Engineer, Business Support Development, Murex Production, CIB

Standard Bank Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Standard Bank Group seeks an Engineer for Business Support Development focusing on Murex Production BSD. The role covers technical delivery, support, and advisory services to business stakeholder demand and Murex initiatives across multiple instances and asset classes.

Qualifications include a first degree in IT/engineering/mathematics and 2–5 years in developing Murex BSD solutions with Agile, CI, and TDD. Collaboration and standards development are key to success.

Qualifications

• First Degree in Information Technology / Engineering / Mathematics
• 2-5 years experience driving development and overseeing adherence to Murex Production technical standards and engineering best practices
• 2-5 years experience engaging with business and stakeholders to translate requirements into initiatives/features
• 2-5 years experience developing Murex Production BSD solutions aligned with Agile, CI, and TDD practices

Responsibilities

• Provide technical delivery, support, and advisory services for the Murex Production BSD team across instances and asset classes.
• Develop and uphold standards, best practices, and ensure optimal performance of Murex Production Platforms.
• Upskill and coach the BSD team to enhance technical capabilities and governance.

Skills

Murex Production BSD

Agile methodologies

CI/CD

TDD

Business analysis

Education

First Degree in IT/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Murex

Job description

Engineer, Business Support Development, Murex Production, CIB

Job Overview

Company: Standard Bank of South Africa

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, 30 Baker Street

Business Segment: Corporate & Investment Banking

Standard Bank uses both in‑house and vendor solutions in the Corporate and Investment division. The purpose of the job is to perform the role of a Murex Production BSD Engineer for the Murex Production BSD team. Murex being a vendor system and one of the Bank’s strategic trading and Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) platforms, with the Murex Production BSD team enabling and supporting Front to Back global Markets capacities and solutions across multiple instances and asset classes

The role entails technical delivery, support, and advisory to business stakeholder demand and Murex programme initiatives, with expected expertise across asset classes and end‑to‑end solution phases (scope, analyse, plan, design, dev, test, operate). In addition to the hands‑on delivery responsibilities, the role requires developing standards, best practice, and ensuring optimal technical performance of the Murex Production Platforms, as well as upskilling and coaching the team to improve overall expertise. As this is primarily a generalist role within MCE, a deep understanding of the service assurance management practice and processes (business, audit, delivery, etc.) is required and/or expected to be built‑up and demonstrated over time, all the while T‑and‑Key shaped individuals who have additional Business domain and Murex expertise across the value GM value chain (FO‑BO).

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: First Degree
Field of Study: Information Technology /Engineering /Mathematics
Experience Required
2-5 years experience in driving the development and oversee adherence to Murex Production technical standards and engineering best practices to ensure a healthy platform and quality technical solutions are delivered. This may entail collaborating with team members, industry, subject matter experts, research houses, etc. to continually update and improve the standards by incorporating emerging technologies and industry trends.

2-5 years experience in engaging with business and other/supporting stakeholders to translate requirements into well‑defined initiatives/features. This may entail business analysis‑type activities of discovery, scoping, design, and test plans etc. following agile, iterative, and other best practice delivery frameworks.

2-5 years experience in developing Murex Production BSD solutions that are robust and future‑proofed to reduce waste and manage technology deficit. The development should be in line with established standards and best practice (i.e. Agile, CI, TDD etc.), ensuring risks and blockers are adequately managed to not impact overall delivery.

Additional Information

• Adopting Practical Approaches
• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Developing Expertise
• Documenting Facts
• Automation
• Cloud Computing
• Continuous Delivery (CD)

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Standard Bank Group is committed to fair and inclusive employment practices. We aim to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, including people with disabilities. We strive to create an environment where everyone has an equal opportunity to contribute and grow.