Murex Senior Performance Analyst

Luxoft; Philippines; On-site; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Luxoft is seeking a Senior Murex Performance Analyst to own the end-to-end performance, scalability, and stability of the Murex MX.3 platform in a high-availability trading and risk environment. You will be the technical authority for performance engineering across Front Office, Risk, and Back Office workflows.

You will lead analysis, tuning, and strategic optimization, coordinate with infrastructure, DBAs, DevOps, and Murex teams, drive performance testing, EOD/SOD processing improvements, and

Qualifications

• Expertise in Murex MX.3 architecture, EOD/SOD processing, batch frameworks, pricing and risk calculations.
• Close collaboration with infrastructure, database, DevOps, and functional Murex teams.

Responsibilities

• Own platform performance across PRE-PROD and PROD to meet SLAs for intraday processing and risk calculations.
• Lead detailed analysis of pricing and risk engines, market data ingestion, and batch dependencies.
• Perform advanced SQL and execution-plan analysis for large Murex datasets.

Skills

Murex MX.3

Performance engineering

SQL analysis

JVM tuning

Batch scheduling

Capacity planning

Infrastructure collaboration

Performance testing

Problem solving

Tools

SQL

Execution plans

Job description

The Senior Murex Performance Analyst is accountable for the end-to-end performance, scalability, and stability of the Murex MX.3 platform in a high-availability trading and risk environment. This role acts as a technical authority for performance engineering, leading analysis, tuning initiatives, and strategic optimization efforts across Front Office, Risk, and Back Office workflows.

The role requires deep expertise in Murex architecture, EOD/SOD processing, batch frameworks, pricing and risk calculations, and close collaboration with infrastructure, database, DevOps, and functional Murex teams.

Platform Performance Ownership

Continuously improve Murex MX.3 platform performance across multiple Murex

env with the focus on PRE-PROD and PROD.

Act as the escalation point for complex performance and stability issues.

Ensure performance SLAs are met for intraday processing, risk calculations, and

EOD/SOD cycles.

Advanced Performance Analysis & Optimization

Lead detailed analysis of:

• Pricing and risk calculation engines
• Market data ingestion performance
• Batch scheduling, workflows, and dependencies
• Reporting, extraction, and interface throughput

Perform advanced SQL and execution-plan analysis for large Murex datasets.

Optimize grid configuration, JVM tuning, memory allocation, and calculation distribution.

Drive permanent fixes for recurring performance issues.

EOD / Critical Batch Leadership

Own EOD performance strategy, ensuring predictability and scalability.

Reduce batch durations through architectural and configuration improvements.

Coordinate with business, infrastructure, and Murex functional teams during critical cycles.

Root cause analysis (RCA) for missed SLAs or degraded EOD runs.

Performance Engineering & Testing

Define and execute performance testing strategies for:

• Murex upgrades and patches
• New product onboarding
• Significant configuration or infrastructure changes

Establish baselines, benchmarks, and regression controls.

Validate scalability against forecasted business growth.

Capacity Planning & Architecture Influence

Lead capacity planning and load modeling for CPU, memory, storage, and grid utilization.

Provide data-driven recommendations for infrastructure scaling.

Influence Murex platform architecture decisions with a performance-first mindset.

Typical Stakeholders

• Front Office Trading & Structuring
• Market & Credit Risk
• Finance & Back Office
• Production Support & SRE
• Infrastructure, DBAs, and DevOps
• Senior Technology Management