Senior Murex Market Risk Consultant

Bounteous; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A consulting firm in finance technology is looking for a Murex Market Risk Senior Consultant in Greater London. The role involves delivering Market Risk changes and mentoring junior members. Ideal candidates have 6+ years' experience in Murex Market Risk, strong SQL skills, and familiarity with Agile methods. This position demands excellent communication and independent work skills, as you'll be collaborating with stakeholders to document and develop requirements, ensuring successful changes from inception to production.

Qualifications

• 6+ years' hands-on experience in the Murex Market Risk module.
• Strong documentation skills; translate business needs into functional requirements.
• Experience with testing lifecycle: FIT, UAT, regression.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Market Risk changes in a techno-functional capacity from development through to production.
• Independently discuss, clarify, and document requirements with end users.
• Drive solution design discussions and mentor/train junior team members.

Skills

Murex Market Risk module experience

Configuration experience across Murex MRE and MRA

Solid SQL skills

Communication skills

Agile SDLC experience

Tools

Jira

Oracle

SQL Server

CI/CD tooling

Job description

We are seeking a Murex Market Risk Senior Consultant to join our growing team. This role owns change requirements and enhancements across the Murex Market Risk domain, working with stakeholders to take requirements from inception through to production delivery.

Requirements

• 6+ years' hands‑on experience in the Murex Market Risk module.
• Strong configuration experience across Murex MRE and MRA.
• Exposure to VaR, Greeks, sensitivities, stress testing, and risk P&L attribution.
• Asset class coverage: Money Market, Fixed Income, FX, and IR Derivatives.
• Experience with XVA / MLC requirements in a Market Risk context.
• Strong documentation skills; translate business needs into functional requirements.
• Testing lifecycle experience: FIT, UAT, regression, and defect management.
• Solid SQL skills with Oracle and/or SQL Server fundamentals.
• Working knowledge of CI/CD delivery practices and tooling.
• Experience working with Jira and Agile SDLC.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work independently with end users.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver Market Risk changes in a techno-functional capacity from development through to production.
• Independently discuss, clarify, and document requirements with end users and stakeholders.
• Perform analysis, effort estimation, solution design, development, and unit testing for changes.
• Resolve BAU production/release issues and work with QA to ensure timely defect remediation.
• Drive solution design discussions and mentor/train junior team members; maintain end-to-end ownership.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Unix and Git; familiarity with shell scripting and interfaces.
• Development skills in MxML / Datamart (DM) or other Murex modules.