks.
• Collaborate with Front Office, Risk, Finance, Treasury, Operations, and IT stakeholders to validate migration outcomes and ensure functional completeness.
• Coordinate migration activities with Murex implementation partners, system integrators, and third-party vendors.
• Support environment preparation and data provisioning across Development, SIT, UAT, Dress Rehearsal, and Production environments.
• Define and execute reconciliation strategies between legacy systems and Murex MX.3, ensuring complete auditability and traceability.
• Support testing activities including:
  • Migration testing
  • Functional testing
  • Reconciliation testing
  • User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
  • Parallel run validation
• Identify migration gaps, data quality issues, and operational risks and propose remediation plans.
• Contribute to cutover governance, post-go-live stabilization, and migration support activities.

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 delivering data migration and transformation initiatives within capital markets, treasury, or investment banking environments.
  • Proven experience in at least one end-to-end Murex MX.3 implementation, upgrade, migration, or platform transformation programme.
  • Demonstrated experience migrating trading, risk, treasury, collateral management, accounting, and market data into Murex MX.3.
  • Strong experience in migration factory approaches, migration tooling, reconciliation frameworks, and large-scale financial data migrations.
  • Experience supporting complex cutover activities, dress rehearsals, go-live preparation, and post-production stabilization.
  • Good understanding of capital markets products, including:
    • Fixed Income
    • Money Market
    • Foreign Exchange
    • Derivatives (IRS, CCS)
    • Repo Transactions
  • Experience working within regulated financial institutions and collaborating with business and technology stakeholders.
  • Experience managing delivery with software vendors, implementation partners, and offshore teams.
• Mandatory requirements:
  • Murex MX.3 Expertise:
    • Strong hands-on expertise with Murex MX.3 architecture and data model.
    • Deep understanding of Murex migration methodologies, migration governance, and best practices.
    • Practical experience with:
      • Murex Migration Factory
      • Murex Migration Toolset
      • Data Migration Frameworks
      • Migration Accelerators provided by Murex
    • Knowledge of MX.3 environments, deployment lifecycle, and release management.
  • Data Migration & Reconciliation:
    • Strong expertise in ETL processes, data mapping, data profiling, and data quality controls.
    • Extensive experience defining reconciliation mechanisms and validation frameworks for financial transactions.
    • Ability to analyse source-to-target mapping specifications and transformation rules.
    • Experience with large-volume data migration and performance optimization.
  • Technical Competencies:
    • Advanced SQL expertise.
    • Strong Oracle database knowledge.
    • Linux/Unix administration skills.
    • Experience with shell scripting and automation.
    • Understanding of APIs, interfaces, batch processing, and enterprise integration patterns.
    • Familiarity with data warehousing and reporting concepts.
  • Project Delivery:
    • Strong understanding of migration governance, issue management, and risk management.
    • Experience with Agile delivery methodologies.
    • Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Temenos T24 core banking platform.
• Experience with migration from T24 to Murex MX.3.
• Experience within Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), Development Finance Institutions (DFIs), or public-sector financial institutions.
• Knowledge of regulatory reporting and accounting frameworks applicable to treasury and capital markets activities.
• Murex certification or recognised Murex implementation experience would be considered an advantage.

We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work on impactful projects
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment
• Professional growth and development opportunities

About the Company

Our client is a leading financial institution committed to innovation, sustainability, and excellence in the capital markets sector. We are dedicated to delivering cutting-edge solutions that drive financial stability and growth across Europe.