Murex Specialist (Back Office)

RMB; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 552,000 - 747,000; Full time

Job summary

RMB in Johannesburg seeks a Murex Specialist (Back Office) to manage the full life cycle from pricing to settlement and assess the impact on risk, finance, credit risk and collateral. You will configure and develop Murex solutions, work with traders to gather requirements, and coordinate testing to ensure delivery meets specifications.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline and at least 3 years’ experience in financial markets

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems.

Responsibilities

• Analysis and solution development with stakeholders.
• Coordinate and participate in testing to meet business requirements.
• Configure/Develop Murex solutions to meet business needs.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and vendors.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Agile Scrum knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Murex platform modules

MX TEST

Job description

## Murex Specialist (Back Office)Apply: Johannesburg: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: October 19, 2026 (13 days left to apply): R54158# **Job Description**The Murex Specialist is responsible for understanding the full lifecycle of a trade from Pricing to Settlement and the impact on Market Risk, Finance, Credit Risk and Collateral. Continuous development of Murex Platform is done by enhancing current functionality and building out for new business requirements**Are you someone who can do the following:** **Analysis and solution development** * Analyse existing processes and facilitate improvements with stakeholders.* Work with traders and other stakeholders to gather and document requirements* Conduct impact analysis, understand trader's pain points and propose solutions* Coordinate and participate in the test effort to ensure that the delivered solution meets agreed business requirements and functional/process specifications.* Configure/Develop Solutions in the Murex Platform to meet business needs* Participate in analytical queries such as Risk, PnL and Pricing as well as technical queries linked to Workflows, Integrations and Reporting**Service Excellence** * Compile training material and provide end-user training to stakeholders where relevant.* Collaborate with internal technical team/users in the resolution of critical production incidents* Collaborate with Murex Vendor on suitable short- and long-term solutions for incidents and new requirements* Suggest changes in executing work processes to better drive value and benefits for the business. **Effective stakeholder relationship management** * Build and maintain professional working relationships with all stakeholders, displaying excellent abilities to initiate dialogue, listen, advise, influence and negotiate to achieve win-win outcomes.* Initiate meetings with key stakeholders to track progress, manage expectations and ensure stakeholders’ requirements are delivered* Build relationships despite arising conflicting views and seeks mutual gains when addressing conflicts* Anticipates consequences and adapts problem solving based on continuous feedback **Self-management and teamwork** * Plan and manage own workflow, anticipating obstacles, juggling priorities and following through on objectives within agreed time-frames and according to quality standards* Stay relevant and up to date with legislations and new development* Take ownership of personal career development, leveraging formal and informal opportunities* Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner* Adapt communication styles to meet the needs of different audiences* Continually share, debate and communicate learning’s, also flag and debate issues constructively to ensure the best outcome for business stakeholders and altimately the bank* Contribute to a friendly, co-operative climate in working with others to achieve collective goals **You will be an ideal candidate if you have the following:** * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or related discipline is required* ACI Dealing Certificate advantageous **Strong functional knowledge of:** * The Capital Markets Products and Business environment* Trade life cycle and financial markets asset classes like Derivatives, Interest Rate, Money Market, Fixed Income;* Agile Scrum project execution process* Murex system modules - Front Office Configuration / Modules, Sensitivity, Risk issues, P&L Analysis, Pre-Trade Rule and Pricing Template setup **Experience:** * At least 3 years of experience in implementing and supporting Financial Markets systems and their interfaces between systems* Experience in Murex and/or MX TEST