Solution Architect

Murex is a global fintech leader in trading, risk management and processing solutions for capital markets.

Operating from our 19 offices, 3 000 Murexians from over 60 different nationalities ensure the development, implementation and support of our platform which is used by banks, asset managers, corporations and utilities, across the world.

Join Murex and work on the challenges of an industry at the forefront of innovation and thrive in a people-centric environment.

You’ll be part of one global team where you can learn fast and stay true to yourself.
- The Instance Life Cycle (ILC) Department hosts all of Murex’s service offers and aims for Murex to be the partner of choice to our clients._
- The key vision of ILC Architecture is that with Murex involvement over the full life cycle of the instance, the client can optimize TCO and get the Benefits/Values from time to market innovations launch (while increasing revenue and protecting Murex Position). Our mission is to deliver the best possible solution to clients and continuously improve the quality of the instances during the whole life cycle : sustainable design (faster, better, cheaper and more flexible) to reduce time to value, better knowledge of the instance usage and the business real needs, _better upgrades for shorter time to market._
- To support our mission, we are looking to hire a Solution Architect to join the team You may be based in any of our APAC offices to drive the deployment of activities for a portfolio of clients in the region._
- Today, more than ever, we often have to solve complex problems that requires the team to bring together knowledge from different areas of expertise in order to be able to solve complex problems in the Murex instance life cycle (presales, projects, productions)._
- Hence, the need for individuals with a T-shaped expertise; someone who possesses deep domain expertise in at least one specific area (FX cash business, Accounting standards, Basel Regulation, Models, Flex, Database management, Testing etc ), together with the ability to use these knowledge to cut across the silos, is what the Architecture domain is looking for to contribute to the growth of the team._
- The Solution Architect in Murex is someone who has the curiosity and ability to collect and master expertise in many disciplines and she/he is able to draw on that wide knowledge base to recognize patterns, connect dots and improvise solutions. She/he is able to look at the complex problem in its globality and break it down to smaller solvable pieces._
- She/he provides the glue between the variety of different experts (Trading, ERM, PAC, OPS,FIN, TEST, Project methodology ) helping to explain to each of them why the work they are doing relates to the work other people are doing, sometime making the non obvious connection between things. The characteristics of a solution architect is a high openness to new experience, a thirst for cognition_._
- Your responsibilities include:_
- _ Main Contact to the client design board in charge of major cross business and technology design decisions_
- _ Work with Project Managers ensuring smooth delivery on all projects, extensions by sharing insights, knowledge, and understanding of the client’s strengths and expertise_
- _ Seek collaborative opportunities, both internally and externally, identifying occasions to enhance a project by working across teams at Murex_
- _ Define test and migration strategy with optimal coverage of functional & technical components_
- _ Assess Production instance quality in collaboration with Product champions/community of experts and Production managers_
- _ Contribute to presales activities_
- As an active member the Architecture Domain, you will also need to contribute to the development of the domain:_
- _ Share awareness on market and industry trends_
- _ On-board Architects through building solution expertise on your strength areas or on specificities of its geographic regions_
- _ Participate actively in initiatives and innovation around methodologies (Agile, CI, UaaS, Test, Data migration, ) with other teams (SO, PM, Funct and tech domains)_
- To be successful in this role:_
- _ At least 10 years of Murex experience_
- _ Experience with Managed Services is a plus_
- _ Knowledge in Unix, Linux, Windows, Oracle, Sybase, etc._
- _ Project methodologies: Waterfall, Agile, CI/CD_
- _ Strong academic background in business, finance, mathematics, and accounting_
- _ Knowledge and proven experience in capital markets software for trading, risk management, processing, or consulting_
- _ Broad experience on complex implementations_
- _ Excellent communication (both verbal and written) and presentation skills._
- _ Strong analytical abilities to understand complex issues and be able to either dive into details with experts or summarize for non-experts_
- _ Ability to foresee challenges and dependencies_
- _ Ability to identify trends and recommend a course of action to _resolve/impro