Murex Technical Lead

OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OPTIMUM SOLUTIONS (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD is seeking an experienced Murex Developer to lead and deliver complex Murex-based solutions in treasury operations. The role covers development, testing, deployment, and production support for Murex 3.1 workflows, MxML, STP interfaces, and end-to-end trade lifecycle processing.

The candidate will analyze business requirements, design technical solutions, and collaborate with project teams, vendors, and business users to ensure high quality, scalable outcomes.

Qualifications

• At least 6–8 years of Murex experience, including substantial hands‑on workflow and MxML development within the financial services industry.
• Strong knowledge of Murex 3.1 workflow, MxML, trade workflows, and end‑to‑end trade lifecycle processing.
• Proven experience in Murex workflow development, STP interfaces, system integration, confirmation generation, and OSP configuration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the development, enhancement, implementation, and maintenance of Murex applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements, organizational objectives, and technical standards.
• Analyze business requirements, conduct impact assessments, and oversee technical solution design for change requests, strategic projects, application enhancements, and new treasury product development.
• Provide technical leadership for Murex 3.1 workflow and MxML development, including STP trade interfaces, system integration, and end-to-end trade lifecycle processing.
• Evaluate technical solutions and contribute to proof-of-concept development for new application features, system enhancements, and integration requirements.
• Review technical specifications, solution designs, development deliverables, and implementation plans to ensure quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Oversee the development and enhancement of confirmation templates, event notices, SWIFT messages, ISO 20022 messages, and other document-generation capabilities within Murex STP workflows.
• Monitor software development progress, project deliverables, application quality, and implementation outcomes, identifying risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and coordinate with project managers, business analysts, developers, business users, and external vendors throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Oversee system testing, defect management, release implementation, production deployment, and post-go-live support to maintain application stability and business continuity.
• Assess technical risks, system dependencies, security considerations, and operational impacts associated with application changes and system integrations.
• Support application integration and enhancement initiatives by evaluating technical requirements, compatibility, and implementation considerations.
• Drive continuous improvement of Murex application functionality, workflow efficiency, error management, automation, and production support processes.

Skills

Murex 3.1

MxML

STP interfaces

System integration

End-to-end trade lifecycle

Oracle SQL

Shell scripting

Unix

Trade workflows

Document-generation

Tools

MQ

SFTP

Unix

Shell scripting

Job description

Job Responsibilities

• Oversee the development, enhancement, implementation, and maintenance of Murex applications, ensuring alignment with business requirements, organizational objectives, and technical standards.
• Analyze business requirements, conduct impact assessments, and oversee technical solution design for change requests, strategic projects, application enhancements, and new treasury product development.
• Provide technical leadership for Murex 3.1 workflow and MxML development, including STP trade interfaces, system integration, and end-to-end trade lifecycle processing.
• Evaluate technical solutions and contribute to proof-of-concept development for new application features, system enhancements, and integration requirements.
• Review technical specifications, solution designs, development deliverables, and implementation plans to ensure quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Oversee the development and enhancement of confirmation templates, event notices, SWIFT messages, ISO 20022 messages, and other document-generation capabilities within Murex STP workflows.
• Monitor software development progress, project deliverables, application quality, and implementation outcomes, identifying risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and coordinate with project managers, business analysts, developers, business users, and external vendors throughout the software development lifecycle.
• Oversee system testing, defect management, release implementation, production deployment, and post-go-live support to maintain application stability and business continuity.
• Assess technical risks, system dependencies, security considerations, and operational impacts associated with application changes and system integrations.
• Support application integration and enhancement initiatives by evaluating technical requirements, compatibility, and implementation considerations.
• Drive continuous improvement of Murex application functionality, workflow efficiency, error management, automation, and production support processes.

Requirements

• At least 6–8 years of Murex experience, including substantial hands‑on workflow and MxML development within the financial services industry. Treasury systems experience is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Murex 3.1 workflow, MxML, trade workflows, contract workflows, exchange workflows, and end-to-end trade lifecycle processing.
• Proven experience in Murex workflow development, STP interfaces, system integration, confirmation generation, error management, and OSP configuration.
• Ability to independently analyze business requirements, assess technical impacts, prepare technical specifications, and contribute to solution design and implementation.
• Experience developing and supporting confirmation templates and document‑generation solutions, including paper confirmations, SWIFT messages, and ISO‑standard formats.
• Working knowledge of Oracle SQL for data analysis, validation, troubleshooting, and application support.
• Experience in application testing, defect resolution, release implementation, production support, and technical risk assessment.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, stakeholder communication, and technical coordination skills.

Good-to-have skills:

• Exposure to Murex managed interfaces, including CLS, Market Data, Omgeo, Bloomberg SMT, and MRRE.
• Experience in Murex data migration, platform upgrades, and Murex DataMart reporting.
• Knowledge of MQ, SFTP, Unix, and shell scripting.
• Strong understanding of treasury products and financial market operations.
• Experience contributing to proof‑of‑concept development, technical solution evaluation, and application improvement initiatives.