Murex Application Architect

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ICBC Standard Bank Plc (ICBCS) is 60% owned by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China and 40% by Standard Bank. ICBCS benefits from a unique Chinese and African parentage and an unrivalled global network and level of expertise.
ICBCS is a leading financial markets and commodities bank, driven to deliver the right outcomes for our stakeholders, clients, counterparties and the markets in which we operate. We deliver products in an environment which considers the appropriate needs of our clients, whilst providing guidance and expertise to ensure our employees understand our business and uphold the highest levels of conduct.
Headquartered in London, ICBCS also has operations in Shanghai, Singapore and New York.
At ICBC Standard Bank, we share the same values, challenges and opportunities. We are a diverse, close-knit, global team with a unique heritage and purpose. We put people first, and give talented, self-driven professionals the flexibility, rewards and freedom to grow their expertise, seek new opportunities and realise their potential.

Information Technology has a global footprint operating across London, Asia (Shanghai & Singapore), and New York. IT comprises of 5 core areas namely Global Markets IT (FICE & Commodities/Operations/Market Services Technology), Global Production Services, Business Management, Control IT/ Tech Risk IT and Finance and Risk IT.

Job Purpose

A Murex Application Architect plays a crucial role in designing and managing comprehensive Murex solutions to address business requirements and challenges
This is a senior role within the GM IT technology team with the potential to expand to include wider management responsibilities. The focus will be around the Murex platform and its associated ecosystem.
The Murex Application Architect will be pivotal in the change management process, driving and improving the design processes to ensure optimal solutions are implemented to reduce complexity and maintain the stability and supportability of the platform.
The Murex Application Architect will be primarily responsible for gathering requirements, designing solutions, documenting, reviewing and approving solutions for the Murex platform to cater for the various business and technical requirements.

Key Responsibilities / Accountabilities

-Requirement gathering and impact analysis for change requests, projects and new product developments
-Development and support for change requests, projects and new product developments through the development lifecycle
-Collaborate with developers to ensure solutions are suitable, practical and appropriate.
-Documentation of solutions
-Document, maintain and promote best practice Murex design patterns
-Act as a functional design authority ensuring Murex design patterns are followed and exceptions managed
-Provide input on the strategic direction of technology investments for the Murex platform
-Engaging with the Technology Risk team to ensure solutions are aligned to the bank's standards and policies
-Engaging with the Enterprise Architecture (EA) team to ensure solutions are aligned to the wider EA strategy
-Contribute to business cases for CTB funding as required
-Undertake interviews for prospective candidates

Preferred Qualifications and Experience

-10 years+ experience working within a Murex technology team
-At least 5 years experience in a Murex Front Office environment
-In depth, hands on and broad system wide Murex experience/knowledge is essential
-Strong experience in at least 5 of the following Murex functional modules: Reporting, Post trade workflows, Pre trade workflows, Front Office, GOM, Static Data, Market Data, Accounting, MRB/MRA, RTBS.
-Strong understanding of the technical Murex system architecture
-Previous business analysis and requirement gathering experience
-Previous design focused experience
-Murex CI/CD experience preferable
-Technical skills: Java, Groovy, shell scripting, REST APIs, XML/XLST, SQL, Excel

Personal attributes

-Team player
-Quick learner
-Technically competent
-Able to communicate with technical experts as well as non-expert stakeholders
-Able to train team members
-Excellent analytical and problem solving ability
-Continuous learning mentality
-Able to work independently
-High levels of integrity
-Pays attention to detail
-Able to work to tight deadlines
-Resilience