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