Murex Lead Software Engineer

J.P. Morgan; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading financial services firm as a Murex Lead Software Engineer, where you will enhance and deliver innovative technology solutions. Collaborate within an agile team to drive operational stability and promote new technologies, all while fostering a culture of inclusion and respect.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing.
• Proficiency across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.

Responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions and troubleshoot technical problems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with vendors and internal teams.

Skills

Software Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Cloud Computing

Machine Learning

Mobile Development

Education

Formal training or certification in software engineering

Tools

Murex MxMLExchange

Data Dictionary Formulae

Datamart module

Job description

We have an opportunity to impact your career and provide an adventure where you can push the limits of what's possible.

As a Murex Lead Software Engineer at JPMorgan Chase within the Private Bank Trading Technology team, you are an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, and scalable way. As a core technical contributor, you are responsible for conducting critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas within various business functions in support of the firm’s business objectives.

Job responsibilities

• Execute creative software solutions, design, develop, and troubleshoot technically, thinking beyond routine approaches to build solutions or address technical problems.
• Develop secure, high-quality production code, review, and debug code written by others.
• Identify opportunities to automate or eliminate recurring issues to improve operational stability of software applications and systems.
• Lead evaluation sessions with external vendors, startups, and internal teams to assess architectural designs, technical credentials, and applicability within existing systems and information architecture.
• Lead communities of practice across Software Engineering to promote awareness and adoption of new and emerging technologies.
• Contribute to fostering a team culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect.

Required qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts with advanced practical experience.
• Hands-on experience in system design, application development, testing, and operational stability.
• Proficiency in Murex MxMLExchange, Data Dictionary Formulae, Tasks, and Templates.
• In-depth knowledge of Datamart module, dynamic tables, feeders, extractions, and processing scripts.
• Experience with access rights, STP rights, OSP management, and global operating model setup.
• Ability to analyze logs and understand Murex services.
• Proficiency across all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle.
• Advanced understanding of agile methodologies such as CI/CD, application resiliency, and security.
• Proven expertise in software applications and technical processes within disciplines like cloud computing, AI, machine learning, or mobile development.
• Deep knowledge of the financial services industry and its IT systems.
• Practical experience with cloud-native technologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Knowledge of MX OpenConnect.