Senior Murex Front Office / Functional BA

Excelian Luxoft Financial Services has 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.

• Resolve daily RISK related issues (Market Risk, VaR, Credit Risk, Liquidity Risk) stemming from daily PROD activity and test execution on both functional and valuations side
• Liaise with technical team(s) -- when needed -- to resolve RISK related issues and necessary enhancements
• Testing related Risk Management (including VaR, stress-tests, back-testing) (a plus)
• Develop RISK related test cases based on business requirements per given stream and according to Project needs as they come along
• Execute a suite of RISK related test cases
• Products (IRD, CRD, EQD) management and validation
• Manage day-to-day assigned project tasks to complete various RISK deliverables
• Analyze, formulate, proposed, develop and/or contribute to overall solutions as per project deliverables
• Continuous follow-up of new Market regulations/practices globally
• Perform various levels of testing for assigned deliverables as well as participate in formal release cycles (SIT/UAT)
• The candidate will work with business users to understand requirements and create functional and technical specifications by working with the business to understand process while advising on Murex best practices
• The candidate will provide Murex product SME skills covering

• Strong Market Risk Management (including VaR, stress-tests, back-testing)
• Strong product knowledge in IRD, FX
• Strong understanding on RISK concepts overall
• Strong understanding and some experience in Market Data, Curve structure, Simulations, and Trade Life Cycle
• Strong analytical, pricing, and conceptual skills
• Strong problem solving skills and attention to detail
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong relationship building skills both internally and externally
• Strong experience in supporting RISK users and resolving their daily issues

Must:

• 4+ years experience with Murex on Market RISK functionalities
• 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

• BS or higher degree in Finance, Mathematics or equivalent
• Implementations and upgrades: MXpress; MXplus updates and MX.3 main-branch upgrades
• Test management
• Trade life cycle management
• Market Data management
• Knowledge in SQL (Oracle and/or Sybase) and Unix commands is a plus
• 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 Excelian's 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.

• Competitive salary
• Luxoft Training Center
• Access to e-learning Library
• Individual development plans
• Long-term cooperation with possibility to gain experience in different projects and technologies
• A significant number of professional communities (Agile Community, Tech Community, Business Analysis Community, etc.)

• Group Life Insurance
• Private healthcare insurance – LuxMed. Unlimited access to specialist consultations with Dental Care included
• Medical costs reimbursement for employees (up to certain amount per quarter)
• Travel Insurance
• Benefit Program - Cafeteria and Multisport Card

• Various communities (sport, recreation activities, trips, board games, cultural and educational activities)
• Discounts program for employees – BeLux (banking offer, car leasing offer and cafeteria program discount)
• Convenient locations in a modern offices with game rooms
• Multinational projects for clients all over the world