Murex Specialist (Market Risk)

Wesbank; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 552,000 - 661,000; Full time

Job summary

RMB in Johannesburg is seeking a Murex Specialist (Market Risk) to own the full lifecycle of trades from pricing to settlement and impact on risk, finance, credit risk and collateral. You’ll develop and enhance Murex functionality to support new business requirements across Markets, Banking and Treasury units.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in financial markets systems, strong Murex experience, and a degree in a relevant field.

Qualifications

• 3+ years implementing and supporting financial markets systems.
• Experience in Murex and/or MX TEST.
• Knowledge of derivatives, interest rate, money market and fixed income.

Responsibilities

• Analyze processes and gather requirements with traders and stakeholders.
• Configure/Develop Solutions in the Murex Platform to meet business needs.
• Participate in testing to ensure delivered solutions meet requirements.
• Compile training material and provide end-user training where relevant.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to resolve production incidents.

Skills

Murex

Market Risk

P&L Analysis

Pricing Templates

Front Office Config

Education

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

Tools

MX TEST

Job description

Murex Specialist (Market Risk)By clicking \"Accept\", you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Click here to read our cookie policy.### Murex Specialist (Market Risk)Apply: Johannesburg: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: November 12, 2026 (13 days left to apply): R54314# **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. The role performs across the Markets, Banking and Treasury Business Units.**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 #Post#RMB#LI-ZM1# # **Important Closing Date Note**# **Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.**12/11/26All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.### Introduce YourselfIntroduce yourself to our recruiters and we will get in touch if there's a role that seems like a good match.Should you have any queries, please log it via MyQ.### About UsA leading corporate and investment bank in South Africa and the broader Africa continent, RMB offers large corporate and institutional clients innovative, value-added advisory, funding, trading, corporate banking and principal investing solutions. RMB’s talent is expected to be high performing whilst fixing for real-world challenges such as funding the green economy through sustainable finance transactions; unlocking transformation with innovative BEE deals; providing financial and strategic support to management teams in the unlisted sector; financing infrastructure that will uplift economies and improve the lives of millions of people – all of this is about thinking big.If you are invested in making a difference on a serious scale, RMB is where you should build your career and explore new ways to contribute to a better world.