Murex DevOps (CEM) Consultant

Position: Murex DevOps (CEM) Consultant
Location: New York, NY (Hybrid)
EST hours only

Project description
One of the world's leading Murex practices. We are a top-tier Murex Alliance Partner and a market leader in implementation, integration, upgrade, and migration. We provide end-to-end project services and have delivered over 200 successful Murex projects across all major asset classes and sectors including investment banking, asset management, corporate treasury, and insurance.

Whether you possess a background in finance, technology, or Mathematics, your experience in the capital markets industry would be of high interest to us.

Responsibilities:
Environment Operations Consultant:
Environment deployment and Management Operations
Deploy and manage Murex Software needed for Murex client projects using Murex tools and scripts.
Perform basic smoke tests before delivering the needed products.
Act as a first-level support for already deployed Murex products, re-directing and following the issues with the corresponding support teams.
Performing system health checks and diagnostics (RAM, CPU, processes, etc.) to ensure optimal performance and uptime
Automating routine tasks
Conversion of a customer database
Perform database sanitization and purging procedures
Migration sequence execution and stabilization
Setting Methodologies and Procedures
Contribute to creating the environment and configuration management methodologies, conversion processes, communication workflows, and needed templates and documentation
Customize and document the installation and the conversion/upgrade procedures
Deliver needed training and best practices for Murex Clients and project teams
Manage internal streams: contribute to creating tools, measure related KPIs, and analyze potential issues
Collaboration
Ensures good collaboration with the project team
Ensures good collaboration with customer
Capitalization
Capitalizes on issues not related to a specific client
Contributes to product evolution (feedback to product teams, follow-up on defects and issues)

Technical Skills:
Degree in Computer Science Engineering or Information Technology Engineering (or related discipline)
Experience with scripting languages
Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
Strong communication skills
Knowledge of technical machine specifications
Knowledge of XML manipulations
Knowledge of UNIX Operations with hands-on expertise in command-line operations
Knowledge of RDMS Operations
Understanding of the Financial markets

Skills Must have
Strong working knowledge of Murex Configuration and Environment management
Strong knowledge of scheduler software (e.g. Tidal, Autosys, JAMS, ...etc.)
Good understanding of MXTest
Good product knowledge/understanding in IRD, CRD, EQD, FXD
Good understanding of Workflows, Operations, Fixings process, Confirmations, and Trade Life Cycle
Strong functional and technical understanding of Murex
Good knowledge of the different post-trade interactions between the various actors of capital markets including service providers

Must Have:
previous experience, min 2yrs, with Murex Environment management
MXTest Module (a plus)
Must have strong personality, logical and analytical skills
Be detailed-oriented, a quick learner and self-starter
Possess good verbal and written communication skills
Must have strong organization skills
Good SQL, Unix , Scripting , Sybase and Oracle skills

Nice to have:
BS or higher degree in Finance, Mathematics or equivalent
Implementations and upgrades
Test management
Trade life cycle management
Market Data management
Knowledge in SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase) and Unix commands is a plus
Good understanding of Market Risk Management (including VaR, stress-tests, back-testing)
Client focus: understands clients' businesses; identifies and understands the needs and objectives of clients, both on an individual and corporate basis; builds strong relationships to aid aim of being a trusted partner to the clients.
Communication skills: expresses ideas effectively, both verbally and in writing; adjusts language, terminology and non-verbal communication as appropriate.
Teamwork: works effectively with others; helps to build strong teams and networks.
Personal leadership: realistically identifies own skills, experience, knowledge and other personal attributes; displays confidence and resilience.
Planning and organizing: identifies and meets milestones; understands and articulates deliverables; assesses and mitigates risks; sticks to the scope of work and manages any changes.
Analytical decision-making: identifies and solves problems using insight and experience to make good decisions; gathers relevant information, identifying important issues and drawing conclusions.